Has anyone checked out the Lloyds pharmacy diabetes service?

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• Jun 30, 2013

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I find my own pharmacy very helpful [they are not a Lloyds branch], but I feel strongly that the fact that a pharmacy chain is offering a diabetes management support service just shows where the NHS services are letting people down
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• Jul 1, 2013

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Re: Has anyone checked out the Lloyds pharmacy diabetes serv

You're right, it really does show that the NHS is letting people down massively. I hate hearing that people are diagnosed and just left to 'get on with it' without any advice or guidance.

 

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• Jul 1, 2013

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Re: Has anyone checked out the Lloyds pharmacy diabetes serv

I was alarmed at the diet sheet I was given at my first DN appointment.

They say bread,cereals,chapatis,nan bread.pasta are all fine. And there was no mention of wholemeal substitutes.

All the other info was sound...

 

zolabud

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Also HATE evaporated milk.

• Jul 1, 2013

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Re: Has anyone checked out the Lloyds pharmacy diabetes serv

I was alarmed at the diet sheet I was given at my first DN appointment.

They say bread,cereals,chapatis,nan bread.pasta are all fine. And there was no mention of wholemeal substitutes.

All the other info was sound...

 

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• Jul 1, 2013

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Re: Has anyone checked out the Lloyds pharmacy diabetes serv

hi, i recently used lloyds for a cholesterol check and they were great, i spoke to the lady who did my blood test about the diabetes and my "skeme" for tackling it and she was a little surprised at my high fat diet statement but basically said keep doing what your doing, which was exactly what the dn says so.....

 

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• Jul 1, 2013

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I'm sure that Lloyds give excellent service, but furious that they need to
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• Jul 4, 2013

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Re: Has anyone checked out the Lloyds pharmacy diabetes serv

I saw it advertised but I receive good care from my local diabetes centre, and would never consider going to Lloyds. Obviously others experiences arn't the same however, which explains why they are doing it.