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I recently tried to order my repeat prescription online and found to my surprise that my test strips and lancets were no longer on the list. It so happened that I was due to go to my GP for my diabetic review (first in 2 years!). I asked him about the missing items and he informed me that the NHS were no longer funding them and I had to buy my own. I presume I was supposed to discover this by osmosis as nobody bothered to tell me about it. Anyway, is this common? I realise I have probably been lucky up to now. I was originally given them on prescription because I was initially thought to be T1 (it turned out to be stress diabetes which can present like T1) but eventually I was told it was in fact T2. I have been getting strips and lancets since 2007 but no longer. I have found some online for £12.49 (GlucRx) but am pretty angry that the NHS chooses to save money rather than provide me with preventative items. My view is that my condition is controlled because I test regularly but I've now been told that I don't need to test so often because it is under control! Sorry, bit of a rant but this has made me cross