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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1945496" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>That is pretty bad. Even when I was initially refused the fsl, my GP was entirely supportive of the concept saying it was a 'no brainer' as far as cost benefit was concerned.</p><p>However it is known that provision is patchy and I believe diabetics are graded into those treated at GP surgeries who are doing well and thosed requiring expert led care. This hides the fact that those with excellent HBA1cs still have to spend lots of time managing their blood sugars/bypos whilst holding down jobs and that their quality of life and glucose manageement would improve immensely with the fsl. NICE agrees. Public Health England agrees and will fund it by April.</p><p>Further info (if you want to put up a fight)</p><p><a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/get_involved/campaigning/flash-glucose-monitoring?_ga=2.264181516.1418402561.1545203267-554970172.1510865123" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/get_involved/campaigning/flash-glucose-monitoring?_ga=2.264181516.1418402561.1545203267-554970172.1510865123</a></p><p>This is a useful site whre you can enter your post code and offers a letter to your CCG. No idea if it is up to date but know that Diabetes UK have been trying to nudge the slower CCGs along behind the scenes as well as their public facing work! </p><p></p><p>Contact your CCG to ask for their prescribing policy for tier 1 patients like yourself. I did look on the relevant website but could not find up to date information easily without going into a labyrinth of older documents. Not a great sign!</p><p><strong>Telephone:</strong> 01253 951200 (please make sure to ask for Blackpool CCG in order to be put through to our team)</p><p><strong>Email:</strong><a href="mailto:blackpool.ccgcomments@nhs.net">blackpool.ccgcomments@nhs.net </a></p><p>There will be criteria e.g. attendance of a DAFNE in the last 10 years, testing x 8 per day currently or more.....</p><p></p><p>The alternative is to fund yourself pending April. My consultant suggested I use the device for a couple of weeks per month to adjust my insulin doses. If your HBA1c is dropping because of frequent hypos then your team will want you to reduce these in case you begin to lose hypo awareness and the fsl will certainly help you spot if your basal is too high or if you are not adjusting for the extra physicality of your job. Its great for spotting what has happened to you overnight without the need to test every 2 hours. If you are exerting yourself during the day then you may find that your sugars are dropping hours afterwards too?</p><p></p><p>Best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1945496, member: 365308"] That is pretty bad. Even when I was initially refused the fsl, my GP was entirely supportive of the concept saying it was a 'no brainer' as far as cost benefit was concerned. However it is known that provision is patchy and I believe diabetics are graded into those treated at GP surgeries who are doing well and thosed requiring expert led care. This hides the fact that those with excellent HBA1cs still have to spend lots of time managing their blood sugars/bypos whilst holding down jobs and that their quality of life and glucose manageement would improve immensely with the fsl. NICE agrees. Public Health England agrees and will fund it by April. Further info (if you want to put up a fight) [URL]https://www.diabetes.org.uk/get_involved/campaigning/flash-glucose-monitoring?_ga=2.264181516.1418402561.1545203267-554970172.1510865123[/URL] This is a useful site whre you can enter your post code and offers a letter to your CCG. No idea if it is up to date but know that Diabetes UK have been trying to nudge the slower CCGs along behind the scenes as well as their public facing work! Contact your CCG to ask for their prescribing policy for tier 1 patients like yourself. I did look on the relevant website but could not find up to date information easily without going into a labyrinth of older documents. Not a great sign! [B]Telephone:[/B] 01253 951200 (please make sure to ask for Blackpool CCG in order to be put through to our team) [B]Email:[/B][EMAIL='blackpool.ccgcomments@nhs.net']blackpool.ccgcomments@nhs.net [/EMAIL] There will be criteria e.g. attendance of a DAFNE in the last 10 years, testing x 8 per day currently or more..... The alternative is to fund yourself pending April. My consultant suggested I use the device for a couple of weeks per month to adjust my insulin doses. If your HBA1c is dropping because of frequent hypos then your team will want you to reduce these in case you begin to lose hypo awareness and the fsl will certainly help you spot if your basal is too high or if you are not adjusting for the extra physicality of your job. Its great for spotting what has happened to you overnight without the need to test every 2 hours. If you are exerting yourself during the day then you may find that your sugars are dropping hours afterwards too? Best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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