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Every child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to have a 24 hour glucose monitor.

Submitted on Friday 23rd October 2020

Rejected on Tuesday 1st December 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Every child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to have a 24 hour glucose monitor.

Petition Details

To pass the ruling that every child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes has immediate access to a 24 hour glucose monitor which means they don't have to prick their fingers numerous times a day and parents/ carers can see if they are going to have a hypo especially during the night.

Additional Information

To scrap all criteria, it should be automatic that every child under 16 has this machine. Why aren't all children treated the same and if the technology is available and will make the parents and child's life that bit easier then it's a no brainer.
The amount it costs for testing strips, lancets, disposing of sharps boxes and blood testing kits surely this amounts to roughly the same as the machine.
It's stressful enough when your child is diagnosed so why the extra worry???


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Decisions on whether specific medical devices are offered are based on clinical approval.

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