Recent Content by BarryLey

Thanks for the help guys. I saw the GP today, all ready for battle. He told me that the nurse has no business giving advice like that. She is supposed to check for neuropathy, schedule Hb1c and retinopathy tests and that's it. He will have a word with her and make sure she doesn't give...

Sue thanks for the guidelines. They should be helpful

Thanks guys. I will certainly make my case with the GP. If he doesn't understand/refuses to help, I will speak to the practise manager. But if I have to go to the PCT, who should I speak to? I mean if they don't understand DB type 1, won't they just take the GPs word for it?

Thanks for the support. But if I demand and he says no, is there some legislation I can quote? Or some regulatory body that will help me? (I am afraid that if I speak to the PCT I will get somebody who does not understand DB and will say "do as the doctor says...")

Sure, in the long run I would cost less money. But right now (in this adminsitration's budget) it is slightly more expensive to give me the strips. I will only cost money when I get ill, in another adminstration's budget. So they don't care about what happens in 10 or 20 years really...

That's what I thought. But how can a DB nurse not know the difference? Is there some sort of legal obligation? I mean can I demand them?

Hi everyone. I am a type 1 who tries to do everything right. Good diet/excercise etc. I keep my levels around 4.2-5.8. But to do this I need to test around 7 times a day. This was no problem in Australia where I was diagnosed, but today my diabetes nurse told me I couldn't have that many...