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<blockquote data-quote="Magill" data-source="post: 262669" data-attributes="member: 26963"><p>Reading these posts make me realise how lucky I am. I am on a repeat script for 100 strips & lancets and the surgery don't question how often I ask for a repeat. I have never had any problems getting them. I could test about 6 times a day when I was finding out what different foods did to me and I test frequently (on my doctor's advice) if I am ill. Without testing I would have gone on happily consuming food that was recommended by the hospital clinic but was in fact causing long, sustained spikes. If my BG is fine and I am eating foods where I know the effect then I probably only test a couple of times a day. </p><p></p><p>I am still convinced it was the ability to test as often as I liked that let me get tight control over my diet to the extent that we were able to half the number of Metformin tablets I was on (went from 4 x 500mg to 2 x 500mg). That was almost two years ago now and they have never increased the dosage again. They also have a very good diabetic clinic at my GP''s surgery where they see you every 6 months if all is going well (every 6 weeks if you are having problems). What I have always liked is they always have time to talk things out and it isn't just "have another pill". The only thing I have to convince them to stop saying to me is "This is a progressive disease" - No, it can be flaming irritating at times but it doesn't have to be progressive!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Magill, post: 262669, member: 26963"] Reading these posts make me realise how lucky I am. I am on a repeat script for 100 strips & lancets and the surgery don't question how often I ask for a repeat. I have never had any problems getting them. I could test about 6 times a day when I was finding out what different foods did to me and I test frequently (on my doctor's advice) if I am ill. Without testing I would have gone on happily consuming food that was recommended by the hospital clinic but was in fact causing long, sustained spikes. If my BG is fine and I am eating foods where I know the effect then I probably only test a couple of times a day. I am still convinced it was the ability to test as often as I liked that let me get tight control over my diet to the extent that we were able to half the number of Metformin tablets I was on (went from 4 x 500mg to 2 x 500mg). That was almost two years ago now and they have never increased the dosage again. They also have a very good diabetic clinic at my GP''s surgery where they see you every 6 months if all is going well (every 6 weeks if you are having problems). What I have always liked is they always have time to talk things out and it isn't just "have another pill". The only thing I have to convince them to stop saying to me is "This is a progressive disease" - No, it can be flaming irritating at times but it doesn't have to be progressive! [/QUOTE]
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