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<blockquote data-quote="hanadr" data-source="post: 25960" data-attributes="member: 8110"><p>Firstly</p><p>the Irish Study was done with newly diagnosed T2 patients, half of whom who were asked to test, but not given any ideas on what to do with their results. It's the PCTs who are blocking the test strips. NICE has specifically told them not to do a blanket ban. My PCT West Berks actually admits it's not following NICE guidelines on this. It's a money saving policy. </p><p>Secondly, with an HbA1c of over 7, you are outside the protocol range and <u>should </u>be doing your own testing at the Very least until you get thet down to below 7. You're not likely to have much luck with the PCT. I've been at them for months and they've given up replying to me. I get strips by begging my doctor, who is allowed to prescribe them and if I get desperate, I buy them from the suppliers. It's half the price of the local pharmacy!</p><p>several people on this forum Always supply theirs themselves. I'm a pensioner, so I don't have that much income</p><p> I know the PCTs are storing up trouble with patients developing complications and needing VERY expensive treatments, which they cannot deny them, but when a single kidney cancer patient needs medication that costs £ 45,000 per year and scans, inpatient stays and lab tests on top, you can see that if they can save £200 - £300 pounds per year on a number of diabetics, many of whom are elderly and don't have time to develop costly complications, they will try to get away with it. And they do, just by refusing to discuss the matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hanadr, post: 25960, member: 8110"] Firstly the Irish Study was done with newly diagnosed T2 patients, half of whom who were asked to test, but not given any ideas on what to do with their results. It's the PCTs who are blocking the test strips. NICE has specifically told them not to do a blanket ban. My PCT West Berks actually admits it's not following NICE guidelines on this. It's a money saving policy. Secondly, with an HbA1c of over 7, you are outside the protocol range and [u]should [/u]be doing your own testing at the Very least until you get thet down to below 7. You're not likely to have much luck with the PCT. I've been at them for months and they've given up replying to me. I get strips by begging my doctor, who is allowed to prescribe them and if I get desperate, I buy them from the suppliers. It's half the price of the local pharmacy! several people on this forum Always supply theirs themselves. I'm a pensioner, so I don't have that much income I know the PCTs are storing up trouble with patients developing complications and needing VERY expensive treatments, which they cannot deny them, but when a single kidney cancer patient needs medication that costs £ 45,000 per year and scans, inpatient stays and lab tests on top, you can see that if they can save £200 - £300 pounds per year on a number of diabetics, many of whom are elderly and don't have time to develop costly complications, they will try to get away with it. And they do, just by refusing to discuss the matter. [/QUOTE]
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