Heathenlass
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I would love to be prescribed enough test strips so that I didn't have to battle to get the amount I actually need to use .
Type 1's being prescribed such an abundance that they could flog them on eBay is extremely unlikely. Type 1's have to test, it's not an option, as do Type 2's on insulin and other medication (I'm too tired right now to recall the name of the drug). That is why we are prescribed them . In my opinion, to get good control, all diabetics should in an ideal world, be able to get test strips on prescription, and and not too long ago, this was the case. Now, you are very lucky if you are Type 2 and they are prescribed, and even many Type 1's are experiencing a form of rationing.
Suggesting it is Type 1's selling their prescribed test strips is ludicrous, and seems to indicate a lack of understanding as to why Type 1's need to test, so I'll let you in on it - BG levels determine how much insulin we need to inject. There is no fixed dose, and it's very individual. Get it wrong, we can suffer almost immediate consequences,(hypo) or generally feel like shi*e (hyper ). It's a constant balancing act.
We are required by law to test before we drive too
. In my dreams I test once a day (actually, I personally don't know of any Type 2's that only test once a day) and on average, test 9 times. Each day. Every day. No option. No holidays from it. No end in sight to it. And if I wasn't prescribed them, I would not be able to afford to do it.
Signy
Type 1's being prescribed such an abundance that they could flog them on eBay is extremely unlikely. Type 1's have to test, it's not an option, as do Type 2's on insulin and other medication (I'm too tired right now to recall the name of the drug). That is why we are prescribed them . In my opinion, to get good control, all diabetics should in an ideal world, be able to get test strips on prescription, and and not too long ago, this was the case. Now, you are very lucky if you are Type 2 and they are prescribed, and even many Type 1's are experiencing a form of rationing.
Suggesting it is Type 1's selling their prescribed test strips is ludicrous, and seems to indicate a lack of understanding as to why Type 1's need to test, so I'll let you in on it - BG levels determine how much insulin we need to inject. There is no fixed dose, and it's very individual. Get it wrong, we can suffer almost immediate consequences,(hypo) or generally feel like shi*e (hyper ). It's a constant balancing act.
We are required by law to test before we drive too
. In my dreams I test once a day (actually, I personally don't know of any Type 2's that only test once a day) and on average, test 9 times. Each day. Every day. No option. No holidays from it. No end in sight to it. And if I wasn't prescribed them, I would not be able to afford to do it.
Signy