{"id":31725,"date":"2019-02-05T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31725"},"modified":"2019-02-05T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T14:02:55","slug":"diabetics-stockpiling-insulin-in-fear-of-no-deal-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/05\/diabetics-stockpiling-insulin-in-fear-of-no-deal-brexit\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetics stockpiling insulin in fear of no-deal Brexit\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31734\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31734\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/diabetes-528678_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nSOME Welsh diabetics are afraid of a no-deal Brexit despite official advice against stockpiling prescriptions.<br \/>\nThe lack of clarity surrounding what will happen to the medicine supply chain has left 20-year-old type one diabetic Morgan Hughes worried about access to insulin, which is not produced in the UK.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMiss Hughes was told by her chemist to \u201corder insulin every two weeks\u201d instead of her usual six weeks to prevent her from running out in the case of a no-deal Brexit.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMiss Hughes has been ordering\u00a0insulin every two weeks since January 16\u00a0and estimates that she will have around six months&#8217; supply by March 29, the day the UK is supposed to leave the EU.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cI was told the NHS were putting things in place for the event of a no-deal Brexit, but I was absolutely terrified to think that if I could not get insulin, I could lose my life,\u2019 said Miss Hughes.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe University of West England student from\u00a0Pontyclun, has received no other official advice or reassurance regarding the supply of insulin and this has left her feeling very nervous.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBridget Turner, director of policy at Diabetes UK, said the\u00a0organisation\u00a0had seen people\u2019s concerns growing and she had heard of\u00a0 other people stockpiling in preparation.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWales has the highest level of diabetes in the UK, affecting 7.3% of the population aged 17 and over. Around 90% of these people have type two diabetes, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org.uk\/in_your_area\/wales\/diabetes-in-wales\">10% have type one.<\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nTrainee pharmacist technician\u00a0Taran\u00a0Choda\u00a0works at a pharmacy in\u00a0Grangetown\u00a0and has said they have not been advising people to stockpile.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAs an independent business,\u00a0Virdee\u2019s\u00a0Pharmacy has no restrictions on which manufacturers they source their goods from.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nIf a no-deal Brexit disrupts the supply chain from manufacturers in the EU, it will source\u00a0products from elsewhere.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThere is not a case of not being prepared for anything,\u201d he said, adding that there will always be alternatives.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMr\u00a0Choda\u00a0said he had not received any advice from suppliers about stockpiling.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Where does insulin come from?<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nAccording to Channel 4 Fact Check the UK only produces animal insulin which serves less than 1% of the UK population.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMost of the insulin used in the UK is imported\u00a0from three major pharmaceutical companies, Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nNovo Nordisk is the world\u2019s largest supplier of insulin, with production sites in the US, Brazil, Denmark, France, China, Russia, Algeria and Japan.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nInsulin must be kept at below room temperature, of 25 degrees, and manufacturers recommend extra insulin is stored in the fridge.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThis makes it hard to transport, and there are fears that delays at the ports could mean lorries run out of power to control the temperature of the insulin.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b>What happens if there is a No Deal?<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe official advice issued by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is in line with every health board across Wales, and that is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk\/medicines-medical-supplies-and-equipment\">against stockpiling medicines and prescriptions<\/a>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nDiabetes UK also advises patients to \u201ccontinue to get their prescriptions and use their medicines in the normal way\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">.<\/span><br \/>\nAccording to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.diabetes.org.uk\/?p=11050&amp;_ga=2.19408568.1426908042.1549358503-492125090.1549358503\">Diabetes UK<\/a>, Novo\u00a0Norsdick\u00a0and Sanofi have said they will have 16 weeks of stock in the UK so they will have time to resolve any problems that occur at the border.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nDiabetes UK also advises people travelling out of the UK to the EU to get health insurance as European Health Insurance Cards may no longer be valid.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b>What is being done to prevent disruptions?<\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nDiabetes UK has written to health secretary Matt Hancock expressing concerns surrounding the safeguarding of insulin imports in the case of a no deal.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u00a0recognise\u00a0work is being done to ensure extra supplies of medicines are available, and that alternative ways of bringing medicines into the UK are in place to cope with disruptions at ports. However, we still have little detail about what these plans are\u201d said\u00a0Ms\u00a0Turner.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThe recent proposal to adopt a serious medicines shortage protocol to dispense a \u2018reduced quantity\u2019 of any medicine, an \u2018alternative dosage form\u2019, a \u2018therapeutic equivalent\u2019 or a \u2018generic equivalent\u2019 must be avoided.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cPeople with diabetes cannot just switch to a different type or brand of insulin without harmful consequences for their health. Rationing should never be necessary for a medicine that people rely on to survive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOME Welsh diabetics are afraid of a no-deal Brexit despite official advice against stockpiling prescriptions. 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