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<blockquote data-quote="NoKindOfSusie" data-source="post: 1785536" data-attributes="member: 441787"><p>This is from a UK perspective.</p><p></p><p>My parents wanted me to go to a private place in London and I had one phone call with them on the subject and spoke to someone who had used their services. I never used their services myself so this is all things I have heard from others, not personal experience.</p><p></p><p>From what I have heard they will spend more time with you and are more willing to answer questions and generally treat you like a human being. I get the feeling that the NHS really just want to tick a box that they have put you on the approved treatment plan and they don't really seem to care whether you really understand why you're being told what you're being told. There was some hint that the nurses (not necessarily the doctors) are better in private practice because there is some hint that the NHS might just be pushing people through the training and some of them are a bit inexperienced, the people in private places will be more experienced. I have not personally been that impressed with the NHS people, they contradict one another and even sometimes themselves, visit to visit. That is something that we discussed specifically and is less likely in private places as they have what they're going to do all worked out. You can get appointments at more convenient times and places.</p><p></p><p>But at the end of the day it is very expensive and diabetes will still be a total life suck. If you have worked out how to do stuff week to week then it is not going to make it any less distracting or stressful or repetitive or horrible. You aren't suddenly going to be able to start eating chocolate. </p><p></p><p>If you don't have something like freestyle libre that is a much better use of money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NoKindOfSusie, post: 1785536, member: 441787"] This is from a UK perspective. My parents wanted me to go to a private place in London and I had one phone call with them on the subject and spoke to someone who had used their services. I never used their services myself so this is all things I have heard from others, not personal experience. From what I have heard they will spend more time with you and are more willing to answer questions and generally treat you like a human being. I get the feeling that the NHS really just want to tick a box that they have put you on the approved treatment plan and they don't really seem to care whether you really understand why you're being told what you're being told. There was some hint that the nurses (not necessarily the doctors) are better in private practice because there is some hint that the NHS might just be pushing people through the training and some of them are a bit inexperienced, the people in private places will be more experienced. I have not personally been that impressed with the NHS people, they contradict one another and even sometimes themselves, visit to visit. That is something that we discussed specifically and is less likely in private places as they have what they're going to do all worked out. You can get appointments at more convenient times and places. But at the end of the day it is very expensive and diabetes will still be a total life suck. If you have worked out how to do stuff week to week then it is not going to make it any less distracting or stressful or repetitive or horrible. You aren't suddenly going to be able to start eating chocolate. If you don't have something like freestyle libre that is a much better use of money. [/QUOTE]
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