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<blockquote data-quote="luceeloo" data-source="post: 2410128" data-attributes="member: 78468"><p>I'm already eating very low carb, but I'm taking this opportunity to reassess everything. I now realise that whilst I may have the support of the Nurse (and it is an Endo consultant that she works for), my GP surgery will always over-ride everything based on cost. That's the way that they have always been, and I don't see that changing. Eventually I'm going to have to change surgery if I want a better outcome, but that's not something I can do right now.</p><p>I'm not able to access the NHS Low calorie Diet programme - the offering around here is Oviva. I was offered that a couple of days ago. They do different types of courses. I've been offered the Diabetes Support Programme. I asked if the weight loss programme that they do is available to me, and unfortunately it's not (cost again).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I received the text and called the practice right away. I was advised that the DSN had left for the day, and wouldn't return until next Wednesday, and she is the only person who can discuss it. Believe me, I'll be right on the phone with her on Wednesday. I understand that her hand are tied by the usual politics that reigns at my surgery, but she shouldn't have put the offers on the table in the first place.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No explanation. We'd gone through the risks on the dapagliflozin on an earlier phonecall, and the Consultant had been happy to proceed with it. The DSN was due to call me back as she was going to confirm that the prescription had been pushed through to the pharmacy, and instead of a callback I got a text telling me that there was no changes to be made to my medication. I called the surgery immediately, and was advised that the DSN had left and wouldn't be back until next Wednesday. Apparently the GP's can't help because they "don't get involved in the diabetic cases that the specialist nurse handles"... but obviously they do because they can vetoe a prescription for a diabetic drug very easily :-D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="luceeloo, post: 2410128, member: 78468"] I'm already eating very low carb, but I'm taking this opportunity to reassess everything. I now realise that whilst I may have the support of the Nurse (and it is an Endo consultant that she works for), my GP surgery will always over-ride everything based on cost. That's the way that they have always been, and I don't see that changing. Eventually I'm going to have to change surgery if I want a better outcome, but that's not something I can do right now. I'm not able to access the NHS Low calorie Diet programme - the offering around here is Oviva. I was offered that a couple of days ago. They do different types of courses. I've been offered the Diabetes Support Programme. I asked if the weight loss programme that they do is available to me, and unfortunately it's not (cost again). I received the text and called the practice right away. I was advised that the DSN had left for the day, and wouldn't return until next Wednesday, and she is the only person who can discuss it. Believe me, I'll be right on the phone with her on Wednesday. I understand that her hand are tied by the usual politics that reigns at my surgery, but she shouldn't have put the offers on the table in the first place. No explanation. We'd gone through the risks on the dapagliflozin on an earlier phonecall, and the Consultant had been happy to proceed with it. The DSN was due to call me back as she was going to confirm that the prescription had been pushed through to the pharmacy, and instead of a callback I got a text telling me that there was no changes to be made to my medication. I called the surgery immediately, and was advised that the DSN had left and wouldn't be back until next Wednesday. Apparently the GP's can't help because they "don't get involved in the diabetic cases that the specialist nurse handles"... but obviously they do because they can vetoe a prescription for a diabetic drug very easily :-D [/QUOTE]
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