Moddey
Active Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Hello again, it's been a few years since my last message
Ignore my signature and any blog links, they are very much out of date and I can't figure out how to change them (Northener, help!) EDIT: Changed, no worries 🙂
We are a family currently living in Finland, now (again) contemplating a move back. The destination is very much open as it is also contingent on the care issue.
As all the official hospital and clinic sites are absolutely useless, I was hoping you could give me some general information on the care in the UK. I know a lot depends on the area and the clinic but it would be good to hear some general principles.
My son is now almost 10, a pumper (Minimed) and uses CGM whenever we can get any sensors from the council. He doesn't notice his lows, let alone highs, nor is he rarely on the ball with his care in general. He is a bit of an absent-minded professor: intelligent and talented, but will forget to eat and dress.
A couple of questions:
Are all patients entitled to a pump? What about CGM?
Can you get help at school? (There has been a classroom assistant in my son's class who has been looking after him, too.)
Are there general standards that guarantee a certain level of care for all diabetics?
Thanks 🙂
We are a family currently living in Finland, now (again) contemplating a move back. The destination is very much open as it is also contingent on the care issue.
As all the official hospital and clinic sites are absolutely useless, I was hoping you could give me some general information on the care in the UK. I know a lot depends on the area and the clinic but it would be good to hear some general principles.
My son is now almost 10, a pumper (Minimed) and uses CGM whenever we can get any sensors from the council. He doesn't notice his lows, let alone highs, nor is he rarely on the ball with his care in general. He is a bit of an absent-minded professor: intelligent and talented, but will forget to eat and dress.
A couple of questions:
Are all patients entitled to a pump? What about CGM?
Can you get help at school? (There has been a classroom assistant in my son's class who has been looking after him, too.)
Are there general standards that guarantee a certain level of care for all diabetics?
Thanks 🙂
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