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mrgiggles247

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Hi there everyone. this is my first post here and my first question. I'm 18, at Uni,an have been type 1for almost a year now (actually told my mum I thought I had diabetes on Mother's day. How nice of me).

Anyway, I recently bought an accu-chek aviva from ASDA, and found it to be much more comfortable to use than the one I had before, but have run out of test strips and lancet drums. I went to teh doctor to try and geet them put on a script, but he told me the NHS didn't didn't do them on prescription. Is this true? If so, do you know anywhere to get the lancets and strips from fairly cheap, cos' I've only managed to find the strips and they were horrifically expensive.

Chears.
 
I too use an Accu-Chek Aviva and have no problems getting lancets and test strips from my GP. What he told you is rubbish. They are approved providing you have a medical need - which you do. As I understand it you are a T1 on Insulin. You have a need to test for many reasons. This is all set out in the NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines on Diabetes Management.
It clearly states this in these guidelines.
I have sent you a PM with an e-mail address so that I can send you a copy.
You then need to 'negotiate' with your GP and let him know you have seen the guidance.
Cheers
Ken
 
Hi there
my mum is type 1 diabettic, she has same meter as you, she has no problem getting test sticks and lancets on prescription,
go back and see your campus doctor, and explain you need them urgent, it looks like your campus doctor is doing cash saving! you are entitled to them
 
The problem is probably with your PCT, they will have a Formulary and will not prescribe stuff which is not listed. They may prescribe One Touch strips only.
 
Trinkwasser said:
The problem is probably with your PCT, they will have a Formulary and will not prescribe stuff which is not listed. They may prescribe One Touch strips only.
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Hi Trink
I have access to the BNF March 2009 (latest edition) and both lancets and strips are there to be prescribed. I recently gave someone else this information to go back to the GP with.
Ken
 
The problem though,Ken is that PCT's have a regional formulary and don't always have on it everything that is in the BNF.This is to do with their eternal budgeting again.
 
sugarless sue said:
The problem though,Ken is that PCT's have a regional formulary and don't always have on it everything that is in the BNF.This is to do with their eternal budgeting again.
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That's typical stealth costcutting. I know that they are available in the West Mids area with no probs.
cheers Sue
 
sugarless sue said:
The problem though,Ken is that PCT's have a regional formulary and don't always have on it everything that is in the BNF.This is to do with their eternal budgeting again.
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Yes sorry, I meant the local formulary.

When I moved I was changed from famotidine to ranitidine. Just saying it didn't work wasn't enough, I had to claim "side effects" for the GP to be permitted to change it back again.

Likewise olmesartan replaced losartan and if I hadn't already been on simvastatin I'd have been changed onto it.
 
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