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Glasgow Ccg?

EllsKBells

EllsKBells

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Hi all,

Hoping to pick the brains of the more Northern among you.

I'm moving to Glasgow in September, and I'm wondering what the CCG is like? Are they going to demand I have a cheap meter, or will they be happy for me to keep my AccuChek?

Specifically, does anyone know if they are pump friendly? I ask this because I was assured that Sheffield CCG would be...4 years of arguing has achieved absolutely nothing.

Also any general info about Glasgow would be fab - I've never been so far North and I'm afraid I'm going to shrivel up and die of Northern-itis or similar :P (that is a joke, by the way)
 
Um .. err - Glasgow isn't in "the North" . it's almost in the South - of Scotland.
 
You didn't answer the question though, sorry can't help with the ccg, but can tell you Glasgow is a fabulous city, enjoy it.
 
Scotland doesn't have CCGs, they have health boards. The Health Board covering the Glasgow area has recently agreed to give patients who meet certain criteria Freestyle Libre. Though I think you have to wait for an appointment with the specialist at the hospital.

http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/p...pain-mcns/diabetes-1/freestyle-libre-level-1/

I'm in Edinburgh and find them fairly generous with blood glucose monitoring strips, unlike a few places I've known in England. I suspect Glasgow is similar.
 
@EllsKBells I'm in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board area and attend the diabetic clinic at a Glasgow hospital. I'm on the pump and cgm, so I would say they're pretty pump friendly (if you meet NICE guidelines).

A year or so ago, they were to put everyone on the cheap glucose monitors and lancets. One of the DSNs told me about this but said that they were giving Type 1s the Freestyle Optium Neo, as this tests for ketones as well as glucose. I don't know if this was a slip of the tongue or if she meant to say pump users, rather than Type 1s.

The community pharmacist at my health centre called me in to give me the device required for the cheap lancets. This bruised my fingers, so I was allowed to continue using One Touch Delica lancets.
 
I am in the area, yes.....but stay just outside in South Lanarkshire....

I would say that the Glasgow Health board are pump friendly.......even more now than previously.......so in with a good chance, provided you are pro active in your approach and all that....;)
 
Thanks everyone! Sorry for taking so long to reply, been away making my first ever visit to Scotland!
 
Hi, @EllsKBells , I'm in Edinburgh, so am not up to speed on things in Glasgow but if you were to contact IPAG Scotland, they've been pretty active on the libre and pump campaiging front and might be able to give you a steer on pump availability in Glasgow.

https://www.ipag.co.uk

Also their facebook page Type 1 Diabetes in Scotland has quite a few Glasgow members who'll probably know.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/Type1D/

The Scottish Government chucked £10 million at it a couple of years back with the intention of increasing pump provision but I've not really been following the numbers.

www.ipag.co.uk/funding-for-cgms-and-adult-insulin-pumps-2018/

Wouldn't worry about the weather but bring a jumper and raincoat! We're on the same latitude as Moscow but the Gulf Stream keeps us warmer, but also brings a lot of rain steaming in across the Atlantic. Being further North, we get wonderfully long summer days. When my nephew comes up from London, he says there's a noticeable temperature difference but it's hardly Alaska!

I see from your profile you're in your twenties. It's a great city for young people, courtesy of the 2 universities and several colleges. I lived there for 6 years in my 20s and 30s.

There's a few areas like the Merchant city, in the centre , and Byres Road / Ashton Lane in the West End which are full of groovy little independent bars, cafes and restaurants.

If you're still looking for somewhere to live, the West End round Byres Road, Great Western Road, Woodland Road is a pretty civilized area, only about 10 mins from the city centre on the Underground, and lots of bars etc, oh, and a botanic gardens. The city centre can feel quite closed in and cramped because of the Victorian layout and narrow streets, but the West end just seems a bit more spacious.

You'll obviously find a few places you like, but, as a starter for ten, here's a few old favourites to check out to get a flavour of Glasgow - they've been there for decades and will outlast every passing fad:

www.ubiquitouschip.co.uk

http://www.cafegandolfi.com

http://babbitybowster.com

Oh, and don't forget, after a night out on the lash in Byres Road, it's a compulsory rite of passage for newcomers to stop and buy a Scooby snack from the Maggie van just outside the botanics - google it!

I reckon you'll enjoy your time here, we're a pretty cosmopolitan bunch who don't take things too seriously.

Slainte mhath!
 
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