22nw22
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Thank goodness it is not on the NHS where I am then
Thank goodness it is not on the NHS where I am thenMy doctor at central middlesex hospital wanted to give me the Libre as my sugars are sometimes erratic and I go low very often. She was shocked when she checked the criteria for our region.. she said it would exclude most diabetics and that she could only think of 5 people who would be eligible. You would have had been treated multiple times in a&e for severe hypos and would have to have a hba1c average of 69 and above.. there was more but i've forgotten.
We both thought it was ridiculous. It's completely unfair to give us hope by making it available on the NHS and then taking that hope away by creating such strict and impossible criteria.
My father (who's type 2 diabetic) was told by his doctor at another hospital that if he was type 1 he would have given him the Libre. This leads me to think, if I requested to move to his hospital, would I have the option of the Libre? I'm very confused by this system.
My doctor told me we should all complain to those responsible about this issue as it is totally unfair. It would be useful for us to collectively lobby against this.
o just the economical business case to have this device is positive, as the breakeven point for the costs aspect alone is around 5 finger prick measure sticks/day based on my local prices for the required alternatives
Ok thanks, I would have been driving past our nearest one later today, so I'll stop in and ask. I'll let you know how it turns out.
You can use blood sticks in the Libre scanner though, it triples up as a blood and ketone meter.There is the small issue that the libre is not approved by DVLA (due to lots of errors at low BG) and hence the NHS can't tell people not to use their current meter if they are given a libre. So assuming that someone commutes by car, at least two sticks are needed each day.
You can use blood sticks in the Libre scanner though, it triples up as a blood and ketone meter.
Abbot provide 50 sticks a month to people using it on long term prescription.But that still leaves the NHS paying for the sticks.... (the NHS gets the meters for free.) Hence the libre can't be justified based on saving the cost of sticks, remember that the poeple who are most likely to qualify for the libre tend to use the least sticks.
Did you manage to get some?
Thank goodness it is not on the NHS where I am then
My local Asda keep them in stock all the time. Lloyds (mainly found in Sainsbury stores) will not get them in without a prescription first. they will not stock them for over the counter purchase.Nope, went to Asda again last night. Pharmacist said that the store manager has not set up an account with Abbott and will most likely not do so until he has to. Although they know that the CCG are funding it for at least some patients, they haven't actually handled any prescriptions yet at the pharmacy.
Pharmacist also does some hours at Lloyds so she suggested I give them a try. Will ask when I pick my next lot of med's at the weekend.
The chemist also get a replacement from Abbott free of charge, so no excuse for pumping up the price there.Just curious, what do people do about faulty sensors when they've bought from a chemist? Do they still contact Abbott or go back to the chemist? If the latter then I can see why the chemists might decide they need a hefty profit margin to make the trouble of stocking them worthwhile....
I don't know really what is going on here, if you on the UK market have some second- or 3rd grade stuff really or some in the supply chain are mis-treating them on purpose???I've had to return 3 sensors since November and I did by calling the Abbott help desk.
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