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<blockquote data-quote="GlucoseGuardian" data-source="post: 1678430" data-attributes="member: 468263"><p>Are you in the UK? I wasnt given a timeframe on when this incident happened perhaps the DSN thing was introduced afterwards?</p><p>GPs are open 9-5 and he works 7-5 so its not really an option for him to have to repeatedly go to the gp everytime he runs out of something, I feel like once you have the diagnosis you should be able to pop to the nearest pharmacy as and when you please to get whatever you need.</p><p>The test may have been wrong, how can he get a new machine/calibrate it? When we were at the hospital we asked for more keytone strips and they said they didnt supply the ones that fitted in his outdated machine and he'd have to go to his gp, which would require taking time off work and his boss was angry enough about him taking a day off for his dka, saying he wasnt allowed another sick day for at least six months (which is definitely illegal but I didnt want to anger her more by telling him to point this out) The doctors also said his dka was causes by his untreated chest infection and its common for diabetics to go into dka when they're ill?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GlucoseGuardian, post: 1678430, member: 468263"] Are you in the UK? I wasnt given a timeframe on when this incident happened perhaps the DSN thing was introduced afterwards? GPs are open 9-5 and he works 7-5 so its not really an option for him to have to repeatedly go to the gp everytime he runs out of something, I feel like once you have the diagnosis you should be able to pop to the nearest pharmacy as and when you please to get whatever you need. The test may have been wrong, how can he get a new machine/calibrate it? When we were at the hospital we asked for more keytone strips and they said they didnt supply the ones that fitted in his outdated machine and he'd have to go to his gp, which would require taking time off work and his boss was angry enough about him taking a day off for his dka, saying he wasnt allowed another sick day for at least six months (which is definitely illegal but I didnt want to anger her more by telling him to point this out) The doctors also said his dka was causes by his untreated chest infection and its common for diabetics to go into dka when they're ill? [/QUOTE]
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