Blood Glucose Test Strips Refused by GP

[BGW]

Hi All,

Put my usual three monthly prescription in for Type II tablets and glucose test strips and was informed by the Doctor's surgery that Type II glucose strip tests would no longer be supplied by the NHS on prescription!!!

Is this just a local GP being mean, or is it now standard practice in these austerity times?

[bowell]

Post code lottery and PCTs More and more areas this is happening
If your on Hypo Meds like Gliclazide can have a good try and fight it

Good luck

just had a small fight trying to lower the amount of incontinence supplies .

Bob

[ClaireG 06]

Hi and welcome to the forum
It's not just you, lots of type 2's are having this problem. I have recently gone onto insulin but my DN told me that strips for all non insulin type 2's have been stopped.
If you click this link, there is some advice about getting strips that may be of help to you.
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19002

[BGW]

Thanks for the replies and the link was very useful.

Testing HbA1c every 6 months is not very comforting...

[viviennem]

Which is your health authority, BGW? I'm making a list preparatory to doing a big media lobby. Shan't be mentioning people, just PCTs - Bucks, Rutland-and-S Leics so far.

Viv

[smitha48]

Which is your health authority, BGW? I'm making a list preparatory to doing a big media lobby. Shan't be mentioning people, just PCTs - Bucks, Rutland-and-S Leics so far.

Viv

Hi Viv,

you can add Cumbria to your list as well

Tony

[ailz]

Hi Viv

You can add West Pennine to your list too.

Cheers
Ailz

[viviennem]

I was talking to my GP today and as far as he knows so far he's still prescribing test strips for Type 2s.

Thaks for the other PCT names. Any more out there?

Viv

[Ann19]

Hi Viv, you can add South Staffordshire to the list.

Ann

[BGW]

Which is your health authority, BGW? I'm making a list preparatory to doing a big media lobby. Shan't be mentioning people, just PCTs - Bucks, Rutland-and-S Leics so far

Kent

[captainlynne]

Devon. Cornwall.

[goldsmithsteve]

Which is your health authority, BGW? I'm making a list preparatory to doing a big media lobby. Shan't be mentioning people, just PCTs - Bucks, Rutland-and-S Leics so far.

Viv

Add Hertfordshire to the list as I was refused test strips on my last visit.

Steve

[anna29]

Hiya, Blimey quite a few areas here, so far I havent had any probs with supply of test strips, am North Lancs [on insulin/victoza ] am going to my surgery tomorrow , will ask my practice nurse of supply to type2's not on insulin. As I notice both cumbria n west pennines have been hit. Will let you all know of the outcome. Anna.x

[))Denise((]

I'm in one of the areas mentioned by a previous poster and haven't had any problems, but I don't over order strips. The last time I saw my GP, I was ordering prescription items and he was going down my list and he mentioned the strips so I said yes please. I'm not sure if it makes any difference but I'm on Gliclazide and I also think I'm one of his best controlled diabetics.

Viv - I can pm you with my area, but would rather not put it on the forum. The area mentioned is covered by several pcts.

[FergusCrawford]

Glic is a Hypo causing medication and hence your doc SHOULD provide strips to allow testing if driving. My GP does. I am in Rossendale, N of Manchester.