Guest guest Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 When you are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, if taking medication, you are entitled to free prescriptions, as you are with hypothyroidism. Also diabetes medication itself is costing NHS an exorbitant amount of money. It has now been revealed that like the TSH the recommended reference range is being changed, so less will be considered to need medication, or need extra medication. It used to be that diabetics were encouraged to keep their average blood sugar to about 5.5 - 6%. Doctors have now been told that it can now be 7.5%. A lot of doctors are quite angry about this because their patients are more likely to get complications with higher percent, although NICE say it makes no difference. Who is right? TPA is trying to say that it is a false economy not treating the thyroid properly and it is a false economy not to treat diabetes correctly. Again many doctors agree with proper thyroid treatment but their hands are tied, now they are being tied with regard to diabetes. Is there a pattern here? What other treatments will have their ranges changed to manipulate the statistics. After all if you don't have the condition you don't need any treatment. Lilian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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