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<blockquote data-quote="Bob B" data-source="post: 949152" data-attributes="member: 184923"><p>AARRRGGG! when will they learn? I was diagnosed in 1971 and put on tablets. As I was very active I GOT HYPOs. Later put on insulin. The hospital couldn't believe I already knew about hypos. A few years later I wrote a letter to the Balance mag in response to a lady's cry for help about her husband's treatment and (to me) obvious hypos. Still the belief was that those on tablets don't get hypos. After my letter, they investigated properly and published an article under the headline 'Diabetics on Tablets can get Hypos'</p><p></p><p>I cannot remember the exact date, but it would have been about 1980. Are there really doctors and nurses around who still believe diabetics on tablets don't need to test their blood sugars ? Apparently there are! This is totally a cost cutting measure and should be resisted with enthusiasm. And it doesn't save money because the costs to the health service of poor control are much, much greater than the cost of a few strips. </p><p></p><p>Bob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob B, post: 949152, member: 184923"] AARRRGGG! when will they learn? I was diagnosed in 1971 and put on tablets. As I was very active I GOT HYPOs. Later put on insulin. The hospital couldn't believe I already knew about hypos. A few years later I wrote a letter to the Balance mag in response to a lady's cry for help about her husband's treatment and (to me) obvious hypos. Still the belief was that those on tablets don't get hypos. After my letter, they investigated properly and published an article under the headline 'Diabetics on Tablets can get Hypos' I cannot remember the exact date, but it would have been about 1980. Are there really doctors and nurses around who still believe diabetics on tablets don't need to test their blood sugars ? Apparently there are! This is totally a cost cutting measure and should be resisted with enthusiasm. And it doesn't save money because the costs to the health service of poor control are much, much greater than the cost of a few strips. Bob [/QUOTE]
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