You could not make this up ...

nannoo_bird said:

This one is worthy of a Sun headline. Had a phone appointment with the diabetic nurse this afternoon. I had been prescribed a Libre2 blood glucos monitor by my diabetes doctor, as I had had a few scary hypos, but my GP practice refused to let me have one as I did not fit the criteria (so I am self-funding). I asked her what the criteria was, and she said "you have to either be a Type 1 diabetic, or a Type 2 with learning difficulties" ……….. you could not make this up!!!!!

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nannoo_bird said:

This one is worthy of a Sun headline. Had a phone appointment with the diabetic nurse this afternoon. I had been prescribed a Libre2 blood glucos monitor by my diabetes doctor, as I had had a few scary hypos, but my GP practice refused to let me have one as I did not fit the criteria (so I am self-funding). I asked her what the criteria was, and she said "you have to either be a Type 1 diabetic, or a Type 2 with learning difficulties" ……….. you could not make this up!!!!!

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AndBreathe said:

It could be worthwhile reading thr NICE guidelines before talking to your GP again. Their criteria meet NICE guidelines, but I note you have had a receommendation for the Libre from another Doctor. If the other Doctor is an NHS consultant, I expect his feelings and recommendation would be in writing, after the appointment where he recoomeded the course of action.
I'm guessing your argument will go around your hypos, so be sure to make it clear if these have been recurrent in nature.

Recommendations | Type 2 diabetes in adults: management | Guidance | NICE

www.nice.org.uk

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Sometimes guidelines don't seem to make much sense.

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