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Hi Im sure I saw a thread on here a while ago about buying your own test strips, just wondering if anyone could recommend best place to buy from? Cheers!
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Hi Im sure I saw a thread on here a while ago about buying your own test strips, just wondering if anyone could recommend best place to buy from? Cheers!
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A lot of the posts you read are type 2 trying to get strips you should be fine getting themI have a prescription just I have seen others on here having trouble getting enough strips from gp - I have gone through one box in two weeks, I will try asking for.more but if they wont agree I will buy some
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Oh great cheers! I have had some trouble in the past with my pharmacist - hopefully this will be fine
Similar problem for me; a while ago I had a batch of dodgy insulin pens, I was turning the dial to the amount I needed then it would get stuck and wouldn't push down to release the insulin - as a result I ran out a lot sopner than expected, went to pharmacist with my repeat prescription, she said it would take 4 days, I said I was fine to wait for all thw other stuff but needed novorapid that day as had none to take at all, she lectured me on being more prepared, I explained about the pens all being faulty, she didnt believe me, said I could cope by just increasing my novorapid doses the next day! Im.not good with confrontation so came home and burst into tears (it had been a long day ha!) My boyfriend took my dodgy pens and stormed off to the pharmacist. Came back with a new box of levemir for me. Then when I went back to pick up all the other bits on my prescription 4 days later all they had was 2 boxes of levemir for me!! Argh!! I said noooo what about my needles and strips and novorapid?!?!Having experienced a refused prescription in the past for test strips I have found more information about this... they cannot refuse you... after the incident i spoke to my GP and apparently they have to try and reduce the amount they are prescribing BUT it shouldnt be a t1 (or anyone on insulin)
As a T1 you should be testing at least a few days througout the day (and thats if your sat doing nothing) but then considering if you drive, you have to test before driving, test when hypo etc you cant set a number of how many test strips you are allowed to use.
Funny problems with pharmasist was mentioned... picked up my prescription at beginning of week and the silly lady tried lecturing about not supposed to give so many test strips in 1 go to someone (just told em its not for them to decide, but the doctor)
Similar problem for me; a while ago I had a batch of dodgy insulin pens, I was turning the dial to the amount I needed then it would get stuck and wouldn't push down to release the insulin - as a result I ran out a lot sopner than expected, went to pharmacist with my repeat prescription, she said it would take 4 days, I said I was fine to wait for all thw other stuff but needed novorapid that day as had none to take at all, she lectured me on being more prepared, I explained about the pens all being faulty, she didnt believe me, said I could cope by just increasing my novorapid doses the next day! Im.not good with confrontation so came home and burst into tears (it had been a long day ha!) My boyfriend took my dodgy pens and stormed off to the pharmacist. Came back with a new box of levemir for me. Then when I went back to pick up all the other bits on my prescription 4 days later all they had was 2 boxes of levemir for me!! Argh!! I said noooo what about my needles and strips and novorapid?!?!
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