Well many T1's don't have access to a pump and have to manage with injections - and some do in fact choose injections over a pump, not sure what an insulin pump has to do with the DWP mindthe DWP don't accept an insulin pump as a necessary device for managing medicine, according to my assessor it's a choice not a necessity.
No, it's meant to be how you are affected, not what conditions have you got.AFAIK, having diabetes does not qualify you for PIP on its own.
Well many T1's don't have access to a pump and have to manage with injections - and some do in fact choose injections over a pump, not sure what an insulin pump has to do with the DWP mind
No, it's meant to be how you are affected, not what conditions have you got.
One of the questions you score points on in the PIP questionnaire is needing aids or devices to manage medication. I'm allergic to all basal insulins I have tried, so can only receive basal insulin through a pump. The decision maker decided it was a choice, not a necessity, to have a basal insulin dose.
It's the principle though. My diabetes consultant has decided a pump is medically necessary to treat my diabetes, but the assessor decided it was an optional choice I made for convenience. The assessor was a mental health nurse, and her opinion was taken over that of a specialist consultant. WRONGFwiw the number of points you score for 3a(I) (“needing an aid or device to manage medication) is only 1. It’s basically irrelevant in the scheme of things as you need 8 points for an award of standard daily living, and most of the points come in two’s. So unless you score one of the rare threes (4 e - needing assistance to get in and out of a bath) then whether you achieve a 1 for 3a(I) is neither here nor there.
Then go for mandatory consideration and appeal if they come back with the same decision.It's the principle though. My diabetes consultant has decided a pump is medically necessary to treat my diabetes, but the assessor decided it was an optional choice I made for convenience. The assessor was a mental health nurse, and her opinion was taken over that of a specialist consultant. WRONG
Done and done. Tribunal is week on Friday. The letter from my consultant gave other possibilities, including injecting every two hours, day and night, and trying anti allergy treatment for insulin. So my choice was being permanently awake or being under watch in hospital for a month or using a pump. But still a choice, so pump obviously for convenience.Then go for mandatory consideration and appeal if they come back with the same decision.
My experience with PIP is not diabetes related (I applied on behalf of my daughter, who has a different condition). However, I would definitely recommend going on to the 'Benefits & Work' website (and Facebook page): the people who run the website have supreme knowledge, experience and insight about the benefits system and how so many of us have been denied what it was set up to do (provide or top up a basic income for those whose medical conditions make daily living and/or mobility limiting or challenging).I have now just applied for PIP after seeing it mentioned on the forum in the past. I have leaned on some of the mental health issues I have experienced due to my lack of control with my diabetes and general anxiety issues I experience. Has anyone had any luck with PIP?
TIA
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