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<blockquote data-quote="donnellysdogs" data-source="post: 659727" data-attributes="member: 17713"><p>As a type 1 myself, I would recommend that you ask to be inder a hospital consultant for your diabetes.</p><p></p><p>Based purely on the fact that they specialise in diabetes, day in day out. gp's just are general practicing medicine.. They do not keep up with the changes that are occuring with diabetes medications. A DSN at a GP will still specialise in diabetes, but she will not be aware of all the new pumps for type 1's and the new technology. They do not see the reps from Accuchek, Abbott etc to see all the new devices etc.</p><p></p><p>Your gp practice could also be working to budgets... Ie you may initially need to test 8 times say. A day but because of costs the GP may try to give you the cheapest meter and strips. With a consultant you are more likely to get a meter that allows you to enter carbs etc if you go on to a bolus/basal regime. The consultant or a DSN at the hospital will also write to your doctor telling him how many strips you need...</p><p></p><p>Your GP's can give adequate care, don't get me wrong. However, hospitals can give you better care with more experience and more knowledge of specialising in the better future equipment for T1's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnellysdogs, post: 659727, member: 17713"] As a type 1 myself, I would recommend that you ask to be inder a hospital consultant for your diabetes. Based purely on the fact that they specialise in diabetes, day in day out. gp's just are general practicing medicine.. They do not keep up with the changes that are occuring with diabetes medications. A DSN at a GP will still specialise in diabetes, but she will not be aware of all the new pumps for type 1's and the new technology. They do not see the reps from Accuchek, Abbott etc to see all the new devices etc. Your gp practice could also be working to budgets... Ie you may initially need to test 8 times say. A day but because of costs the GP may try to give you the cheapest meter and strips. With a consultant you are more likely to get a meter that allows you to enter carbs etc if you go on to a bolus/basal regime. The consultant or a DSN at the hospital will also write to your doctor telling him how many strips you need... Your GP's can give adequate care, don't get me wrong. However, hospitals can give you better care with more experience and more knowledge of specialising in the better future equipment for T1's. [/QUOTE]
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