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<blockquote data-quote="CollieBoy" data-source="post: 1086042" data-attributes="member: 26127"><p>[USER=277165]@FranOnTheEdge[/USER]</p><p>A hypo is when your Blood Glucose level falls below 4.0, thedizzy feeling can be dangerous if you are driving,operating machinery etc and at extreme cases can cause loss of conciousness.</p><p>As well as true hypos, you can have "false hypos" where although your BG doesn't fall below 4.0, the drop is enough for your body to think you are having a hypo.</p><p>AS for blood testing, I feel that every diabetic should be provided with enough testing supplies to be able to learn to control their diabetes, especially when trying to find a suitable diet.</p><p>Iknw that the NHS does not have bottomless pockets but to say that T2s on diet & exercise do not need to test, misses the opportunity to improve control and reduce costs from complications in the long term. this testing needs to be combined with good structured education such as Xpert Diabetes.</p><p>So I wuld suggest that you pressure your GP to provide some strips to learn which foods affect you, and for some structured education.</p><p>If the refuse, thn I would suggest "codefree" strips which work out cheaper in the long term than a lot of other strips. <a href="http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/" target="_blank">http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CollieBoy, post: 1086042, member: 26127"] [USER=277165]@FranOnTheEdge[/USER] A hypo is when your Blood Glucose level falls below 4.0, thedizzy feeling can be dangerous if you are driving,operating machinery etc and at extreme cases can cause loss of conciousness. As well as true hypos, you can have "false hypos" where although your BG doesn't fall below 4.0, the drop is enough for your body to think you are having a hypo. AS for blood testing, I feel that every diabetic should be provided with enough testing supplies to be able to learn to control their diabetes, especially when trying to find a suitable diet. Iknw that the NHS does not have bottomless pockets but to say that T2s on diet & exercise do not need to test, misses the opportunity to improve control and reduce costs from complications in the long term. this testing needs to be combined with good structured education such as Xpert Diabetes. So I wuld suggest that you pressure your GP to provide some strips to learn which foods affect you, and for some structured education. If the refuse, thn I would suggest "codefree" strips which work out cheaper in the long term than a lot of other strips. [URL]http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/codefree-blood-glucose-monitoring-system-mmoll-or-mgdl/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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