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  1. K

    NO more test strips in Bucks!

    I don't know where Bucks get their info because the NICE guidelines are quite clear and Type 2 are allowed to have test strips. It is in 8.1.5 R23 (Google!) with a supplement in R24. Crazy stuff!
  2. K

    TYpe 2 and Test Strips

    Viv - I attach a copy of the NICE guidelines which you should show your GP. The GMC might like to know of GP's who refuse to obey NICE! NICE Guidelines 8.1.5 R23 Self-monitoring of plasma glucose should be available: 1. To those on insulin treatment 2. To those on oral glucose lowering...
  3. K

    TYpe 2 and Test Strips

    Viv - I don't need to monitor my BG as much as I used to do but in the early stages of Type 2 people need the feedback from self monitoring that allows them to gain a knowledge of what they can eat and what they can't eat. I discovered that a glass of pure orange juice is an absolute no-no but...
  4. K

    TYpe 2 and Test Strips

    old485 - I'm afraid there is a lot of confusion about test strips not helped by clueless GP's. HbA1C is useful but it is NOT a substitute for self monitoring. The NICE guide lines are quite clear and should be followed by all GP's. The feedback from HbA1C is too slow for changes to be made...
  5. K

    TYpe 2 and Test Strips

    My GP practice will not even go by the NICE guidelines! I managed to get some test strips because the GP who refused them didn't tell the computer he had done so and the pharmacy got the prescription. I have now changed my GP clinic and it was very easy to do. I just asked Google and all the...
  6. K

    TYpe 2 and Test Strips

    My thanks for the replies and the help and advice. I will confront my GP if I have to do so about test strips. If he is adamant in his refusal anyone know the way forward? GP's should not be able to get away with dictatorial behaviour and a lot of them try it. In my practice one GP makes it...
  7. K

    TYpe 2 and Test Strips

    I have been using test strips for some while but, suddenly, my GP refuses to prescribe them! He says that HbA1C is quite sufficient done every two or three months. I am not understanding this! Certainly the test strips are very expensive and maybe if they were cheaper they would get...