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<blockquote data-quote="TheLovelyTarotLady" data-source="post: 373128" data-attributes="member: 66124"><p>Hi there: met my diabetic nurse today... who on request, gave me a free blood glucose monitor. Yay!! However, she was unable to give me the test strips and lancets. I have to buy them myself. Which is tricky... because I'm disabled and on benefits... & the strips (so says the chemist) will cost me around £60 every five or six weeks or so. Is this right? </p><p></p><p>It made me ever so cross... not least when the nurse remarked that if the NHS gave me the strips etc, they couldn't fund other things that people - on different meds - need. So is my need less than others, because I'm only on metformin... & my bloods are only 108 something or other? And if yes, why? </p><p></p><p>Rant, rant, gnash... :evil: </p><p></p><p>Also, I was a bit (quite a lot) rude to her... which is totally wrong. Not her fault I guess. But it did make me SO very... erm... grrrrrrrr :wink: </p><p></p><p>Any thoughts or guidance people?</p><p></p><p>Lucja <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> xxx</p><p></p><p>PS: I don't really understand the numbers btw. 108 is what?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLovelyTarotLady, post: 373128, member: 66124"] Hi there: met my diabetic nurse today... who on request, gave me a free blood glucose monitor. Yay!! However, she was unable to give me the test strips and lancets. I have to buy them myself. Which is tricky... because I'm disabled and on benefits... & the strips (so says the chemist) will cost me around £60 every five or six weeks or so. Is this right? It made me ever so cross... not least when the nurse remarked that if the NHS gave me the strips etc, they couldn't fund other things that people - on different meds - need. So is my need less than others, because I'm only on metformin... & my bloods are only 108 something or other? And if yes, why? Rant, rant, gnash... :evil: Also, I was a bit (quite a lot) rude to her... which is totally wrong. Not her fault I guess. But it did make me SO very... erm... grrrrrrrr :wink: Any thoughts or guidance people? Lucja :-) xxx PS: I don't really understand the numbers btw. 108 is what? [/QUOTE]
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