Hi
I received one of the Bayer Contour USB blood glucose testing machines, well last week or the week before actually and I have only just had time to look at it and try it. Well I absolutely love it, and it is very easy to use, but when I called my doctors surgery today the 'on call' doctor, the one that calls back to discuss anything they can to avoid you having to have an appointment, well he said that they can not give me the strips for that machine, and do not do so unless there is an important reason for changing machines, he asked where I got it from and why I wanted to use it instead.
I advised him of all the extra things it does and how it will benefit me and encourage me to see my consultant, as I usually put off or cancel my consultant appointment because I don't write my blood testing results down in the silly little book that has no room (I was the same when i was pregnant - I hated doing it, it felt like doing homework having to copy all my results down and squeeze them in - they preferred the book so they could see the pattern!! and there was no room to record carbs or insulin or anything. Anyway he still said no that he will not give me the strips for this machine, but if I wanted to I could write in and the board would look at the reason or something like that. I am very dissapointed, I really like the machine and only have about 20 strips left : (
has anyone else had this problem?
I received one of the Bayer Contour USB blood glucose testing machines, well last week or the week before actually and I have only just had time to look at it and try it. Well I absolutely love it, and it is very easy to use, but when I called my doctors surgery today the 'on call' doctor, the one that calls back to discuss anything they can to avoid you having to have an appointment, well he said that they can not give me the strips for that machine, and do not do so unless there is an important reason for changing machines, he asked where I got it from and why I wanted to use it instead.
I advised him of all the extra things it does and how it will benefit me and encourage me to see my consultant, as I usually put off or cancel my consultant appointment because I don't write my blood testing results down in the silly little book that has no room (I was the same when i was pregnant - I hated doing it, it felt like doing homework having to copy all my results down and squeeze them in - they preferred the book so they could see the pattern!! and there was no room to record carbs or insulin or anything. Anyway he still said no that he will not give me the strips for this machine, but if I wanted to I could write in and the board would look at the reason or something like that. I am very dissapointed, I really like the machine and only have about 20 strips left : (
has anyone else had this problem?