Hello Cinders4819,
Here is a quote from the LancetMagazine web site 2015 regarding the Final Recommendations of Xultophy.pdf -
(NICE recommend that treatment to control blood glucose should be tailored to each person's clinical needs, with safety, paramount.) I can send you the pdf file if needed.
If you had a bad hypo, I wonder what a paramedic would say to you if you said my GP restricts my Blood Testing Strips?
I cannot believe how your surgery can restrict the use of any strips for blood testing as you are taking Xultophy with metformin. I did know the Contour strips were about twice the price of the cheap Nexus RX strips as I used to use the Contour Next. My surgery went on a 'Cheapest Drugs For All' program which was fine for Pills etc.. They moaned about my strip prices until I said the difference between the Next and Surgery given meter, the Optium Xceed was pennies. I had also gone through 3 Surgery Xceed meters versus my still perfect working Contour Next (I was given via The Diabetes.co.uk website and Bayer!)
It, in my opinion, is a cost saving exercise to restrict blood testing strips. You are a type 2 diabetic
taking insulin with metformin and should be allowed whatever meter and prescribed strips you want. Nice of PoshTotty to send you some overstock strips although a bit naughty if hospital prescribed to them!
Good luck with your Contour Next strips, hope all the member info helps you to get them prescribed!
Regards Tux