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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
So a few months ago I woke up in the middle of the night feeling sick, thirsty, had stomach pain, and ketones 4.5 mmol as I felt really bad I naturally went to hospital to get myself checked out after reporting my sugars to be of a normal level (for me) 12mmol to them they told me no your sugars aren't what it's saying on your Meter it's even higher in the 30-40 range, after a week in hospital while I was there I spoke to the diabetes specialist which replaced my meter from a glucomen lx to a freestyle optium neo. The new meter I have no faults with and I prefer it to the old one but after running out of strips which was provided by the hospital I've needed to order from my gp surgery.
When asking for it to be added they have now said they can't prescribe me the optium strips and have told me I have to change my Meter to one of their cheaper ones, just wondering if I should take the new meter or ask if the hospital will prescribe the strips or if anyone had any recommendations?
Thanks for your time
When asking for it to be added they have now said they can't prescribe me the optium strips and have told me I have to change my Meter to one of their cheaper ones, just wondering if I should take the new meter or ask if the hospital will prescribe the strips or if anyone had any recommendations?
Thanks for your time