Is metformin blood glucose lowering medication That what the doctor put me on
No it helps with BG management but cannot cause hypo’s, unlike insulin and sulfonylureas which are the medications attracting test strips on prescription. I would agree with others that self funding the Tee2 or codefree and using that to establish what dietary choices work for you is a vary good investment to makeIs metformin blood glucose lowering medication That what the doctor put me on
It's completely idiotic.Doctor won' t give me a self test kit so I don't know if I'm controlling my levels What can i do other than buy my own with I think will be quite expensive for me ?
I had a quick look on eBay for Code Free strips and I couldn’t actually find any cheaper than if you buy from Homehealth using the link and discount codes that @Goonergal posted in comment #2. Especially if you order 10 boxes, they work out at £5.89 each. Correct me if I’m wrong but I couldn’t find as cheap as that on eBay.It a joke because you on eBay and loads of strips available multi packs with long dates my suspicions are raised
Hi @les1480 and welcome to the forum! With regard to the strips, I think of it as a trade-off. I find that testing helps me to avoid all of those foods which raised my blood glucose and eventually got me my T2DM diagnosis in the first place. To be honest, I think that testing has even saved me money over the long term as I have eliminated so much unhealthy food from my diet - to the extent that my grocery budget is about 1/3 less than it used to be!What can i do other than buy my own with I think will be quite expensive for me ?
You are so right @les1480. It is a penny foolish pound wise approach. Unfortunately, CCG's and GP's have a finite budget and must deal with the 'here and now' issues in front of them, and make the most prudent and fair decisions based on the immediate needs of their total population within their current budget cycle. Being wise about prevention is a very forward-looking approach. But does work, as Dr. David Unwin can attest too!Thanks everyone for the advice I don't get to do because I was somebody says it's apocracy if you don't bother taking your meds and you can end up in serious trouble with holding cost NHS twice as much to put it right so god knows how much a small meter and a few test strips once a month is going to cost them as how much as having you in hospital for 24-48 hours is it going to cost
Doctor won' t give me a self test kit so I don't know if I'm controlling my levels What can i do other than buy my own with I think will be quite expensive for me ?
Is metformin blood glucose lowering medication That what the doctor put me on