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<blockquote data-quote="beatdise" data-source="post: 664871" data-attributes="member: 134698"><p>I met my DN yesterday and she was a wonderful nurse, however, she did suggest that I shouldn't be using a meter. I said look, I want to get things under control and i want to know where I am at. I don't want to guess, I want to know which foods effect my blood sugar, so that I can mitigate my risks of complications. She said that the NHS wouldn't pay for the strips. I said frankly that fortunately that is the last thing I am worried about. If I can work out stuff in a couple of months I wont need to test so frequently. But while I am a newby I am NOT going to just hope the medication works and that the foods I am eating and the exercise I am undertaking will hopefully tell me in 3 months time that it is or isn't. I just WILL NOT take those risks with my life. Nor Should YOU. I understand that we shouldnt be panicking as I have already done a few times each time I get a spike. But with this great forum you get the words of wisdom based on knowledge and experience that just calms everything down. Good Luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beatdise, post: 664871, member: 134698"] I met my DN yesterday and she was a wonderful nurse, however, she did suggest that I shouldn't be using a meter. I said look, I want to get things under control and i want to know where I am at. I don't want to guess, I want to know which foods effect my blood sugar, so that I can mitigate my risks of complications. She said that the NHS wouldn't pay for the strips. I said frankly that fortunately that is the last thing I am worried about. If I can work out stuff in a couple of months I wont need to test so frequently. But while I am a newby I am NOT going to just hope the medication works and that the foods I am eating and the exercise I am undertaking will hopefully tell me in 3 months time that it is or isn't. I just WILL NOT take those risks with my life. Nor Should YOU. I understand that we shouldnt be panicking as I have already done a few times each time I get a spike. But with this great forum you get the words of wisdom based on knowledge and experience that just calms everything down. Good Luck [/QUOTE]
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