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My Doctors surgery is very good and one that I would be loathe to leave. Unfortunately the the Doctor who's 'expertise' is diabetes is a different story. I now refuse to see her as I get far better advise / help from the other GP's in the surgery. However this clearly isn't ideal and the diabetic doctor persistently reduces my repeat prescription (feels like retaliation). When I was first diagnosed some 6 years ago I was given 5 boxes of levemir and 5 boxes of novorapid (each box containing 5 pens). This allowed me to continue self medicating without having to go back every month. About 2-3 years ago I submitted a repeat prescription only to find on collection that it had been reduced to one box of each. I was told that if I wanted more then I had to jump through a lot of hoops i.e. blood test, appointment with practice nurse etc. I reluctantly jumped through each hoop until they agreed to increase prescriptions to 3 boxes of each. This didn't last long before they changed again - which they never discuss with me or tell me.
I am tired off their approach and feel that their approach is inappropriate and dangerous. I recently went too Africa for a month and beforehand put in a repeat prescription. Unfortunately I didn't check the prescription when I collected it from the surgery and my wife picked up the prescription the day before we flew out. I only realised that I had one box of each when packing a few hours before flying out. It was too late to do anything about it (surgery apologised and said come back for another prescription - but there wasn't time)! So I spent a month in Africa with 5 Levemir pens which was nowhere near enough as I use this a lot when in hot weather.
I would like to know where I stand on prescriptions and whether being given 5 pens at a time is the standard for other diabetics. I really am tired of this approach which is being forced on me by a selfish over zealous doctor (my opinion). By the way I have had no complications or diabetic related issues to date.
I'd welcome other people's views / comments.
My Doctors surgery is very good and one that I would be loathe to leave. Unfortunately the the Doctor who's 'expertise' is diabetes is a different story. I now refuse to see her as I get far better advise / help from the other GP's in the surgery. However this clearly isn't ideal and the diabetic doctor persistently reduces my repeat prescription (feels like retaliation). When I was first diagnosed some 6 years ago I was given 5 boxes of levemir and 5 boxes of novorapid (each box containing 5 pens). This allowed me to continue self medicating without having to go back every month. About 2-3 years ago I submitted a repeat prescription only to find on collection that it had been reduced to one box of each. I was told that if I wanted more then I had to jump through a lot of hoops i.e. blood test, appointment with practice nurse etc. I reluctantly jumped through each hoop until they agreed to increase prescriptions to 3 boxes of each. This didn't last long before they changed again - which they never discuss with me or tell me.
I am tired off their approach and feel that their approach is inappropriate and dangerous. I recently went too Africa for a month and beforehand put in a repeat prescription. Unfortunately I didn't check the prescription when I collected it from the surgery and my wife picked up the prescription the day before we flew out. I only realised that I had one box of each when packing a few hours before flying out. It was too late to do anything about it (surgery apologised and said come back for another prescription - but there wasn't time)! So I spent a month in Africa with 5 Levemir pens which was nowhere near enough as I use this a lot when in hot weather.
I would like to know where I stand on prescriptions and whether being given 5 pens at a time is the standard for other diabetics. I really am tired of this approach which is being forced on me by a selfish over zealous doctor (my opinion). By the way I have had no complications or diabetic related issues to date.
I'd welcome other people's views / comments.