Test Strips stopped

[kentishman]

I had the test strips removed from my repeat prescription. When I complained they said if I need them to write them in on the prescription. I did that and got them

 

[descartesmum]

I just saw my gp last week and she didn't say anything about the strips. I get 2 boxes of them every 28 days. There are days that I do test a lot due to the Byetta. It's strange but things that might have raised my bs are now lowering it down to the mid 4s, very unusual for me.

Carol

 

[Grandfatherd]

ON 23/Sept/2010. blokefromstoke, posted that he was having a meeting with the P.C.P.
This was about test strips. Did he post and tell of the result he received?
Danny.

 

[cugila]

ON 23/Sept/2010. blokefromstoke, posted that he was having a meeting with the P.C.P.
This was about test strips. Did he post and tell of the result he received?
Danny.

BFS did post a result on the 10/11/2010.

See here..........

Re: Test Strips stopped
by theblokefromstoke » November 10th, 2010, 4:47 pm

Test Strips Reinstated.

I had a great meeting today with the PCT. I met with a lovely lady and explained to her how i manage my eating, excercise and medication on a daily basis to keep my BG control real tight. I took all of my diaries showing what I eat per day, how I measure all my food, carbs and cals and how this relates to tablets, excercise and my daily BG levels.

She was over the moon with what i was doing and what i'd achived in the 11 months since diagnosis.

I am absolutly committed to managing my Diabetes and not letting it ruin my life.

Test strips have been reinstated.

Thanks for the help guys.

carl

 

[benniesmum]

Carl - great to hear that you persuaded your PCT to back down.

Has anyone succeeded in Bucks? I've got the same problem, but am in a different PCT.

 

[smeatons]

I went to collect my repeat prescription today to find that they have halved the normal quota of testing strips to 50 a month. I only had my annual review last week and nothing was mentioned then. I thought the pharmacy had got it wrong. Thankfully I noticed it was a change on the presciption so went back to the doctors and no explanation was given. The woman on the desk has just made a note that 50 strips doesn't cover 3 tests a day and I should see what they do when I next need to order... couldn't see the Doctor or Diabetic Nurse... so I'll find out in 2 weeks time!

Pointed out that it is illegal to drive with a hypo and given I'm going low-ish at the moment around 5pm they could potentially put me in a difficult situation if I can't test if I'm safe to drive or not. They didn't seem that fussed about that.

Hopefully this will all be sorted when I next ring up otherwise I'm going to have to make a bit of a scene... fingers crossed.