Lesleywo
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- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- My addiction to carbs
I hope you continue to feel better Ally. I have to say but the more I read/hear about the health system in England the more I think we have a much better deal over here (Oz). We do pay for a proportion of a GP visit here. When we have blood tests we take the form to the pathology office and get the test done. Then the GP office call if there's a problem. You can get a copy of the test results either from the doctor or the lab. I once asked a lab to send me blood test results for the last 6 years and they just sent them on.... I figure we've paid for them (through Medicare) so are entitled to copies. All doctors and specialists here bill through Medicare so we do pay for some of it, but it seems we don't have to wait that long for appointments and we only go to hospital for illness/operations etc.
I am curious to know how much the strips are in UK? My endo said if you are diabetic you can get the strips on prescription and he will 'wangle' it for me next time I go in. I paid $65 for a jar of 100 (around 29 UK pounds). I did ask on another forum but nobody answered
I am curious to know how much the strips are in UK? My endo said if you are diabetic you can get the strips on prescription and he will 'wangle' it for me next time I go in. I paid $65 for a jar of 100 (around 29 UK pounds). I did ask on another forum but nobody answered