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<blockquote data-quote="rowan" data-source="post: 892250" data-attributes="member: 85095"><p>I think if it was recommended for T2 to self-test, and testing strips were readily available on prescription, then giving patients who know they are doing well the choice to miss a blood test at the doctors would be fine.</p><p>But it's possible to have very high BG but still feel ok - when my BG was hovering around 30 I didn't realise as I put any symptoms down to other health conditions. I didn't bother with testing myself or going to the surgery for A1C test, and for people like that it can be very dangerous to be given the choice of missing out on diabetic clinic appointments.</p><p></p><p>I was lucky that a routine hospital appointment for something else in January threw up some very worrying blood test results and that got the ball rolling, and I've been told I probably wouldn't be here now if hadn't turned up for more tests and sorting out my diabetes! Actually, that's probably why they wouldn't let me go home that day and kept me in overnight! </p><p></p><p>SO anyway, I think it's disgraceful to put the choice onto patients who might not see any need for regular clinic appointments and who could be in danger like I was, they should be encouraging regular clinic attendance, especally to those they tell not to self-test!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rowan, post: 892250, member: 85095"] I think if it was recommended for T2 to self-test, and testing strips were readily available on prescription, then giving patients who know they are doing well the choice to miss a blood test at the doctors would be fine. But it's possible to have very high BG but still feel ok - when my BG was hovering around 30 I didn't realise as I put any symptoms down to other health conditions. I didn't bother with testing myself or going to the surgery for A1C test, and for people like that it can be very dangerous to be given the choice of missing out on diabetic clinic appointments. I was lucky that a routine hospital appointment for something else in January threw up some very worrying blood test results and that got the ball rolling, and I've been told I probably wouldn't be here now if hadn't turned up for more tests and sorting out my diabetes! Actually, that's probably why they wouldn't let me go home that day and kept me in overnight! SO anyway, I think it's disgraceful to put the choice onto patients who might not see any need for regular clinic appointments and who could be in danger like I was, they should be encouraging regular clinic attendance, especally to those they tell not to self-test! [/QUOTE]
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