Health facilities have stocks of insulin on their shelves and distributions also continue (Fiji)

[Northerner]

The Health Ministry says health facilities have stocks of insulin on their shelves and distributions also continue around the country.

This is after there was a shortage of stocks of insulin used by those with Type 1 diabetes late last year.

A government statement says the shortage happened due to demand supply issues experienced from wholesalers and manufacturers in the pharmaceutical markets.

The Health Ministry says when the shortage happened last year, Type 1 diabetes patients were given two other types of insulin approved on the Fiji Essential Medicine List.

Insulin was also reserved for elderly patients and pediatric cases during the shortage.

http://fijivillage.com/news-feature...tions-also-continue---Health-Ministry-s925kr/

Not just here then 😱 What is of concern to me is this notion that all insulins are instantly and easily interchangeable, so if there is a shortage of, say, novorapid, then apidra or humalog would be fine - I've only ever used novorapid ans switching to a new insulin would require a lot of adaptation to aspects like onset and duration, but I suspect that, to governments, it's all just 'insulin' and at least people won't die

 

[Docb]

I am afraid that governments, or more accurately the politicians who run it, want to look good and operate in PR mode all too often. They know the whole story but provide only that bit of the story which has a positive spin because they are not trying to impress or reassure the TI diabetic community but to get the right headlines in the media.

Teresa May's reference to the Libra and the statement that "it was available on the NHS" was a classic. Only informative if you add that very few get it because of very tight selection criteria which vary from trust to trust. What is not said is often far more important than what is said.

 

[trophywench]

I like they kept it for the old folk - so they are more important than the kids - or indeed anyone else!

 

[trophywench]

PS Ditto with Novorapid Alan hypo or hyper city potentially and it (the prospect) ruddy well scares me, frankly.