Sugarpop
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So I am a type 2 diabetic. Normally on tablets but on insulin since being pregnant.
The medication was issued by the hospital in December and they gave me letters which I handed into my doctors to get the medication on repreat prescription. The doctors didn’t bother to put it on repeat despite me sending notes and ringing 3/4 times. It was all finally added 3 weeks ago.
Anyway, last week I went on to order my insulin. I am on two different types. One with meals and one at night (this releases small amounts over 24hrs). The insulin I needed wasn’t on my repeat list so I rang the doctors. The lady who does prescriptions sent it to the doctor, the doctor signed the prescription. I went to collect it today and noticed that the name was the same but the handle of the cartridge was different. To cut a long story short, they have prescribed me with an insulin of the same name but completely different. They have prescribed me with another one that releases over 24hrs. If I hadn’t have noticed the difference the repercussions could have been catostrophic. My dose of the 24hr one is less than 20units. If I hadn’t noticed the one they prescribed was different I would have been giving myself over 80 of units of that plus my own.
What do I do? I’ve wrote a formal letter of complaint but I am so lucky I noticed. If I hadn’t I could have gone to sleep and gone into a coma!
The medication was issued by the hospital in December and they gave me letters which I handed into my doctors to get the medication on repreat prescription. The doctors didn’t bother to put it on repeat despite me sending notes and ringing 3/4 times. It was all finally added 3 weeks ago.
Anyway, last week I went on to order my insulin. I am on two different types. One with meals and one at night (this releases small amounts over 24hrs). The insulin I needed wasn’t on my repeat list so I rang the doctors. The lady who does prescriptions sent it to the doctor, the doctor signed the prescription. I went to collect it today and noticed that the name was the same but the handle of the cartridge was different. To cut a long story short, they have prescribed me with an insulin of the same name but completely different. They have prescribed me with another one that releases over 24hrs. If I hadn’t have noticed the difference the repercussions could have been catostrophic. My dose of the 24hr one is less than 20units. If I hadn’t noticed the one they prescribed was different I would have been giving myself over 80 of units of that plus my own.
What do I do? I’ve wrote a formal letter of complaint but I am so lucky I noticed. If I hadn’t I could have gone to sleep and gone into a coma!