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I was told today that my local CCG (Eastern and Central Cheshire) plan to move all adult diabetes outpatient care out of the hospital and into a "polyclinic" with a third-party privatised "Community Interest" provider. The company is apparently Vernova Healthcare and their website indicates...

When I was diagnosed I had GlucoRX needles from the hospital and not only were they painful but they also left horrendous bruises all over my belly and thighs. When I got my next box of needles from the pharmacy they gave me Novofine which were a lot less painful - and now I hardly ever bruise...

I have a bit of an unusual tale. Three years ago, my five-year-old daughter (now eight) showed a few signs of diabetes - excessive thirst while on holiday was the main one, and although the blood glucose test with my type-2 diabetic father's spare meter showed her blood glucose was a little...