Hi
I was diagnosed with type 1 in December 2009, not the 30th birthday present I was hoping for!!!! I am obviously still new to this and new to the site too but am after a bit of advice please.
My biggest issue is the amount of test strips that i am going through and the last time i went to the doctors to renew my prescription i was told that the 100 strips i am issued with at a time should last me about a month. I told my doctor that i am checking when i wake up, 2 hours before and after meals and before bed and he told me that i don't need to check it 2 hours after my food as if it is too low i will know about it and if it is too high there is nothing i can do about it anyway.
As I am still trying to get into a routine i need to check it as regularly as possible, i have also started running again which means checking before and after training and closely monitoring it for the rest of the day, it can also effect my levels the following day. I also do shift work which also has an effect. I am easily getting through 100 test strips in 2 weeks.
I just wondered if anybody else has had similar issues with their doctor restricting test strips and if my doctor can refuse to renew my prescription if i have used them all up?
Any advice would be muchly appreciated.
Thanks
SJ
I was diagnosed with type 1 in December 2009, not the 30th birthday present I was hoping for!!!! I am obviously still new to this and new to the site too but am after a bit of advice please.
My biggest issue is the amount of test strips that i am going through and the last time i went to the doctors to renew my prescription i was told that the 100 strips i am issued with at a time should last me about a month. I told my doctor that i am checking when i wake up, 2 hours before and after meals and before bed and he told me that i don't need to check it 2 hours after my food as if it is too low i will know about it and if it is too high there is nothing i can do about it anyway.
As I am still trying to get into a routine i need to check it as regularly as possible, i have also started running again which means checking before and after training and closely monitoring it for the rest of the day, it can also effect my levels the following day. I also do shift work which also has an effect. I am easily getting through 100 test strips in 2 weeks.
I just wondered if anybody else has had similar issues with their doctor restricting test strips and if my doctor can refuse to renew my prescription if i have used them all up?
Any advice would be muchly appreciated.
Thanks
SJ