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<blockquote data-quote="buckmr2" data-source="post: 1834409" data-attributes="member: 39701"><p>Hi</p><p>Ask your GP surgery if they have online ordering for repeat prescriptions, I think most do these days </p><p>I use Patient Access to order my prescriptions (it's an App I use on Andoid).I just tick the items I want (insulins/inhalers/tablets/needles/etc) and add any comments.</p><p>This way you have a record of what's been ordered and when.</p><p>You can also access health records if your surgery offers this online and make nurse and GP appointments which they then email/text to you and automatically add it to your (Google) calender on your phone </p><p>I think the poster above meant Fiasp insulin which is NovoRapid with some additives which make it work quicker.I changed from NovoRapid to Fiasp earlier in the year to get BG back to normal quicker if they were too high.</p><p>Also ask your diabetic nurse /diabetologist if your husband can go on a Freestyle Libre trial.It's a sensor patch you put on your arm then you just scan it to get your "Blood sugars" with either your Android phone ,Freestyle Libre reader or certain smartwatches (I use a Sony 3? with old firmware so it can read the sensor) .The benefits of the Libre are it tells you what levels my BG has been for the previous 8 hours ,what they are currently and whether they are going up or down eg through the night ,it keeps a record of your carbs/insulin worse taken/BG trend and graphs etc etc. for up to 90 days.I upload the data online then my diabetic nurse can see what my sugars are doing and advise where necessary over the phone.I'm just about at the end of my 3 month trial so will see shortly if I get to keep it with Libre sensors on prescription as they cost £35ish every 14 days if self funded.</p><p>Another handy feature is it tells me how much insulin I have working and how long it's going to continie to be working for.</p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buckmr2, post: 1834409, member: 39701"] Hi Ask your GP surgery if they have online ordering for repeat prescriptions, I think most do these days I use Patient Access to order my prescriptions (it's an App I use on Andoid).I just tick the items I want (insulins/inhalers/tablets/needles/etc) and add any comments. This way you have a record of what's been ordered and when. You can also access health records if your surgery offers this online and make nurse and GP appointments which they then email/text to you and automatically add it to your (Google) calender on your phone I think the poster above meant Fiasp insulin which is NovoRapid with some additives which make it work quicker.I changed from NovoRapid to Fiasp earlier in the year to get BG back to normal quicker if they were too high. Also ask your diabetic nurse /diabetologist if your husband can go on a Freestyle Libre trial.It's a sensor patch you put on your arm then you just scan it to get your "Blood sugars" with either your Android phone ,Freestyle Libre reader or certain smartwatches (I use a Sony 3? with old firmware so it can read the sensor) .The benefits of the Libre are it tells you what levels my BG has been for the previous 8 hours ,what they are currently and whether they are going up or down eg through the night ,it keeps a record of your carbs/insulin worse taken/BG trend and graphs etc etc. for up to 90 days.I upload the data online then my diabetic nurse can see what my sugars are doing and advise where necessary over the phone.I'm just about at the end of my 3 month trial so will see shortly if I get to keep it with Libre sensors on prescription as they cost £35ish every 14 days if self funded. Another handy feature is it tells me how much insulin I have working and how long it's going to continie to be working for. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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