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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
So I'm having a bit of a nightmare at the minute. My doctor's surgery are refusing to issue my testing strips and claiming that I have been "over-using them". I last received my prescription on the 12th of February of 200 strips. I usually get this prescription every month as I use 5 a day minimum so it's pretty regular.
However, they are refusing to give me this prescription until the 1st of April which is clearly a problem as I only have around 45 strips left at the time of writing (these are from a spare pot I bought on holiday and without these I would have ran out 2 days ago). I don't know what to do anymore, nothing I say can make them change their mind and I can't afford to follow what they've suggested I do and "buy my own".
I'll admit that recently my anxiety over testing has been higher than usual as I haven't always been having clear hypo symptoms and I still struggle to fall asleep without testing multiple times after a diabetic seizure I had during the night a year and a half ago. But I have calculated the amount of strips I have used and it hasn't caused too much impact. Essentially, they want me to test only 4 times a day excluding any hypos or night tests which is just not possible.
I have suspicions it could be to do with brexit and not wanting anyone to be stockpiling but I'm really at a loss here. Has anyone experienced anything similar and what can I possibly do?
However, they are refusing to give me this prescription until the 1st of April which is clearly a problem as I only have around 45 strips left at the time of writing (these are from a spare pot I bought on holiday and without these I would have ran out 2 days ago). I don't know what to do anymore, nothing I say can make them change their mind and I can't afford to follow what they've suggested I do and "buy my own".
I'll admit that recently my anxiety over testing has been higher than usual as I haven't always been having clear hypo symptoms and I still struggle to fall asleep without testing multiple times after a diabetic seizure I had during the night a year and a half ago. But I have calculated the amount of strips I have used and it hasn't caused too much impact. Essentially, they want me to test only 4 times a day excluding any hypos or night tests which is just not possible.
I have suspicions it could be to do with brexit and not wanting anyone to be stockpiling but I'm really at a loss here. Has anyone experienced anything similar and what can I possibly do?