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<blockquote data-quote="Pipp" data-source="post: 2245689" data-attributes="member: 100904"><p>Thanks for your diligence in getting relevant, concise, information to us [USER=41816]@Brunneria[/USER].</p><p></p><p>Putting my usual aversion to sharing personal info aside, in the hope that it will be helpful to others, I believe, (though have letter but haven’t had clarification of reason for it) I am placed in the shielding category for the following reasons:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hypertension for 40+ years, well controlled with medication</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">T2 diabetes for 15 years, no complications, controlled Metformin, most recent HbA1c 51, higher than usual.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Asthma, well controlled with preventer inhaler, only needing to use reliever inhaler infrequently, such as when I have a cold, or hay fever. Though have needed steroid tablets a few times over last year.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Very recent injection in joint of steroid Kenalog, and allergic reaction to that</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Immune system disorder of mast cells which produces allergic type reactions to all sorts of stimuli, requiring medication, Montelukast, which suppresses immune system.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BMI 30+</li> </ul><p>Although I generally feel quite well, I am following the instructions, as is my only other housemate, and isolating.</p><p>Hope this helps.</p><p></p><p>edit to add: not bothering GPto ask for reasons, it is fairly obvious to me.</p><p></p><p>edit #2 to clarify. Received letter re: shielding on 2nd April. Apologies for any confusion.</p><p>Edit #3 further info in text from NHS received today 7th April. Posted further down this thread.</p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/copy-of-letter-sent-out-to-nhs-gps-re-shielding-03-04-20.173415/#post-2245820" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/copy-of-letter-sent-out-to-nhs-gps-re-shielding-03-04-20.173415/#post-2245820</a></p><p>Edit #4 further NHS text received 16th April. Posted further down thread post #42</p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/copy-of-letter-sent-out-to-nhs-gps-re-shielding-03-04-20.173415/page-3#post-2250034" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/copy-of-letter-sent-out-to-nhs-gps-re-shielding-03-04-20.173415/page-3#post-2250034</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pipp, post: 2245689, member: 100904"] Thanks for your diligence in getting relevant, concise, information to us [USER=41816]@Brunneria[/USER]. Putting my usual aversion to sharing personal info aside, in the hope that it will be helpful to others, I believe, (though have letter but haven’t had clarification of reason for it) I am placed in the shielding category for the following reasons: [LIST] [*]Hypertension for 40+ years, well controlled with medication [*]T2 diabetes for 15 years, no complications, controlled Metformin, most recent HbA1c 51, higher than usual. [*]Asthma, well controlled with preventer inhaler, only needing to use reliever inhaler infrequently, such as when I have a cold, or hay fever. Though have needed steroid tablets a few times over last year. [*]Very recent injection in joint of steroid Kenalog, and allergic reaction to that [*]Immune system disorder of mast cells which produces allergic type reactions to all sorts of stimuli, requiring medication, Montelukast, which suppresses immune system. [*]BMI 30+ [/LIST] Although I generally feel quite well, I am following the instructions, as is my only other housemate, and isolating. Hope this helps. edit to add: not bothering GPto ask for reasons, it is fairly obvious to me. edit #2 to clarify. Received letter re: shielding on 2nd April. Apologies for any confusion. Edit #3 further info in text from NHS received today 7th April. Posted further down this thread. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/copy-of-letter-sent-out-to-nhs-gps-re-shielding-03-04-20.173415/#post-2245820[/URL] Edit #4 further NHS text received 16th April. Posted further down thread post #42 [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/copy-of-letter-sent-out-to-nhs-gps-re-shielding-03-04-20.173415/page-3#post-2250034[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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