Rights of the Person with Diabetes – What is SUS required to provide?

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Many people are still unaware of the rights of people with diabetes and therefore ends up failing to receive everything that the Unified Health System is obliged to provide. Did you know that the glucose meter, for example, can be purchased for free at SUS?

Unfortunately, it is still very common for a patient to seek help at a Basic Health Unit (UBS) and not get a certain medicine or health material. If this occurs, it is recommended to look for another UBS or even a municipal hospital.

And if the medicines are still in short supply, the rights of people with diabetes guarantee that this patient will have to receive everything that is foreseen by law. Follow this post until the end to learn more about the main rights guaranteed.

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Find out how the treatment of people with diabetes works in the SUS

Despite the numerous problems presented by SUS due to lack of investment in some regions, treatment for diabetes and other chronic diseases is provided for thousands of Brazilians. Services range from initial consultations to complex surgeries.

With advances in medicine and through effective public policies, the rights of people with diabetes become increasingly broad within the public health network. Just last year, a new treatment alternative has emerged for patients with the disease.

Specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the Unified Health System began to offer the drug dapagliflozin as another alternative for the treatment of the disease, which aims to help control glucose levels and reduce complications.

Find out more about the rights of people with diabetes

According to Brazilian legislation, patients with diabetes are guaranteed care through the Unified Health System (SUS) in order to prevent, monitor and treat the disease, as well as the problems resulting from the disease.

This means that it is part of the rights of the person with diabetes to carry out consultations with the specialist doctor, surgical interventions (when necessary), inclusion in awareness actions about the disease, medicines and health materials.

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With regard to the supply of medication, Law No. 11,347/2006 provides that people with diabetes must receive, free of charge, drugs for the treatment of the disease and the necessary materials its application and blood glucose monitoring.

Conheça um pouco mais sobre os direitos da pessoa com diabetes — Image by Pixabay.

Find out which materials for the treatment and control of the disease are available for free at SUS

Now that you already know the main types of care that the SUS is obliged to provide for people with diabetes, it is important to consult which materials can be requested by the patient for the treatment and control of the disease, check below:

Glucose measuring device;
Strips for measuring glucose;
Lancets to pierce the finger and measure glucose;
Medicines for the treatment of the disease (such as insulins, metformin, glibenclamide and gliclazide).

All these materials and medicines can be purchased free of charge through the Unified Health System, however, according to Law nº 11.347/2006, so that the patient has access to all these rights of the person with diabetes some requirements must be met.

As you can already imagine, it is necessary to present a medical prescription to withdraw medication, but in addition, it is required by law that the patient be enrolled in the Special Education Program for Diabetics, which should be offered at health centers.

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Rights of the person with diabetes: learn how to receive medication for free

To receive free medicines for the treatment and control of the disease it is part of the rights of people with diabetes, however, many patients still do not know what to do to access medication. Also know some other benefits that every citizen has.

The first step for those who want to receive treatment for free through the SUS is to contact a Basic Health Unit (UBS) close to their home and enroll in the Special Education Program for Diabetics. Once this is done, you will be able to make appointments and follow up with the doctor.

In addition, to remove the medication, just present the medical prescription. If the UBS does not comply with the rights of the person with diabetes, the patient can file a complaint with the Health Department of their municipality or state.

Sources: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2004-2006/2006/lei/l11347.htm

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