debs248
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Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I'm quite a thorough reader of this forum and it hasn't leapt out at me.
I'm currently livid (please excuse the rage-verbosity that I experience while angry) as a recent unsatisfactory telephone appointment with a nurse at my surgery has led to the removal of test strips and lancets from my repeat prescription.
I've read the pinned thread https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...-supplies-incl-test-strips.19002/#post-173253
but need to check some things before I gird my loins for battle.
The NICE guidelines quoted have been superseded by
I've only skim-read them so far but haven't seen anything similar to the old 1.4.2
Does anyone know where it is? I'm just too exhausted to look thoroughly for myself at the moment and I don't trust my husband's suggestion of asking AI to do it for me.
Alternatively, how did others who have successfully got test strips prescribed argue their case?
(I may need to edit this post but I'm uploading it now anyway as I can feel the adrenalin wearing off and just want to crawl into bed and have a good cry. Having something to eat would probably be a good idea too)
Thanks everyone, you're a lot more help than the NHS “professionals” I've encountered.
I'm currently livid (please excuse the rage-verbosity that I experience while angry) as a recent unsatisfactory telephone appointment with a nurse at my surgery has led to the removal of test strips and lancets from my repeat prescription.
I've read the pinned thread https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/th...-supplies-incl-test-strips.19002/#post-173253
but need to check some things before I gird my loins for battle.
The NICE guidelines quoted have been superseded by
I've only skim-read them so far but haven't seen anything similar to the old 1.4.2
Does anyone know where it is? I'm just too exhausted to look thoroughly for myself at the moment and I don't trust my husband's suggestion of asking AI to do it for me.
Alternatively, how did others who have successfully got test strips prescribed argue their case?
(I may need to edit this post but I'm uploading it now anyway as I can feel the adrenalin wearing off and just want to crawl into bed and have a good cry. Having something to eat would probably be a good idea too)
Thanks everyone, you're a lot more help than the NHS “professionals” I've encountered.
