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I have only just seen this thread and read through most of it, and I'm angry, angry on your behalf that a counsellor told you that other people have it worse than you. It seems like this counsellor was pretty much telling you to pull yourself together, and that is something they should never...

@Queen_bee1, could it be that the prescriptions clerk at your surgery keeps changing your prescription irrespective of what the GP says, I know this happens at my surgery, and then excuses get made for them. I now gave an appointment on Friday with a GP to hopefully sort this out, and firstly...

I would imagine it is simply down to trying to compete on price with GlucoRX. As Mahola suggested, it may well mean that these get prescribed more often. I'm sure anyone that has been the existing BD needles would likely carry on with them.

That's interesting to know about the new BD needles, and I will raise this point when I see a GP on Friday. I can imagine it must be difficult to get your daughter to inject when it's mostly causing pain and discomfort. I was told by the DN that slim people and quite often small children, have...

I am definitely going to try and get it changed to the BD needles. It's made worse for me in that I have had Crohn's for 11 years or more, had a major operation for that in 2011, spent 10 weeks in hospital, during which I was subjected to 4 blood tests, every day for the first 7 weeks, which...

I was given some needles by my pharmacy until I can get my repeat sorted, been well over a week, and the GP surgery still haven't sent it back to the pharmacy! I offered to pay, but they lady in charge of it, refused to let me saying they wouldn't see me run out. She even admitted that NICE...

I,m sure this has been raised many times before, however, I'm relatively new to T1 diabetes, it was pointed out to me that many people on these forums have reported that they are having trouble with bruising and pain when using the GlucoRX needles, which are the type I have been prescribed by...

4 BG tests per day is only enough under circumstances. Driving, or training at the gym require extra tests, and it's the same for a hypo. I honestly think it's about cutting back and trying it on when restrictions are placed on it.

They're leaving little option but to put it in writing.

I already did speak to a GP before Christmas about it, and he said it wasn't good enough for them to be doing this. I am going to do so again obviously. I have pointed out time and again the seriousness of the situation, the DN sister made excuses for them when they held back a prescription...

@AndyS, I might have to try that too, along with all the other suggestions. I had spoken to a GP about it before, it seems he increased the quantity of testing strips, but not the fine point needles, so now I have to have yet another go!

Why am I not surprised at that?! When I handed that letter in from the hospital DN, I had to point out to the receptionist five times that the appointment listed on the letter, was the one I had just come from, and she told me I would have to wait six months before I could have an appointment...

@urbanracer, I have had to buy extra sharps bins, and it's getting to the point I might have to start buying the fine points as well. I am finding that the diabetes nurses say one hing, and then the prescriptions clerk contradicts that and keeps the restrictions in place. It's not consistent so...

Thanks, I will have a look at that link. I am now having regular appointments with the diabetes nurses at the GP surgery, and I will tell them about this again, I had done previously, and they will always ok more test strips or needles, because as they say, I need them. The issue seems to be...

I was diagnosed in November last year, and only been on a regime of insulin etc for a few months longer, and I still hate it. I probably always will hate it and resent it, although I just tend to get on with it. I think it's normal to feel that way, and every so often, having a moan about it...

I don't if anyone else has encountered this, I wouldn't know what the norm is as far as prescriptions go, but my GP surgery insists on putting a date release on everything including the fine point needles and the testing strips. They only allow me 100 needles per 30 day period, and as I tend to...

I would have replied sooner, however, the smartphone app refused to allow me to do so! Anyway, I have resolved to try and maintain levels at around 6, and only adjust that on days I am working for longer periods. The nurse who suggested I keep it above 7 is one of those at my GP surgery...

Just thought I'd say hi to everyone. I'm relatively new to type 1 diabetes, having been diagnosed last November and still getting used to the insulin regime and testing. All the diabetes nurses, the dietician, the consultant all tell me I am doing great, the consultant even told me that yo have...