Lithuania to offer remote consultations to diabetes patients
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From January 1, 2027, patients in Lithuania with diabetes will receive up to six nurse-diabetologist consultations per year, covered by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund.
The Ministry of Health updated requirements for nursing services for people with diabetes to allow three of these consultations to take place remotely. The first consultation must still be in person.
Health Minister Linas Kukuraitis stated that offering remote consultations will shorten wait times for specialists, save patients time, and help them manage their condition alongside daily life. The new rules also allow patients to use modern audio and video communication to discuss blood sugar monitoring results with nurse-diabetologists. The Ministry of Health also clarified the indications for therapeutic pedicures and extended diabetic foot care.
The Compulsory Health Insurance Fund will cover up to six therapeutic pedicure services and up to 30 diabetic foot care services annually, and updated minimum patient education requirements were also established.
