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Urgent info for people taking a GLP-1 analogue for Type 2 Diabetes

GLP-1 analogues for Type 2 Diabetes

There is a worldwide shortage of injectable and oral GLP-1 analogue receptor agonist (GLP-1s) medicines for type 2 diabetes. These include Dulaglutide (Trulicity®), Exenatide (Byetta® or Bydureon®), Semaglutide (Ozempic® or Rybelsus®), Liraglutide (Victoza®) and Lixisenatide (Lyxumia®).

Due to increased global use, manufacturers are currently unable to produce enough of these diabetic injectable medicines to meet demand. Supply is not expected to return to normal until at least the middle of 2024.

All patients using GLP-1 analogues will be contacted over the coming weeks to arrange a medication review and a blood test. It is important to attend the practice or hospital when you receive this request.

Please remember that GLP-1 RAs should only be obtained on prescription from registered pharmacies. It is illegal to obtain GLP-1 RA without a prescription and there is a risk that the medicine may not be genuine.

If you feel unwell with symptoms of high blood glucose, please seek medical help as normal. For general queries about how long the shortage will last, please remember this is beyond our control and we are dealing with a high volume of calls.

Urgent information for people taking a GLP v2 (1)

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Newsletter Winter 2024

The doctors, nurses and staff at Great Lumley Surgery are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare. We provide a full General Practice Service as well as many specialist clinics for the management of chronic diseases, such as asthma and diabetes, and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations and well-person check-ups. Great Lumley Surgery is a training practice, and this is strongly within the ethos of the practice with all three partners involved in teaching.

Please have a look around our website and do send us some feedback if you like.

In order to safely manage the use of eConsult we have taken the decision to restrict operating hours to Monday - Friday.

To assist patient safety, we advise you contact the surgery on 0191 388 5600 for any queries relating to a medical condition. Online requests are for non-urgent queries only and the forms submitted via eConsult will only be read during weekday office hours.

The NHS App gives you a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services. Download the NHS App on your smartphone or tablet via the Google Play or Apple Store. You can also access the same services in your web browser by logging in through the NHS website. With the NHS App you can: order repeat prescriptions and nominate a pharmacy, book and manage appointments, view your GP health record, book and manage covid-19 vaccinations, register your organ donation decision and check the estimated waiting time for treatment at the NHS acute trust you have been referred too.

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Great Lumley Surgery is now Veterans Accredited.

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We have been recognised as a Carer Friendly organisation by Durham County Council

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Opening Times

Monday	8:00am - 5:45pm extended hours 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Tuesday	8:00am - 5:45pm
Wednesday	8:00am - 5:45pm
Thursday	8:00am - 5:45pm
Friday	8:00am - 5:45pm
Saturday	9:00am -5:00pm (by appointment only or access via 111)
Sunday	Closed