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New in UK- Child with diabetes

anamaria75

anamaria75

Newbie
Messages
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Location
St Ives, Camb
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
I'm from Romania and I get a week in the UK, St Ives, Cambridgeshire. My husband was relocated in your country and as such I will move myself We have a boy child 11 years and half who has type 1 diabetes at the age of 11 months.
4 years has DexCom CGM and insulin pump Accu Chek Combo Sprite. I do not know what to do once it goes into the UK. I have a lot of questions and can help me with tips:
1. How should address the issue of diabetes at school?
2. Still do not know how to apply to school
3. How do I ask the doctor to be taken out
4. How will receive supplies for pump
5. Gp Besides, you probably will have to go to a physician and diabetologist
6. We also have Nighscout and we can see the watches blood sugar pebble that we have all three. In Romania, while he was at school when I saw that blood sugar declines or increases, calling him or gave him their phone message or make a correction and has a glucose tablet. In the UK you could do the same? Will allow the school to keep the phone in your pocket? by phone through bluetooth glucose we can see in real time.

Glycosylated hemoglobin - HB1Ac is now 6.3. In the 10 years of diabetes it was between 6-7. We're doing everything we can to them as well and it keeps you away from complications.

PS. Excuse the long post. I do not know English very well thank you .....
 
Hi and welcome. Your English is excellent! I can't answer all your questions, but you do need to register with a local GP surgery including your son and get him added to the diabetes register at the surgery. I assume you and he will need a National Insurance number and the surgery may allocate the NHS number (they are different)? The DWP manages National Insurance numbers and their phone line/website should be able to help. I think for schooling you just select one or two local schools, visit/phone them and ask if they have spare places. This can be difficult in some areas and some travel to a school may ne needed if places are short. From posts on these forums, schools vary on insulin management so you will need to ask each school. Ref GPs, they no longer do call-outs other than by exception which is sad. You call 111 if you need medical help and if urgent they may send a paramedic or advise you to go to the hospital A&E department. I'm not sure how new residents are teated for free medcial supplies but the surgery reception will advise. Those on the diabetes register have all prescriptions free and prescriptions are raised by the surgery GP and you get the supplies from a local pharmacy. BTW it sounds like you have had excellent support in Romania; possibly better than the UK!
 
Hi @anamaria75 :)

It may be a good idea to contact your local council in the UK. They can give you information about schools and tell you how to apply.

To answer your questions:

1. Tell the school about yourbson's diabetes. The school will then make a plan for him. There will be other children in the school with medical conditions, maybe even diabetes.
2. To apply for a school, contact your local council in Cambridgeshire
3. When you are in the UK, you and your family can register with a doctor in St Ives. Do this as soon as possible.
4. I am not sure how you will get pump supplies. You may have to wait so that your son can see a specialist diabetes doctor. Bring as many pump supplies to the UK as you can. Also, bring a letter from your son's doctor in Romania, if you can.
5. Yes, your son will probably see a specialist diabetes doctor (consultant). This will probably be at a local hospital. Ask as soon as you register with a doctor (GP) in the UK.
6. Different schools in the UK have different rules about phones. If you explain about Nightscout, your son will probably be able to keep his phone in his pocket. You may have to explain how Nightscout works to the school because they may not have seen this before.

Good luck - and I hope you continue to post on this forum :)
 
Thank you for the information. Bring supplies, we hope we get up we can receive in your country. I have another question: how many blood glucose tests per month English State allocates a child with diabetes?
I hope I have understood well what you wrote above: after we adhere to the Gp, Gp's ask them to give us a reference to a specialist or to a clinic insulin pumps? GP can prescribe pump supplies? In Romania receive 100 blood glucose tests per month (less ... I think we are looking over anyway). Thanks a lot and I'm glad I went on this forum! You are amazing!
 
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