Diabetes And Medical Negligence

There are a number of reasons why you could make a diabetes medical negligence claim. You could make a claim for a delayed diagnosis if your GP or another medical professional failed to diagnose that you had diabetes in time for action to be taken, leading to your condition worsening or becoming irreversible.

If you believe that you were the victim of diabetes-related medical negligence, you could make a diabetes medical negligence claim. To find out how much compensation you can claim, speak to First Personal Injury today.

To assess your claim, contact us on 0333 358 2345 or online.

On What Grounds Can A Diabetes Claim Be Made?

A diabetes medical negligence claim can be made when a patient suffers an injury, or a worsening of their condition because of medical negligent failures. There are many different forms that this failure can take. For example, your GP or another medical professional could have failed to tell you how to manage your diabetes properly or they could have failed to properly diagnose your diabetes or the severity of your diabetes.

Failings in these areas can often happen when a GP misdiagnoses or fails to pay attention to the presentation of worsening symptoms in the patient. Doctors could overlook the need for tests or they could fail to refer a patient to a diabetes specialist, leading to a failure of diagnosis.

There can be severe consequences if diabetes is not diagnosed and managed. In very severe cases, a patient can lose their eyesight, a kidney, or lose a limb through amputation. Such severe injuries can have permanent life-changing consequences. Victims of this type of medical negligence often need compensation to help them maintain a certain level of functioning that they had prior to suffering from diabetes.

If you have diabetes and would generally like some support and guidance, Diabetes UK is a charity that research diabetes while also creating helpful guides about anything from managing your condition to what sort of food someone with diabetes should eat.

Problems Associated with Diabetes Medical Negligence Claims

Whether you suffer from type 1 or type 2 diabetes, if your condition is not diagnosed or managed properly, there are certain complications that you could suffer from. Consequences can include:

• Limb amputation.
• Vision problems, including complete blindness.
• Nerve damage.
• Brain damage.
• Heart disease.

If you suffer from type 2 diabetes but this is not diagnosed, you could also suffer from serious health issues related to obesity. If you have type 2 diabetes, it is also important that you manage your health and weight to ensure that your condition does not get worse.

If you believe that your doctor failed to diagnose or highlight the ways to manage your diabetes, you could be able to make a diabetes medical negligence claim. To find out more, speak to First Personal Injury today.

Diabetes Medical Negligence Claim Compensation

The amount of compensation that you are awarded for your diabetes medical negligence claim is unique and it will be based upon the specific circumstances surrounding your case. The amount of compensation that you are awarded will be determined by two categories: general damages and special damages.

General Damages

General damages refers to the physical and emotional damage caused by your injuries. In the simplest terms, it refers to compensation for pain and suffering. This type of compensation also covers any losses of amenity, aka a decrease in your ability to function, that has arisen from your diabetes complications. Compensation will be awarded based upon the severity of these factors, understanding that the higher the severity of your complications, the worse the pain/suffering is. To view estimates for personal injury types, visit our compensation calculator.

Special Damages

Special damages compensation refers to compensation that covers the financial losses and expenses incurred as a result of an accident or medical negligence. Special damages could help to reclaim a loss of income if you have been unable to work due to your injuries. Similarly, if you have had to pay to go a medical appointment or if you had to pay to travel to a medical appointment, you could be able to claim these medical costs back.

Making Personal Injury Claims

If you have suffered a personal injury, you may be entitled to receive compensation. First Personal Injury is available to assist you and ensure that you win the compensation that you deserve.

Contact our specialist team to begin the process, either by phone on 0333 358 2345 or through our online form.