Babysaurus
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
HI all,
I had the call from the surgery today about the refused prescription last week. It was a different one to whom I spoke to last time and the call couldn't have been more different!
I gave him a brief update, keeping it as close to just the facts as poss (ie not saying how angry I was, how the GP in question doesn't know about diabetes based on the '4 strips a day' conversation etc) and he then apologised profusely and said, several times, 'that should not have happened.' Apparently there was a memo on the screen which claimed I needed 'no more than 2 vials of insulin, and 4 pots of strips' which the GP said 'clearly needs to be overwritten.' He also said that the letter from myt DSN arrived at the start of the month and that claims I am using 3 vials, but it will probably increase, and I need at least 10 strips at the absolute minimum a day. While he, and I didn't try to engage him, didn't want to be drawn into a conversation about how it happened in the first place I could tell he was not impressed.
Instead, we went through what I needed (I also kept saying why, to justify it, and he eventually said that I didn't need to explain myself and 'that it was actually great that I was taking things so seriously') and then added one spare a month 'just in case.'
To round things off nicely, he has also put a flag up to alert anyone doing a repeat for me that I may need more amounts so if that happens to do it 'as normal' and there will be no more delays.
I am SO pleased!
Secondly, and sort of off subject, I had a conversation with my DSN today about the rate my BG is dropping when I am exercising. We are now going to try having the basal rate on my pump on a mere 10% and she said it might be crashing so fast due to the effort I am putting in. As the bulk of the exercise I do is walking, even if it is for 3 hours at a time (and I do do more when I have to go to the hospital etc as I don't drive and it's nearly 2 miles from the train station, then another obviously back to the station) I am not walking especially fast so didn't expect such a dramatic fall. She said that while it doesn't feel like it, as my body is having to work so much harder (she gave a number but I can't remember what it was, maybe 5 times harder) than someone who's not pregnant this may be why - so my long walks in the hills are the equivalent of someone else running it - whooppee!
She also said that it's great I am so active as it will stand me in excellent stead when it comes to labour and far too many women don't really do much once they get heavy (or even before.) As we plan to do another triathlon next August I am also hoping that it won't take me forever to get a nice level of fitness back too (well, I can dream can't I?!) 😉
I had the call from the surgery today about the refused prescription last week. It was a different one to whom I spoke to last time and the call couldn't have been more different!
I gave him a brief update, keeping it as close to just the facts as poss (ie not saying how angry I was, how the GP in question doesn't know about diabetes based on the '4 strips a day' conversation etc) and he then apologised profusely and said, several times, 'that should not have happened.' Apparently there was a memo on the screen which claimed I needed 'no more than 2 vials of insulin, and 4 pots of strips' which the GP said 'clearly needs to be overwritten.' He also said that the letter from myt DSN arrived at the start of the month and that claims I am using 3 vials, but it will probably increase, and I need at least 10 strips at the absolute minimum a day. While he, and I didn't try to engage him, didn't want to be drawn into a conversation about how it happened in the first place I could tell he was not impressed.
Instead, we went through what I needed (I also kept saying why, to justify it, and he eventually said that I didn't need to explain myself and 'that it was actually great that I was taking things so seriously') and then added one spare a month 'just in case.'
To round things off nicely, he has also put a flag up to alert anyone doing a repeat for me that I may need more amounts so if that happens to do it 'as normal' and there will be no more delays.
I am SO pleased!
Secondly, and sort of off subject, I had a conversation with my DSN today about the rate my BG is dropping when I am exercising. We are now going to try having the basal rate on my pump on a mere 10% and she said it might be crashing so fast due to the effort I am putting in. As the bulk of the exercise I do is walking, even if it is for 3 hours at a time (and I do do more when I have to go to the hospital etc as I don't drive and it's nearly 2 miles from the train station, then another obviously back to the station) I am not walking especially fast so didn't expect such a dramatic fall. She said that while it doesn't feel like it, as my body is having to work so much harder (she gave a number but I can't remember what it was, maybe 5 times harder) than someone who's not pregnant this may be why - so my long walks in the hills are the equivalent of someone else running it - whooppee!
She also said that it's great I am so active as it will stand me in excellent stead when it comes to labour and far too many women don't really do much once they get heavy (or even before.) As we plan to do another triathlon next August I am also hoping that it won't take me forever to get a nice level of fitness back too (well, I can dream can't I?!) 😉
, well done you for sticking to your guns and trying your hardest to explain your medical needs. What a difference eh.