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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 925230" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>I am lucky to live in a country where most T2s can get 50 test strips per script without too much bother. If I need more than that I buy them myself. I am testing a lot at the moment as I am making some positive changes with my eating. However, I can understand governments not paying for unlimited test strips for T2s and I will explain why below. I don't agree with the harsh restrictions and unprofessional behaviour from staff that seems to happen a lot in the UK. I think it would be better if the approach was more like NZ's.</p><p></p><p>I believe that T2s need plenty of test strips when they are starting out, or making changes, or are sick, etc. But using up to 8 strips every day, week in week out, doesn't seem a good use of limited health funds. I don't think long term daily use adds value to diabetes outcomes eg by preventing complications and early deaths. Daily use for a few months and sporadic use here and there does add value because it can get the person on track to send their diabetes into remission and keep it that way. Once the person has learned how to do this, I think if they want to monitor every meal all of the time, they should fund that themselves. The money saved could be used to educate HCPs to provide better care for the most unhealthy diabetics.</p><p></p><p>I believe it's good to fight for better prescribing of funded test strips to T2s, to enable remission and its maintenance, but I wouldn't join in with fighting for the amount of strips that T1s get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 925230, member: 43498"] I am lucky to live in a country where most T2s can get 50 test strips per script without too much bother. If I need more than that I buy them myself. I am testing a lot at the moment as I am making some positive changes with my eating. However, I can understand governments not paying for unlimited test strips for T2s and I will explain why below. I don't agree with the harsh restrictions and unprofessional behaviour from staff that seems to happen a lot in the UK. I think it would be better if the approach was more like NZ's. I believe that T2s need plenty of test strips when they are starting out, or making changes, or are sick, etc. But using up to 8 strips every day, week in week out, doesn't seem a good use of limited health funds. I don't think long term daily use adds value to diabetes outcomes eg by preventing complications and early deaths. Daily use for a few months and sporadic use here and there does add value because it can get the person on track to send their diabetes into remission and keep it that way. Once the person has learned how to do this, I think if they want to monitor every meal all of the time, they should fund that themselves. The money saved could be used to educate HCPs to provide better care for the most unhealthy diabetics. I believe it's good to fight for better prescribing of funded test strips to T2s, to enable remission and its maintenance, but I wouldn't join in with fighting for the amount of strips that T1s get. [/QUOTE]
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