I am writing a story about diabetes and I need to know if the character I'm writing about needs a doctor's prescription, just to keep it accurate.
203395
You don't say where you're from but in the UK you don't need a prescription to buy them. You can even buy them on Ebay! If you have a medical need for one (diabetes for example) you don't have to pay VAT (tax) on them, but you would need something from a doctor to prove this.
505713
It should be on the bottle, any prescription you get from the doctor is 1 year.
383895
You need to check with the phamacist or the doctor who gave you the prescription to be sure you use it correctly...anyone else is just guessing.
608391
I suggest you call your pharmacist and ASK. You should have been provided with information when the prescription was filled. If not, ASK FOR IT.
248111
Well shouldn't you be asking your doctor? You should have a whole team working with you.
385647
you should consult with your doctor
551636
It shouldn't matter if you have a prescription for the pill you used.\n\nCoach
621009
ROFL... so much fun!  Nice word play.  I'd say that the doctor needing the doctoring will have to submit to the doctor doing the doctoring on the doctor that needs the doctoring.  It would be unethical for the doctor who needs the doctoring to try to tell the doctoring doctor how to do his job.  That is why the doctor who needs doctoring went to the doctor doing the doctoring in the first place, right?  LOL  - fun.
243765
ask the doctor for one
513449
You can have your doctor add a correction to your medical record. What you need to do is submit your request in writing telling of your findings and ask him to add a correction, changing your diagnosis. However, your A1C being under 7 doesn't mean that you aren't a diabetic, it can mean that your diabetes is still controlled without medications. Check your fasting glucose levels as well. That with your A1C will give you a better picture of your diabetic state.
387913
Yes, of course. Doctors aren't exempt from illness, and most have families that need insurance as well. They have to carry their own, from my experience, their employer (if they have one) doesn't offer it.
250774
Please ask your doctor.
134766
The doctor has to write "dispense as written" or "DAW" on the script, or else the generic equivalent will be dispensed.
489220
It might not be related to the meds but rather the diabetes itself.\n\nDiabetics don't always heal quickly or well, and can be prone to infections.\n\nI'd suggest he see his dr.
419879
All states are different but check with DMV and see I think if you get a written from Doctor may also help
430224
I'm a registered nurse in the UK, nursing care plans are hand written, health care assistants can write in them but a counter signature is required by the trained nurse, we write everything in their, how the patients wash (by themselves or with help) what the doctors say on their ward round or what OT or physios say, is the patient has refused meds, or any care that has to be wrote down, as this is classed as a legal document, for example a patient could refuse medication but then say you haven't given to him, so if it's wrote down theirs proof whats happened, we need it to cover our own back.\n    There's also fluid charts in the care plan, food charts if a patient has seizures there's fit chats, drug chats.
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Most important is to find out what diet her md prescribed.  Depending on how severe her diabetes is she will have to take shots 1 to 4 times a day.  Her diet is just as important as the shots.  It is also important to know what her sugar level is before eating which can be monitored by a glucose monitor.  Always good to have sugar tablets found in any drug store on hand.  If her sugar is a little low this will help raise it.  Since she was just diagnosed, it is best to stick to the md diet as they are probably still regulating her insulin.  Things to watch out for is if she starts slurring her words, is very sleepy, if these things are happening her sugar is getting low.  Test her, if she is too low, raise her sugar level by eating fruit, candy bar, sugar tablets, juice (natural sugar is the fastest and best way to raise her level quickly).  If her levels are too high, activity, or a shot when she gets to know her body are best, but not food.  I have even put sugar into juice to raise the levels quickly.  In the beginning it is most difficult as their body is still getting regulated and she is figuring out if old enough or mom if she's young, what she can eat and how much insulin.  There is a rough rode ahead but its a workable disease and she can still live a long and happy life.  Still I am sorry your niece was diagnosed with this as it is unfortunate to have anyone you love have to go through anything like this.  Good luck to you and her!!