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<blockquote data-quote="Captain_Sensible" data-source="post: 1797932" data-attributes="member: 402819"><p>Hi Everybody- THIS IS ALL A BIG CON BY THE DOCTORS SURGERYS ANF EVEN THE CGG's IN YOUR AREA. Exactly the same thing happened to me on receipt of an unsigned letter from the surgery which looks on the face of it that you have no choice but to change to a meter of their choice. </p><p>You do not have to let this happen if you don't want. </p><p>All you need to do is to write a letter or email to your doctors surgery saying </p><p>1. You don't want to change your meter and test strips</p><p></p><p>2. State that you have a FREEDOM OF CHOICE AS TO WHAT METER AND STRIPS YOU USE UNDER THE NHS AND THAT THEY WOULD BE DENYING THIS FREEDOM OF CHOICE BY MAKING YOU CHANGE TO SOMETHING ELSE. The words " freedom of choice " are important here. </p><p></p><p>3. That you are exercising this freedom of choice by keeping with your existing meter. </p><p></p><p>4. Say thanks for their kind offer but no thanks. </p><p></p><p>5. Ask that they will kindly confirm that you will be able to receive your repeat prescription as normal. </p><p></p><p>A letter roughly based on the above got an immediate positive response! </p><p>What they are hoping for is that 90% odd fall for their original request to change to a different meter. </p><p>As a Type 1er of many many years I wasn't going to allow my trusty friend of a meter to be thrown in the bin without a fight and neither I believe should you. </p><p>Good luck - hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Captain_Sensible, post: 1797932, member: 402819"] Hi Everybody- THIS IS ALL A BIG CON BY THE DOCTORS SURGERYS ANF EVEN THE CGG's IN YOUR AREA. Exactly the same thing happened to me on receipt of an unsigned letter from the surgery which looks on the face of it that you have no choice but to change to a meter of their choice. You do not have to let this happen if you don't want. All you need to do is to write a letter or email to your doctors surgery saying 1. You don't want to change your meter and test strips 2. State that you have a FREEDOM OF CHOICE AS TO WHAT METER AND STRIPS YOU USE UNDER THE NHS AND THAT THEY WOULD BE DENYING THIS FREEDOM OF CHOICE BY MAKING YOU CHANGE TO SOMETHING ELSE. The words " freedom of choice " are important here. 3. That you are exercising this freedom of choice by keeping with your existing meter. 4. Say thanks for their kind offer but no thanks. 5. Ask that they will kindly confirm that you will be able to receive your repeat prescription as normal. A letter roughly based on the above got an immediate positive response! What they are hoping for is that 90% odd fall for their original request to change to a different meter. As a Type 1er of many many years I wasn't going to allow my trusty friend of a meter to be thrown in the bin without a fight and neither I believe should you. Good luck - hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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