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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 88047" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>Hi Queenie and welcome to the forum.</p><p></p><p>There is a great deal of controversy currently about getting prescriptions for test strips because many PCTs are refusing to fund them and have instructed GPs to stop prescribing them. This is a cost-cutting exercise and is completely at odds with government guidelines, but nonetheless it is happening. Every patient who is on insulin should automatically be prescribed test strips, but we are hearing of some GPs who are trying to discourage insulin users to not test or to redically reduce the number of tests. You are one of the lucky ones as your GP seems to be on your side. </p><p></p><p>There have been several threads discussing this over the last year or so that this has been going on. Here's a link to the current one</p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9340" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9340</a></p><p></p><p>Incidentally, not all diabetics get free prescriptions - you only qualify if you are receiving medication. If you are diet-controlled then you don't qualify for exemption.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 88047, member: 1338"] Hi Queenie and welcome to the forum. There is a great deal of controversy currently about getting prescriptions for test strips because many PCTs are refusing to fund them and have instructed GPs to stop prescribing them. This is a cost-cutting exercise and is completely at odds with government guidelines, but nonetheless it is happening. Every patient who is on insulin should automatically be prescribed test strips, but we are hearing of some GPs who are trying to discourage insulin users to not test or to redically reduce the number of tests. You are one of the lucky ones as your GP seems to be on your side. There have been several threads discussing this over the last year or so that this has been going on. Here's a link to the current one [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9340]viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9340[/url] Incidentally, not all diabetics get free prescriptions - you only qualify if you are receiving medication. If you are diet-controlled then you don't qualify for exemption. [/QUOTE]
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