Getting a CGM for type 2

[Soph895]

I asked my doctor about having the libre 2 on prescription, a family member got me 3 months supply to try it out as with my mental health and eating disorder she though it can help seeing what my levels are constantly. It really did help but unfortunately I can afford to buy them especially being on sick with my mental and physical health. The doctor just said I need to speak to the diabetic nurse.

So I did and explained and she was rude and said your type 2 and it taking insulin so no…and type 2 don’t even need to be checking. Which I explained actually I do have to check, for my own mind and to avoid panic attacks every time I eat.
This was about 1.5 months ago.

Since then my mental health and eating disorder has really deteriorated, to the point I attempted to give up on life and I’m under the crisis team again, this is also because I’ve been diagnosed with proliferative retinopathy due to apparently drooping my sugars far to quickly.

So since this trigger I’m fingers procking nearly every half an hour even though my levels are normal, I’m scared for them to be high. When seeing the crisis team yesterday they want to do a refferal for adhd as they think it’s not just anxiety and depression.

Is there anyway I can get my doctor or nurse to prescribe me the CGM? Is it worth when I see my psychiatrist in a few days to see if he can put in the letter he sends to my gp that it would benefit my wellbeing. I just not sure what else to do, but my fingers are beyond painful to prick now yet I can’t stop

 

[IanBish]

Even though I don't have an eating disorder, I found a CGM extremely useful. It seems odd that the diabetes nurse would dismiss your request out of hand in the circumstanes. But I guess she's not an eating disorder nurse (for want of a better word). But I think it would be worth getting a letter from your phychiatrist to give to your doctor (not the nurse) for them to see the bigger picture, not just in terms of your diabetes, but also in terms of your mental health and related conditions. Good luck for a positive outcome.

 

[Soph895]

Even though I don't have an eating disorder, I found a CGM extremely useful. It seems odd that the diabetes nurse would dismiss your request out of hand in the circumstanes. But I guess she's not an eating disorder nurse (for want of a better word). But I think it would be worth getting a letter from your phychiatrist to give to your doctor (not the nurse) for them to see the bigger picture, not just in terms of your diabetes, but also in terms of your mental health and related conditions. Good luck for a positive outcome.

She must of been having a bad day, she seemed off from the start.
But will definitely speak to my psychiatrist, who I’ve got to know well and he will agree it would be beneficial. It’s so frustrating. I used them before and found they were so helpful plus I dont always realise when I have hypos and my family and work colleagues tend to see and tell me to check my phone.

 

[AndBreathe]

She must of been having a bad day, she seemed off from the start.
But will definitely speak to my psychiatrist, who I’ve got to know well and he will agree it would be beneficial. It’s so frustrating. I used them before and found they were so helpful plus I dont always realise when I have hypos and my family and work colleagues tend to see and tell me to check my phone.

Your diabetes nurse Wa sacrually responding as I would have expected.

currently, in most GP practices, testing is not supported, unless the patient is on meds that have the potential to cause hypos. Oftentimes the feeling is a T2 testing, then seeing an unfavourable number has no means of impacting that number (as opposed to an insulin dependant diabetic being able to take a bit more insulin).

There can also be a belief that testing (and I’d include CGM use in that banner) making the user fixated on their readings.

certainly discuss it with your psychiatrist Soph, but be aware they may not “get” your take on it.