Recent Content by lostonrye

Its for short term saving's Nice or whoever set's the policy only want the save on the present budget The fact it may cost a fortune down the road is not even considered, its the same reason the gov opted for hospital building projects on a buy now pay later scheme that leaves taxpayer paying...

Hi the NHS has farmed this service out to a debt recovery agency, who will get a percentage of the cash recovered. you should always appeal and also if you are on a low income ask for a payment plan They cannot force you to pay a recovery debt that will leave rent or mortgage and gas electric...

I see a Diabetic nurse who is far more knowledgeable than most GPs I was 57 when diagnosed and it can develop at any age. may as well say well your 40 and have not had a heart attack yet so it's unlikely. Next time you see said Doc give him a sound thrashing

I bought the a1c test kit from the USA it cost £14 and about £6 postage on ebay it came with 2 capsules fairly easy to use but difficult to get the capsules over here and they have a use by date Results seem accurate at about £10 a test most people will use the nhs not an option in the...

I have found the chemist's at boots unhelpful. I presented my prescriptions for Glucomen test strips But the Gp had ommited the LX to denote the type of strips. however I had the old container But the Boots Chemists refused to supply the strips and said i needed to return the prescription to my...

Hi again Canada would be ok as it goes they use the same measure's as the UK as do most of the world the American system is different you either divide by 18 or multiply by 18 to get the conversion

Hi all yes you can do the conversion if the test strips are bought in the country the meter was manufactured for. Otherwise the coding on the test strips will be different so say test strips bought in Canada for will be different even for the same meter.