Restrictions on GPs have not stopped wide uptake of glucose monitors, says diabetes society
The RACGP has slammed the rules as 'nonsensical'.
The high uptake of subsidised continuous glucose monitors shows the system is working in spite of a ban on GPs signing off the paperwork, says the CEO of the Australian Diabetes Society.
The RACGP has demanded the federal Department of Health and Aged Care let GPs approve patient access to continuous glucose monitoring devices under the $200 million-a-year National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS).
