Sue Morton
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Hi everyone. There is a thing called parellel importation this is where people buy drugs etc that are cheaper in other countries and they import them into the UK then sell them. This happens a lot as I have just retired from working in a large pharmaceutical company. The only protection these companies have is if they still have patent protection but if that patent has expired then there is nothing they can do. Due to terms and conditions in different countries drugs that we are sold here are cheaper in other countries. Even pharmacies get drugs through these generic companies and we are given them on our prescriptions. I have always wondered if they charge the NHS the full UK price for drugs they get through these companies. Or more likely the companies that sell these drugs to our pharmacies are making a wopping profit on the drugs/testing strips that they are importing then selling to the pharmacies.
I went into a WEB site put on here called UCheck and they were at first selling the contour at £16.99 now £17.99 plus postage = £20.98. But got an out of stock so for the first time I went on eBay and found some for £16.99 and no postage. I just ordered the one as this was my first time on eBay and didn't want to spend a lot of money on something I might not receive.
I haven't had strips for sometime and am really worried what my BS is so hope they arrive soon.
I think the NHS are now punishing every type 2 because of all the young ones getting diagnosed as type 2 because they are eating all the junk food etc are bringing this on themselves through their eating habits whether allowed by their parents or not as more youngters are being diagnosed then ever before. This is now costing the NHS a lot of money. But I think its wrong for those that take their condition serious and don't want the health problems your going to get if you don't learn to control your diabetics.
I after my next (only had one so far) aHbc1 (whatever it is) test hoping that it will have gone down will go to see the doc and ask for them on prescription but I don't hold out much hope as they say that type 2 don't have to test which is totally different to what the policy is of the NHS who say all new diabetics (including type 2) should be given a testing machine etc.
I was diagnosed in March this year and I don't think the NHS, GPs and nurses realise what a shock it is and the changes that you have to make and how hard it is. Just giving you a booklet and tell you just eat a little of this you can have 1 square of chocolate (1 square just not worth having) - I have as others on this forum have pointed out that you react to different foods and that even food that you were able to eat all of a sudden your body reacts to it and you get a high BS so we have to keep an eye on even the food that we thought we could eat as our bodies change and react all of a sudden to a certain food that we could eat or the manufacture suddenly changes its receipe and you don't know this and your BS is up and without the strips to keep an eye on your BS how are you to know until you start feeling ill and end up off sick having to see the doctor and so on.
Sorry started to get on my band wagon especially after reading of some of the hardships people on this forum get in trying to sort their diabetis out and get no help from their GPs or DNurse and its just seems mad that some get a lot of care yet others are treated like they are something you tread on.
Just wish evryone the best
Sue :x
I went into a WEB site put on here called UCheck and they were at first selling the contour at £16.99 now £17.99 plus postage = £20.98. But got an out of stock so for the first time I went on eBay and found some for £16.99 and no postage. I just ordered the one as this was my first time on eBay and didn't want to spend a lot of money on something I might not receive.
I haven't had strips for sometime and am really worried what my BS is so hope they arrive soon.
I think the NHS are now punishing every type 2 because of all the young ones getting diagnosed as type 2 because they are eating all the junk food etc are bringing this on themselves through their eating habits whether allowed by their parents or not as more youngters are being diagnosed then ever before. This is now costing the NHS a lot of money. But I think its wrong for those that take their condition serious and don't want the health problems your going to get if you don't learn to control your diabetics.
I after my next (only had one so far) aHbc1 (whatever it is) test hoping that it will have gone down will go to see the doc and ask for them on prescription but I don't hold out much hope as they say that type 2 don't have to test which is totally different to what the policy is of the NHS who say all new diabetics (including type 2) should be given a testing machine etc.
I was diagnosed in March this year and I don't think the NHS, GPs and nurses realise what a shock it is and the changes that you have to make and how hard it is. Just giving you a booklet and tell you just eat a little of this you can have 1 square of chocolate (1 square just not worth having) - I have as others on this forum have pointed out that you react to different foods and that even food that you were able to eat all of a sudden your body reacts to it and you get a high BS so we have to keep an eye on even the food that we thought we could eat as our bodies change and react all of a sudden to a certain food that we could eat or the manufacture suddenly changes its receipe and you don't know this and your BS is up and without the strips to keep an eye on your BS how are you to know until you start feeling ill and end up off sick having to see the doctor and so on.
Sorry started to get on my band wagon especially after reading of some of the hardships people on this forum get in trying to sort their diabetis out and get no help from their GPs or DNurse and its just seems mad that some get a lot of care yet others are treated like they are something you tread on.
Just wish evryone the best
Sue :x