This is not about whether the NHS should, or can afford to, provide test strips on a permanent or temporary basis to non-T1 diabetics. Having read #EveryCloud ’s post, and so many more like it over the years on this forum, I wonder whether we could gather together examples of Healthcare Professionals who have told people that it is either unnecessary or just plain wrong to test their blood sugars. It is a scandal that needs highlighting.
Absolutely, Excellent suggestion box! Its all about getting facts together from the "majority" to put forward to the system. I feel this should be the case from the professionals, time of diagnosing did they take 1 or 2 A1C tests especially when people had discordant first results and/or had normal finger testing consistency, and no symptoms? another portfolio to build up is knowing when people put forward fasting levels sharing those levels, what cut off are they using ie. 108mg/dl or 110mg/dl or USA 100mg/dl refer to D2 testing here.
Docs here in Mallorca inform when A1C received, no matter what the average blood glucose shows equating that A1C result just ignore, dont even look at it, so why is the lab demonstrating and putting it down on the test results if it is such a useless tool and information, docs are saying waste of time to check fingers, no need to test, A1C is gold standard, but that is not entirely true as I see it or black and white there are flaws, the USA state A1C is used but cannot be viewed Superior to finger test, the two are used in combination, Australia, only use the A1c as an added Tool for example along with finger testing...
Excellent suggestion box.........