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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2528493" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>To clarify, I meant the GP might decide whether you need to see a specialist not that they will force you into anything. They are gatekeepers to the next level services.</p><p>As far as I know they would take into account your bg control (hba1c) and frequency of hypos needing assistance from others plus known diabetic complications. They can prescribe your insulins, needles, pens, test strips, ketostix and/or Frestyle LIbre sensors (if they have got the memo about all type 1s being entitled to the latter!).</p><p>For example my friend who's had type 1 for 40 years has a good hba1c, no hypos and no complications so she is seen by a diabetic nurse in the surgery. I've had eye surgery for retinopathy so I get to go to see the consultant at the local hospital and get access to pump services which I needed a consultant to sign off on.</p><p>Some GPs have an interest in Diabetes but still fewer know much about type 1 and you will always know more about your type 1 which I am sure is the same as it is in the US?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2528493, member: 365308"] To clarify, I meant the GP might decide whether you need to see a specialist not that they will force you into anything. They are gatekeepers to the next level services. As far as I know they would take into account your bg control (hba1c) and frequency of hypos needing assistance from others plus known diabetic complications. They can prescribe your insulins, needles, pens, test strips, ketostix and/or Frestyle LIbre sensors (if they have got the memo about all type 1s being entitled to the latter!). For example my friend who's had type 1 for 40 years has a good hba1c, no hypos and no complications so she is seen by a diabetic nurse in the surgery. I've had eye surgery for retinopathy so I get to go to see the consultant at the local hospital and get access to pump services which I needed a consultant to sign off on. Some GPs have an interest in Diabetes but still fewer know much about type 1 and you will always know more about your type 1 which I am sure is the same as it is in the US?! [/QUOTE]
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