prescriptions

Are there any fellow Type 1 Diabetics here who have managed to get an NHS prescription for a Dexcom G6 or G7? Until recently I was living in London, where my diabetes clinic (Charing Cross) totally refused to prescribe either of these for me. I was only offered Freestyle Libre 2 or Dexcom ONE...

Hi there, Was wondering if anyone can help- I recently called my diabetes team to ask about the freestyle libre 2 ( I am on Libre 1) due to me measuring over 24 times a day due to my job, hypo symptoms starting readings lower than 6 and so on. The nurse asked why and who even approved my...

Labour has promised to scrap prescription charges in England if it wins power. The move would bring England into line with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where they are free. Currently, prescriptions cost £9 per item in England, unless patients opt into the NHS pre-payment discount...

Patients claiming free prescriptions face checks before medicine is issued in an effort to stamp out fraud. Prescription fraud currently costs the NHS an estimated £256m a year in England. A new digitised system to be piloted next year will mean pharmacies can instantly verify who is entitled...

Hi! I receive my prescriptions through Pharmacy2u. I requested online for insulin and hypo stop. Even though I had only received hypo stop 3 weeks before, I did state that I'm a Type one Diabetic who is currently pregnant and having a lot of hypo's. I have only just received my request which...

Over a billion NHS prescription medicines are issued by pharmacists in England every year – at a cost of over £9 billion. Many of these are prescribed by GPs to manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease. The current “repeat prescription” system allows...

Hi All, I could really use some of your wise knowledge if possible! I'm due to go on a 6 month sabbatical from january and trying to figure out the best way to deal with my prescriptions and storage. I am a type 1 diabetic taking novo rapid, lanctus and metformin and also have an underachieve...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm going to moving to live in Malawi for a year to do research work. Does anyone know how I can source my insulin out there? I'm about to move onto a new pump with prefilled catridges. Will i be able to get a whole year's supply? Many thanks in advance...

I use the Freestyle Libre system as it was recommended by my hospital Diabetes Specialist nurses. It is an outstanding advance in blood glucose testing and if I have to resort to using testing strips (while waiting for more sensors) I feel like I've gone from a 3D understanding of where my BG is...

Ten years of free prescriptions for all in Wales is a "long-term investment" in people's health, a minister has said. Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said since April 2007 it had kept people out of hospital and cut overall NHS costs. The Welsh Government said the £593m cost of free...

Suncream, cold remedies and gluten-free food could no longer be available on the NHS in England under a possible crackdown on "low value" medicines. NHS England announced a review after local health bosses identified £400m of spending they believed had little or no clinical value. The...

Hi there, I am planning a trip to the USA in September for 3 months and have a dilemma I'm hoping someone can help me with. I will be cycling (eek! it's a super long way) from Florida to California over 3 months. I won't have constant fridge access and won't be able to bring 3 months worth of...