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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HairySmurf" data-source="post: 2669041" data-attributes="member: 583820">I don't know what to tell you. It's possible I misunderstood the reason for the seven day prescription with accompanying self testing. There was a whole lot of info thrown at me that day, but I tend to have a good memory.I was initially prescribed Metformin 500mg x 3 per day by my GP. The diabetes specialist put me on Gliclazide for seven days and at the same time gave me a six month prescription for Xigduo, to begin after I reported blood numbers to the nurse. I was not advised to keep up the daily testing after day 7 (I still don't know whether they want me to test every day). There was no overlap between the Gliclazide and Xigduo during the test period.I do remember the doctor saying something like 'If you have type 1, this will give you a tummy ache' or something to that effect. If not for the purpose of verifying the type of diabetes I have, is there any logical reason for the 7 day prescription? It seems bizarre to me to do that and ask for blood self test results unless it was a test of some kind.</blockquote>

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