Alarm over insulin 不足 as Brits 戦う／戦いing type 1 糖尿病 恐れる they'll 'die within days' without 接近 to life-saving 麻薬

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Brits with type 1 糖尿病 have told how they 恐れる they could die 'within days' without 接近 to life-saving insulin.?

Insulin ? which helps to 規制する 血 sugar levels ? is one of hundreds of 麻薬s 現在／一般に in short 供給（する） across the UK.?

Charities say a 正規の／正選手 and reliable 供給（する） is '決定的な for life', 警告 the 現在の 不足 will 原因（となる） '重要な worry' to Britain's 400,000 type 1 diabetics.?

Some 患者s have told how they've been unable to get vials of 決定的な insulin from 地元の pharmacies, or been 軍隊d to switch brands leaving their 血 sugar levels 'all over the place'.?

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) bosses have 確認するd there are '供給（する） 問題／発行するs with a 限られた／立憲的な number of insulin 製品s' which 患者s may find '苦しめるing'.

Insulin ? which helps to 規制する 血 sugar levels ? is one of hundreds of 麻薬s 現在／一般に in short 供給（する） across the UK. Charities say a 正規の／正選手 and reliable 供給（する） is '必須の for life', 警告 the 現在の 不足 will 原因（となる） '重要な 苦悩' to Britain's 400,000 type 1 diabetics

One 患者 told X, 以前は known as Twitter , he had been unable to 接近 his 正規の／正選手 pre-filled Tresiba insulin pen 'for the last six prescriptions now'

Another, who was 軍隊d to switch insulin 供給（する）s, said it was 'not 事実上の／代理 with the same 速度(を上げる）', so their hybrid の近くにd 宙返り飛行 system ― also referred to as an 人工的な 膵臓 that 配達するs insulin automatically ― 'is all over the place'

A third 追加するd they could only '選ぶ up one of three [insulin] vials on my last refill'.?Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) bosses have 確認するd there are '供給（する） 問題／発行するs with a 限られた／立憲的な number of insulin 製品s' which 患者s may find '苦しめるing'

Health 団体／死体s, however, 警告するd it was '必須の' Brits have 'a 正規の／正選手 and reliable 供給（する）' of insulin.?

Hilary Nathan, director of 政策 at the Juvenile 糖尿病 研究 創立／基礎, told MailOnline: 'Any changes to prescriptions or 報告（する）／憶測d 不足s of insulin will be a 原因（となる） of 重要な worry to people.?

'Insulin is 決定的な for life and people with type 1 must dose themselves with insulin every day.

'There are many different types of insulin 利用できる and each of them work in a different way in each person's 団体／死体.?

'They 変化させる in the time they take to start working, when they 頂点（に達する） and how long they last.'?

She 追加するd: 'Some people may also find that 確かな insulins aren’t suitable if they have 肌 sensitivities.?

'When someone with type 1 finds the 権利 insulin for their lifestyle and learns how to make it work for themselves, which can take time and a lot of tweaking, a 正規の／正選手 and reliable 供給（する） is 必須の.'

One 患者 told X, 以前は known as Twitter, he had been unable to 接近 his 正規の／正選手 pre-filled Tresiba insulin pen 'for the last six prescriptions now'.

Another, who was 軍隊d to switch insulin 供給（する）s, said it was 'not 事実上の／代理 with the same 速度(を上げる）', so their?hybrid の近くにd 宙返り飛行 system ― also referred to as an 人工的な 膵臓 that 配達するs insulin automatically ― 'is all over the place'.

A third 追加するd they could only '選ぶ up one of three [insulin] vials on my last refill'.??

One 患者, an NHS doctor who puts vials of the 麻薬 into her insulin pump, told The 後見人: 'I spent the last two days trying to get 持つ／拘留する of insulin to 扱う／治療する my type 1 糖尿病.?

'I was terrified when my usual, very reliable pharmacist told me he couldn't get 持つ／拘留する of my insulin.

'I had no idea that insulin could go out of 在庫／株. Type 1 diabetics 落ちる ill and will die within a few days without insulin. I'm worried for fellow diabetics, not only to 接近 the 供給（する）, to stay alive, but the 強調する／ストレス and 苦悩 this 原因（となる）s.'

She had to （犯罪の）一味 さまざまな 地元の pharmacies before 跡をつけるing 負かす／撃墜する one with 在庫／株s of Humalog vials ― her usual form of insulin.

Health 公式の／役人s are aware of 問題／発行するs 影響する／感情ing?Tresiba,?Insulatard,?Levemir and?Fiasp pre-filled pens.?

公式に, there is no 全国的な 不足 of Humalog, however, pharmacy 長，指導者s told MailOnline they are aware some 化学者／薬剤師s have been unable to 接近 在庫／株.?

NHS England has advised the 400,000 Brits living with the 条件 to use other 公式化s if their 正規の／正選手 医薬 is unavailable.?

Ms Nathan, however, told MailOnline: 'Any changes to the type of insulin 申し込む／申し出d on prescription can have a serious 衝撃 on the way that someone with type 1 is able to continue their everyday activities.'

A 国家の 患者 safety 警報?also recently 警告するd some Brits have been given?'不適切な dosing' advice when they switched.

They 含むd one who was hospitalised with?ketoacidosis ― when harmful 実体s called ketones can build up in the 団体／死体.?

This happens when the 団体／死体 doesn't have enough insulin to use 血 sugar for 燃料, instead 軍隊ing the 肝臓 to break 負かす／撃墜する fat ― a 過程 that produces ketones.??

Type 1 糖尿病 occurs when the 膵臓 cannot produce insulin, a hormone that 支配（する）／統制するs the level of sugar ? also known as glucose ? in the 血.?

When this happens, sugar levels in the 患者's 血 can become 危険に high.

