Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Nearly 30,000 people across the country with Type 1 diabetes have received life-changing diabetes monitors through the NHS Long Term Plan.
The innovative device, which is the size of a £2 coin and worn on the arm, means people with Type 1 do not have to carry out multiple painful finger-prick checks to monitor their blood sugar levels.
Instead, people with the condition can monitor their blood sugar levels in a much more convenient way, making it easier for people to manage their blood sugar levels.
People with Type 1 diabetes who have low blood sugar levels are at risk of hypoglycaemia, which can involve seizures and a loss of consciousness.
Those with high blood sugar levels can be at risk of serious long term health conditions, such as blindness and heart problems if left untreated.
Ahead of schedule in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan commitment a minimum of 50,000 people with the illness, over half of the people eligible are already in possession of the device within the first three months.
This follows changes made in April which meant people eligible are able to get them on prescription, regardless of where they live in the country.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/2019/10/tens-of-thousands-given-life-changing-diabetes-monitors-thanks-to-the-nhs-long-term-plan/
The innovative device, which is the size of a £2 coin and worn on the arm, means people with Type 1 do not have to carry out multiple painful finger-prick checks to monitor their blood sugar levels.
Instead, people with the condition can monitor their blood sugar levels in a much more convenient way, making it easier for people to manage their blood sugar levels.
People with Type 1 diabetes who have low blood sugar levels are at risk of hypoglycaemia, which can involve seizures and a loss of consciousness.
Those with high blood sugar levels can be at risk of serious long term health conditions, such as blindness and heart problems if left untreated.
Ahead of schedule in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan commitment a minimum of 50,000 people with the illness, over half of the people eligible are already in possession of the device within the first three months.
This follows changes made in April which meant people eligible are able to get them on prescription, regardless of where they live in the country.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/2019/10/tens-of-thousands-given-life-changing-diabetes-monitors-thanks-to-the-nhs-long-term-plan/
