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Omnipod

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West Sussex
Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Does anyone know if or when the FL will be available on the NHS?

I used the device soon as it came out a few years ago and then stopped using it about 4 months ago because I started having too many sensor failures for no reason at all. Sometimes I had 2 sensors fail within a week and I could not afford to bulk buy.

FL took ages to send the replacement sensors and I just got fed up as it was costing me money.

Since coming off the libre, my hba1c has gone back up to 10%. It was only when I used the libre that my hba1c dropped to 7%.

I would love to start using the libre again but cant really afford it anymore.

Does anyone know at what stage NICE are from approving the device for the NHS. There are so many case studies available to show by now that it is effective at treating a diabetic and reducing Hba1c which would surely reduce complications and in the long term cost the NHS less.
 
Omnipod said:
Does anyone know if or when the FL will be available on the NHS?

I used the device soon as it came out a few years ago and then stopped using it about 4 months ago because I started having too many sensor failures for no reason at all. Sometimes I had 2 sensors fail within a week and I could not afford to bulk buy.

FL took ages to send the replacement sensors and I just got fed up as it was costing me money.

Since coming off the libre, my hba1c has gone back up to 10%. It was only when I used the libre that my hba1c dropped to 7%.

I would love to start using the libre again but cant really afford it anymore.

Does anyone know at what stage NICE are from approving the device for the NHS. There are so many case studies available to show by now that it is effective at treating a diabetic and reducing Hba1c which would surely reduce complications and in the long term cost the NHS less.
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Most likely, not for the foreseeable future. As they are already trying to cut back on prescription expenses by using cheaper bg strips and needles, highly unlikely they will be able to find the funding to give the freestyle libre out. Maybe in a few years for specialised cases but I am not holding my breath. It is slightly absurd that they keep trying to lower the expenditure on prescriptions, when that makes up around 5% of ALL expenditure on diabetes, and if people are getting anywhere near as good changes in HB1ac as you (and I!) using it then it ofc makes sense to find it....
 
Omnipod said:
I used the device soon as it came out a few years ago and then stopped using it about 4 months ago because I started having too many sensor failures for no reason at all. Sometimes I had 2 sensors fail within a week ...
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That interesting because since March I've had issues with nearly all of my sensors falling off after a few days, which I'd never had previously when I used them for several months last year. I used to claim they stuck like limpets!

While as a T2 (ex metformin and now just diet controlled) I don't actually have to rely on mine like you probably need to, these failures have been very stressful at a time when I could do without it, and have seriously undermined my previous confidence in them, so I really feel for you!

Robbity
 
I've just been talking to my partner about this my hospital says that we can't get the freestyle libre on NHS and I think it's ridiculous
 
Omnipod said:
Does anyone know if or when the FL will be available on the NHS?

I used the device soon as it came out a few years ago and then stopped using it about 4 months ago because I started having too many sensor failures for no reason at all. Sometimes I had 2 sensors fail within a week and I could not afford to bulk buy.

FL took ages to send the replacement sensors and I just got fed up as it was costing me money.

Since coming off the libre, my hba1c has gone back up to 10%. It was only when I used the libre that my hba1c dropped to 7%.

I would love to start using the libre again but cant really afford it anymore.

Does anyone know at what stage NICE are from approving the device for the NHS. There are so many case studies available to show by now that it is effective at treating a diabetic and reducing Hba1c which would surely reduce complications and in the long term cost the NHS less.
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It won't. There is a very low chance it will
 
srandall10 said:
Is anyone aware if these can be obtained as part of private medical insurance???
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I realize you're in the UK, but my friend's a nurse here and his kid has diabetes and his insurance pays for Dexcom for him. And chem strips and insulin. I never tried to get it for myself.
 
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