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Hi everyone, my father is diabetic and on insulin, the epidemic is affecting him and he can't buy his medication, what should I do?

Nowadays, various regions have certain control measures for people going out, and all kinds of vehicles are relatively affected, so many people may be subject to certain restrictions when they go to the doctor to get medicine.

However, hospitals are still well-prepared for the items necessary for treatment, and the policies of various hospitals regarding the collection of medicines are also being adjusted. For example, our hospital used to be able to collect a maximum of five pieces of insulin at a time, but during the epidemic this time around, if you collect the medicines, you will be able to get 10, and of course, the number of people coming to collect the medicines is also much smaller.

The kind of situation that has been described could also exist, with a longer distance from the hospital and more hurdles required, tighter hurdles to get through, no one in the family able to get out to go out and get the medication, etc., among other reasons.

During this time there were many of my patients who also inquired, and there existed nothing more than these types of problems.

I think there's a way.Pharmaceuticals, emergency care, hemodialysisetc. are the immediate needs of the sick population, and the Government has express provisions for this area, with hospitals and all levels of government facilitating this type of population.

So in the case of the subject, these approaches can be taken:

1. First, contact the hospital to see if they have the type of insulin you need, preferably the hospital you usually visit to pick up your medication. If the medicine is available, you can go out and buy it. If not, you can also remind the hospital to purchase it as soon as possible, because there may be some other patients who will need it as well.

2. When passing through the required barrier, show your usual medical records and the medicines you use to the barrier staff, and usually this condition will be let out. Actively communicate with village councils and community members to seek their cooperation and assistance.

3. Tight barriers, or the implementation of wartime military control in the region, there will generally be community personnel regularly home delivery of living supplies, you can give these personnel to explain their situation, community personnel will be unified on behalf of the purchase of the home delivery.

Many people wish to switch to oral medications because they don't have insulin to use at home, which is not really recommended. Because you can't buy insulin you may not be able to buy the right oral medication either, and switching medications requires knowledge of blood glucose control and other conditions in the body. Discontinuing at will is even more absolutely unacceptable, and may cause a sudden rise in blood glucose, which can lead to acute metabolic disorders and necessitate a visit to the hospital. In addition, it is important to prepare the medication in advance, rather than trying to buy it when it is completely unavailable, and it is best to start preparing the medication while it is still available in 1 week's supply.

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Regarding not being able to buy medication for diabetes, this is something I don't think is realistic, I can't say how it is in the areas hardest hit by the epidemic, but like most of our areas, life has not been seriously affected and the hospitals are still open.

Buy insulin can go to hospitals above the county level, or large interlocking pharmacies, these pharmacies normal: business does not close. The day before yesterday, I went to our medical people's hospital to buy insulin, export good protection, carry ID cards, wear masks and gloves, less contact with other people, buy the medicine to go home immediately. In addition, you can also buy online, buy some spare. I do not know if the answer is right?

Insulin needs to be purchased in the hospital, if the hospital is currently unable to buy insulin, you can go to a brick and mortar pharmacy, or you can buy it from an online pharmacy, you can buy blood sugar lowering medications on websites such as Jingdong, Taobao, and Pharmacy.com.

During the epidemic, stores of all sizes related to people's lives went to work. Pharmacies are no exception, and both large and small pharmacies are open as normal. You take precautions, wear a mask, don't congregate in groups, and get to the drugstore as quickly as you can. Remember to go home and wash your hands.

Hang in there!

Epidemic prevention: responding to Zhong Nanshan to last another 14 days.

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Recently, academician Zhong Nanshan said that from January 23rd, the city was closed to February 6th (the 13th day of the first month) for the first 14 days.

The outbreak will not be considered under control until another 14 days from February 7 (the 14th day of the first month) and until February 20 (the 27th day of the first month) if there is no new rise. One 14-day period will not solve the problem, so please cooperate and it is important to protect yourself for the 2nd 14-day period.

Having seen today's confirmed cases break 30,000 and new cases remain over 3,000, we still need to do a good job of preventing the epidemic for the second 14 days.

For everyone, work, business can come again, but life and family only comes once, so I hope everyone cooperates with the state for another 14 days!

Walk for 100 days. The second 14 days are important, very important. Let's hold on for another 14 days. Every Chinese is a warrior in this plague sniper battle. Come on, everyone!


The ferocity of the outbreak caught each of us off guard, and the virus that caused the outbreak, was so rapidly contagious that, in response to the call from the National Epidemiology Department, neighborhoods across the country went into closure and semi-closure to minimize the spread of human-to-human interactions.

Although the district was closed, but the people's lives have to be practical to get protection, this is every citizen should enjoy the right, as the title says, my advice is to immediately give the local community to explain the situation, they will report to you to issue relevant documents, if the hand has a prescription list, you can go to a large-scale drugstore to buy (because a lot of places to buy insulin at this time need a physician's prescription) If the hand does not have a prescription list, do not have to go to the pharmacy to be safe directly to the local tertiary hospitals to buy all the hospitals are open for consultation during the epidemic. If you don't have a prescription, you don't need to go to the pharmacy, you can go directly to the local hospital to buy it, all hospitals are open during the epidemic.

By the way, there is also a precautionary note, do your best to protect yourself, try to go early and come back early, and avoid staying out for a long time to prevent viral infections.

Finally, I wish you the best of luck in getting the medicines you need, and I hope the epidemic passes sooner rather than later!

Diabetes is not recommended to stop playing, there will be fluctuations in blood sugar, not conducive to good health, go to the relevant hospitals that do not have a confirmed case, to see if there is no such drug, it is best to go to the purchase of medication, now can prescribe up to three months of medication, you can buy more, pay attention to the diabetic diet.

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