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I live in the UK. A few years ago I did a trial with the libre and it really helped but because it was a trial I couldn't afford to buy the product. Does anyone know if I can get it on the NHS or?
Usually it is only prescribed for T1s. As a T2 I was self funding. My nurse gave me a prescription because I am on insulin and using steroids. As soon as the steroids stop, so will the prescriptions.I live in the UK. A few years ago I did a trial with the libre and it really helped but because it was a trial I couldn't afford to buy the product. Does anyone know if I can get it on the NHS or?
Hello, it depends on your CCG and consultant. Of course there is a criteria as well. Your best bet is asking your consultant because there are some areas in England that are not prescribing it yet.I live in the UK. A few years ago I did a trial with the libre and it really helped but because it was a trial I couldn't afford to buy the product. Does anyone know if I can get it on the NHS or?
Usually it is only prescribed for T1s. As a T2 I was self funding. My nurse gave me a prescription because I am on insulin and using steroids. As soon as the steroids stop, so will the prescriptions.
That might be a difficult one to argue to get a libre. Libre sensors doesn't eradicate finger pricking completely, there's room for it to fail and sometimes it's not accurate compared to a finger prick reading.I am a type one diabetic but struggle to test a lot due to a busy life style and I remember it being so quick and easy to just scan myself.
sorry but people have been made to test a minimum of 8 times a day to get it on prescription no matter what lifestyle they lead, presuming you have 3 meals a day and before bed there is 4 tests straight away, folk have had to jump through hoops to get it but you seem to think you are entitled?I am a type one diabetic but struggle to test a lot due to a busy life style and I remember it being so quick and easy to just scan myself.
sorry but people have been made to test a minimum of 8 times a day to get it on prescription no matter what lifestyle they lead, presuming you have 3 meals a day and before bed there is 4 tests straight away,
That is a very good idea to look at the criteria as I have had a three month battle with my local NHS about this , I am currently self funding. It has changed my life completely - for the better !The Libre is available on the NHS for people with type 1 if you satisfy certain criteria.
Google "Libre Nice criteria" or something like that and prepare to explain and prove how you meet the criteria before meeting your consultant.
That’s excellent news for you guys I’m hoping Telford area NHS will come round eventually for the good of all the people hereAs above you have to meet CCG requirements. But in Leeds they seem to be handing them out left, right and center. Every person I saw going in/out in at my last appointment had a freestyle goody bag.
As above you have to meet CCG requirements. But in Leeds they seem to be handing them out left, right and center. Every person I saw going in/out in at my last appointment had a freestyle goody bag.
I live in Leeds and had to fight hard for it. It took the consultant 20 mins to write the details justifying it. I self funded for 2 years had reduced my HBA1C each year and worked very hard at keeping within my tight 4.5-8.5 criteria. I certainly wasn’t handed a goody bag. Prescription is for 6 months and I had to sign a form to agree I was going to continue as I had been doing.
You can get it cheaper than £50, it depends on which pharmacy you're buying it from. But I know Abbott charge almost £60 per sensor. However I think in general it isn't affordable, I mean we can rant on about companies making money out of the sick and dying. My fingers point at Abbott for charging so much for it, so I wouldn't point at NHS. I don't know if you have asked your consultant about it? I know some areas in England aren't prescribing it yet.Personally, i find it totally frustrating that I choose to test over 8 times a day and use a Libre because it improves my readings. Yet, I am still self funding 100%. I even created a recent government petition to at least supply the sensor on a cost-neutral basis rather that let most of us pay full price of £50 a sensor ourselves or go without.
Instead of being told it’s a funding issue or postcode lottery, then supply the sensor for the difference in cost. The NHS pay around £35 a sensor I am told, so take that cost, deduct a box of test strips, and the difference is the contribution, at least that is a lot fairer and removes pleading. But apparently the NHS cannot do that either. Diabetes care is moving forward and the NHS needs to keep up with technology. It’s not really surprising they are still the worlds biggest buyer of fax machines!
Don’t get be wrong, I love so much of the NHS, especially the amazing, hard working and skilled front line nurses, doctors, consultants and surgeons, but instead of pointless surveys, invest in technology and being more efficient. We need the NHS to work for everyone, even if we have to pay more because the alternative is self funding / private (just like we are doing now buying our own sensors)