Hello, my 30yr old son has just lost his eyesight due to retinopathy. His care quality in Derbyshire is questionable and getting a pump is impossible at the Derby Royal.
Can anyone provide information on different types of pens which will (a) be available on prescription and (b) assist with improving his control. I'm thinking perhaps a finer resolution and a memory of last dose.
I'm so sorry to hear of your son's troubles,
@CLA.
@lovinglife makes a great suggestion about contacting a blind charity. My mother was (not diabetes related) partially sighted and found various bits and bobs of information and gadgetry from the RNIB to be excellent.
In terms of his diabetes care, I don't know how mobile you are, but if your son (assuming with assistance) is mobile enough, you could consider changing clinics?
If you want to do that, please do some research on where he might want to go, and where he considers his care might improve (I guess you have Leicetershire and Nottinghamshire not a million miles away). His GP would then affect the referral process.
Additionally, under the NHS your son is perfectly entitled to ask for a second opinion on any aspect of his care, or aspects of it. That second opinion need not be at the same hospital or even in the same area as his current care, so again, your son would have to do some research for where things might be more sympathetic. Again, the GP makes this reeferral.
A second opinion might be slightly less disruptive, in the shorter term, that a change of area, however, if he does go down that route and thee second opinion is for changes to his regime, that might be better achieved by moving clinic at that time, so, again, take the ability to get to that hospital/clinic into account in choosing the consultant.
Good luck whatever your son decides to do.
