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Diabitic type 2 Self- monitoring,DVLA.

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Dreamcatcher42

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Good Day to All,
As a new member I would like to introduce myself.I am a 70 year Male Type 2 Diabetic
I am of normal weight,and normal BP with the help of Medication.I have had a review
by the Diabetic nurse who found my BM Stix to be 17.5mmols.I was taking Metformin
tabs 1000 mg twice day.The nurse has now added Sitagliptin 100mg daily.
What worries me is she refused to give me a kit to test my own BS Which would be
useful to test myself before driving.She feels the HbA1c is the only reliable test.
I was also asked to inform DVLA of my change in medication.and My Car insurance
Co.Although I can see the point in informing the Insurance I don't feel I need to
inform DVLA.Whats the general Opinion on these two questions?

My Kind Regards to all,
Pedro.
 
Dear Pedro, good to know that I'm not out there on my own. When I was first diagnosed with type 2 (last year), I asked my doctor if a self monitor was necessary and should I get a small electronic meter? Oh no, was his swift reply and seemed perfectly happy for me to attend his surgery on a regular basis. A little more flesh on the bones. I'm 62 years young, live in Spain and, as I'm not 65 I have to pay for all my treatments and meds. :shock:
Notwithstanding his advice I obtained a self test monitor and now carry out a test daily before breakfast. My point of view is that if you don't know what you Blood/sugar level is how can you adjust you medication and lifestyle accordingly?
I finally have my levels under control, mostly, and I am no longer worrying from one appointment to the next what the levels are. Not knowing what your levels are is NOT a case of ignorance being bliss. Hang on in there Pedro, it will all come together :) Good luck, ****
 
I feel you could argue the fact that you should have a meter because you should not drive with a blood glucose levels of less than 5mmol, if you have an accident and your blood levels are found to be under 5mmol, your insurance would be invalid, you can go hypo because of the medication you are taking, namely sitagliptin, so you have to test before driving, and every 2 hours if it is a long journey

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I used the DVLA guide lines that I needed to test before driving and that I needed to monitor my BS to find out what food was causing the highs and when if I got any lows as I was recently put meds that could cause a low, and managed to get my test strips re-added after one of the doctors removed them of my repeat prescription.
 
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