phoenix
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- Type of diabetes
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As some members know, I live in France. This week I got home from 3 months in the UK ( we are preparing to move back and now have an apartment there) to find my diabetologist had phoned and asked me to collect a new prescription.
Its for a Libre and 2 capteurs. She knows I have one but found it too expensive to use all the time.
I haven't seen her yet but have found about it on the internet, since last month they can be prescribed and paid for by the health care authority at 100%
https://www.federationdesdiabetique...ibre-sera-rembourse-a-partir-du-1er-juin-2017
They are available for T1 or T2, for adults or children aged more than 4 months who use 3+ injections a day or a pump and test 3+ times a day.
They reimburse the cost of a reader and 26 capteurs a year.The manufacturer (Abbott) guarantees replacement for faulty readers or capteurs within three days.
The first prescription must be by a specialist (diabetologist or paediatrician specialising in diabetes) The Regional health authority has to provide education in it's use
There is a trial of 1-3months to make sure the person can use it and doesn't have reactions to it.
The device replaces prescriptions for testing strips but 100 a year will still be allowed.
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So will put in my prescription and see how things go (but I'm already worried about keeping my pump when we eventually return to the UK, let alone a libre!)
Its for a Libre and 2 capteurs. She knows I have one but found it too expensive to use all the time.
I haven't seen her yet but have found about it on the internet, since last month they can be prescribed and paid for by the health care authority at 100%
https://www.federationdesdiabetique...ibre-sera-rembourse-a-partir-du-1er-juin-2017
They are available for T1 or T2, for adults or children aged more than 4 months who use 3+ injections a day or a pump and test 3+ times a day.
They reimburse the cost of a reader and 26 capteurs a year.The manufacturer (Abbott) guarantees replacement for faulty readers or capteurs within three days.
The first prescription must be by a specialist (diabetologist or paediatrician specialising in diabetes) The Regional health authority has to provide education in it's use
There is a trial of 1-3months to make sure the person can use it and doesn't have reactions to it.
The device replaces prescriptions for testing strips but 100 a year will still be allowed.
.
So will put in my prescription and see how things go (but I'm already worried about keeping my pump when we eventually return to the UK, let alone a libre!)
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