Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right forum but any advice would be very much appreciated. I'm after some information on national prescribing guidelines for insulin for T1 (I'm on a pump). My GP surgery have refused requests for my prescription to be extended so I'm not visiting the pharmacy every 2-3 weeks. I used to get 3 months supply however the GP say guidelines have now changed. Any guidance would be much appreciated!
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Insulin prescribing guidelines help!
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Hi @dj303 , is your diabetes managed by the Practice or by the specialist team at the hospital.
If you are under the hospital could you ask your consultant to write to the GP
If you are under the GP perhaps write to them explaining how much insulin you are using and asking in writing (although I suspect that you may have done this already). I know that for my insulin it just says on the next prescription date ‘as necessary’.
I would also second what @ColinUK has said and contact the DUK helpline
If you are under the hospital could you ask your consultant to write to the GP
If you are under the GP perhaps write to them explaining how much insulin you are using and asking in writing (although I suspect that you may have done this already). I know that for my insulin it just says on the next prescription date ‘as necessary’.
I would also second what @ColinUK has said and contact the DUK helpline
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Being pump user likely your under hospital clinic, get consultant to write to gp to say your prescription needs increased, pump data will testify how much insulin your using as prove anyway.
I get 5 vials with each request, so dont know where these guidelines come from.
I get 5 vials with each request, so dont know where these guidelines come from.
Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm under the hospital clinic but I've been advised it's at the surgeries descretion how much they want to give on a repeat prescription. DUK Helpline is a good shout thank you I'll try that as the next step. I've gone through my pump data which I'll put in writing to the surgery. Thank you
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Hope you can get a satisfactory outcome @dj303
Any prescription shenanigans I have had over the years always seemed resolved most quickly by having a face-to-face chat with a GP or practice pharmacist.
I still get 3 vials at a time, and each last approx 3-4 weeks, so that’s nearly a 3 month supply, somit doesn’t seem that there has been any kind of mandatory national change in prescribing policy?
Any prescription shenanigans I have had over the years always seemed resolved most quickly by having a face-to-face chat with a GP or practice pharmacist.
I still get 3 vials at a time, and each last approx 3-4 weeks, so that’s nearly a 3 month supply, somit doesn’t seem that there has been any kind of mandatory national change in prescribing policy?
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