Over time, fluctuating glucose levels can also lead to 範囲 of long-t erm 複雑化s, 含むing 永久の 注目する，もくろむ problems and 神経 損失 which can result in the loss of 四肢s.?

The 人工的な 膵臓 to manage type 1 糖尿病 continuously 監視するs glucose levels 経由で sensors under a 患者's 肌 and, when needed, automatically 配達するs insulin to the bloodstream ? a 職業 普通は carried out in the 団体／死体 by the 膵臓

Health 公式の／役人s are aware of 問題／発行するs 影響する／感情ing Tresiba, Insulatard, Levemir and Fiasp pre-filled pens. 公式に, there is no 全国的な 不足 of Humalog, however, pharmacy 長，指導者s told MailOnline they are aware some 化学者／薬剤師s have been unable to 接近 在庫／株

James Davies, the 王室の 製薬の Society's director for England, told MailOnline:?'It's 理解できる 供給（する） 問題／発行するs with insulin 薬／医学s 原因（となる） a lot of 苦悩 for 患者s who rely on 一貫した 治療 to stay 井戸／弁護士席.?

'When someone is unable to get the 薬／医学 they need, it can put their health at 危険 and destabilise their 条件.?

'製造業の 問題／発行するs with 確かな brands happen periodically and 混乱に陥れる／中断させる 接近 to 必須の 薬／医学s.'

EU health 長，指導者s have せいにするd?供給（する） chain 不足s?to the war in the ウクライナ共和国 and knock-on 影響s of the Covid pandemic.?

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大混乱 in the Red Sea, a 決定的な shipping 回廊（地帯） for good, could bring fresh 不安定 to the 供給（する） of 麻薬s, 専門家s have 警告するd.?

Selling 薬／医学s to the NHS?is also becoming ますます 無益な, with 製造業者s seeing costs 急に上がる in the 直面する of rising prices for raw 成分s.

But there are caps on how much the NHS will 支払う／賃金 for 薬／医学s, making international 会社／堅いs are いっそう少なく willing to sell to the UK.?

At the end of last year, the 政府 raised 商売／仕事 税金s on sales of branded 麻薬s from 14 per cent to nearly 26.5 per cent, meaning some 会社／堅いs are 脅すing to pull out of the UK market 完全に, によれば 報告（する）／憶測s.?

マイク Dent, the director of pharmacy 基金ing at Community Pharmacy England (CPE), said: 'The 衝撃 of 薬／医学 不足s on 患者s and our community pharmacies continues to be a 深い 関心.?

'It is a 戦う／戦い to keep up with the large number of 薬／医学 供給（する） 問題／発行するs'.

However, CPE 公式文書，認めるd there is no 不足 of insulin 一般に.?

長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of the 国家の Pharmacy 協会, Paul Rees, also told MailOnline: '薬／医学s 不足s 影響する／感情 many 治療力のある areas ― not only 糖尿病 but also epilepsy, ADHD and more.

'We 緊急に need the 政府 to get a 支配する on the UK’s 壊れやすい 薬／医学 s 供給（する） system, so that pharmacies can do their 職業 and 患者s can get their lifesaving 薬／医学s in time.

'Pharmacists will always help 患者s get 代案／選択肢 薬／医学s when possible, but they 直面する continual struggles 得るing 供給（する）, across an ever-changing 範囲 of 条件s.'

Last month, a damning 報告（する）／憶測 by the Nuffield 信用 設立する?Britons are 直面するing alarming 麻薬 不足s and 存在 made to wait longer for new 薬／医学s than our European 隣人s.

Its 分析 of freedom of （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） requests and public data 明らかにする／漏らすd the number of notifications from 麻薬 companies 警告 of 差し迫った 不足s had more than 二塁打d from 648 in 2020 to 1,634 in 2023.?

A 2023 調査する by CPE also 設立する 92 per cent of pharmacy teams were 取引，協定ing with 薬／医学s 供給（する） 問題／発行するs daily, up from the 67 per cent logged the year before.?

Almost 4.3 million people were living with 糖尿病 in 2021/22, によれば the 最新の 人物／姿／数字s for the UK. And another 850,000 people have 糖尿病 and are 完全に unaware of it, which is worrying because untreated type 2 糖尿病 can lead to 複雑化s 含むing heart 病気 and 一打／打撃s. Around 400,000 are believed to have type 1

Almost nine in ten (87 per cent) team members believed 患者 health was 存在 put at 危険.?

報告（する）／憶測s have 最高潮の場面d that 薬／医学 不足s have been 増加するing for over 20 years.

Older 医薬s are often 支配する to 不足s because prices 減少（する） once a 研究室／実験室's 初めの 特許 満了する／死ぬs and other companies can make generics.?

製薬の companies also do not keep 在庫／株s of these older 薬／医学s that are much いっそう少なく profitable than newer therapies. A small disruption during 製造業の, for instance, can lead to a 不足.?

The 問題／発行する, however, is not 苦しむd by the UK alone.??

In October, one of フラン's pharmacy unions, the USPO, called for more transparency 同様に, 追加するing that 麻薬 不足s were becoming a 永久の problem.

EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides also told MEPs in October that 演説（する）／住所ing the 薬／医学 不足s was a 最高の，を越す political 優先 in Europe.

A DHSC spokesperson today sai d: 'We are aware of 供給（する） 問題／発行するs with a 限られた／立憲的な number of insulin 製品s and are working with the 各々の 製造業者s to help 解決する them.?

'We have also 問題／発行するd 包括的な 指導／手引 to the NHS about these 供給（する） 問題／発行するs, which 供給するs advice on how to manage 患者s during this time.

'We know that 不足s can be 苦しめるing for 患者s and families, and we advise any 患者 who is worried about their 条件 to speak to their clinician.'