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<blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 25958" data-attributes="member: 11712"><p>The reason behind prescription of BG strips for T2 diabetics is due to research!</p><p></p><p>A study was compiled to see if T2's who carried out home moitoring faired any better or suffered less complication to T2's who carried none and relied on the yearly review/blood test carried out by the doctor....</p><p></p><p>The out come of the study showed that carrying out home monitoring provided no advantages or lessened complication! It was summerised that unlike T1 who can be pro-active and adjust there insulin needs to results the T2's can't do this....</p><p></p><p>I know that before meters were availble or common place (my first meter cost me well over £100 with out VAT) that the old BM blood sticks money could be saved by cuting them either in half or thirds if you had a steady hand and good eyesight... But with the meters there is no way of cutting the cost, it a whole strip or nothing! Prehaps some of you T2's might be able to convince your doctor to prescribe these as a cheaper alternitive (with a promise that you will cut then down)? I know that not using them in a meter and ensuring that you write all your results down and having to wait for two minutes to get a result is a complete pain and yes unfair... But if it means that you can continual to monitor with out shedding loads of money for bio-metric strips!!!!</p><p></p><p>It seems on both sides T2 and T1 are getting there strips restricted... I use a insulin pump, which means that I have to test frequently during the day... the mimium is 4 times, but in reality it is more like 10 times a day as I do drive and need to test before driving... Change my infusion set, tube set or even a new cartridge means that I have to test before I change and then one about another hour later to ensure that everything is working and insulin is being delivered!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jopar, post: 25958, member: 11712"] The reason behind prescription of BG strips for T2 diabetics is due to research! A study was compiled to see if T2's who carried out home moitoring faired any better or suffered less complication to T2's who carried none and relied on the yearly review/blood test carried out by the doctor.... The out come of the study showed that carrying out home monitoring provided no advantages or lessened complication! It was summerised that unlike T1 who can be pro-active and adjust there insulin needs to results the T2's can't do this.... I know that before meters were availble or common place (my first meter cost me well over £100 with out VAT) that the old BM blood sticks money could be saved by cuting them either in half or thirds if you had a steady hand and good eyesight... But with the meters there is no way of cutting the cost, it a whole strip or nothing! Prehaps some of you T2's might be able to convince your doctor to prescribe these as a cheaper alternitive (with a promise that you will cut then down)? I know that not using them in a meter and ensuring that you write all your results down and having to wait for two minutes to get a result is a complete pain and yes unfair... But if it means that you can continual to monitor with out shedding loads of money for bio-metric strips!!!! It seems on both sides T2 and T1 are getting there strips restricted... I use a insulin pump, which means that I have to test frequently during the day... the mimium is 4 times, but in reality it is more like 10 times a day as I do drive and need to test before driving... Change my infusion set, tube set or even a new cartridge means that I have to test before I change and then one about another hour later to ensure that everything is working and insulin is being delivered! [/QUOTE]
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