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<blockquote data-quote="Dizzyangel75" data-source="post: 506900" data-attributes="member: 100579"><p>Diabetes care at the moment in the NHS appears to be somewhat of a lottery. If you are luck you get an understanding GP who has some decent knowledge of diabetes and will refer you for the necessary checks. Most still will not prescribe strips though and its now NHS wide like that for the most part. My Mum as a T1 even had her strips and monitor forcibly changed to a horrible inaccurate cheapo one and they then tried to limit her strips to one pot per 2 months. Until I reminded them politely that there is no restriction on T1 insulin dependents in the NICE guidelines. They were trying it on to see who would complain. Many wont im sure because they dont know their rights!</p><p></p><p>I get sent letters all the time about my retinopathy checks, even when I've had it! But I have never been voluntarily offered a foot check. I have asked for them (although my feet are fine at the moment). My local Diabetic nurse didnt even know how to work a blood glucose monitor so I dont bother seeing her, I just deal with my GP who is pretty good. But if you're not getting offered the checks you need and deserve keep banging on doors til they give them to you is all I can suggest and change the GP you are seeing if you dont get either the care or respect you deserve!</p><p></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>Classed T2 (hereditary gene on both sides of the family, 4th generation diabetic)</p><p>HbA1c at diagnosis (old numbers) 29.7</p><p>Last hbA1c (new numbers) 34</p><p>500mg x3 Metforming (recently lowered from 850mg)</p><p>40mg x2 Gliclizide</p><p>Low carb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dizzyangel75, post: 506900, member: 100579"] Diabetes care at the moment in the NHS appears to be somewhat of a lottery. If you are luck you get an understanding GP who has some decent knowledge of diabetes and will refer you for the necessary checks. Most still will not prescribe strips though and its now NHS wide like that for the most part. My Mum as a T1 even had her strips and monitor forcibly changed to a horrible inaccurate cheapo one and they then tried to limit her strips to one pot per 2 months. Until I reminded them politely that there is no restriction on T1 insulin dependents in the NICE guidelines. They were trying it on to see who would complain. Many wont im sure because they dont know their rights! I get sent letters all the time about my retinopathy checks, even when I've had it! But I have never been voluntarily offered a foot check. I have asked for them (although my feet are fine at the moment). My local Diabetic nurse didnt even know how to work a blood glucose monitor so I dont bother seeing her, I just deal with my GP who is pretty good. But if you're not getting offered the checks you need and deserve keep banging on doors til they give them to you is all I can suggest and change the GP you are seeing if you dont get either the care or respect you deserve! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classed T2 (hereditary gene on both sides of the family, 4th generation diabetic) HbA1c at diagnosis (old numbers) 29.7 Last hbA1c (new numbers) 34 500mg x3 Metforming (recently lowered from 850mg) 40mg x2 Gliclizide Low carb [/QUOTE]
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