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<blockquote data-quote="MissConStru" data-source="post: 1506779" data-attributes="member: 32541"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Haven't read all of this thread but it would seem the medical fraternity is pretty much against us doing our own testing. My GP/diabetes nurse are both pretty neutral about it but want patients to use the meter of their choice. I've always used my own choice which is OneTouch Verio which I prefer of all the meters I've tried as the cell for the blood on the testing strip is very tiny and takes up a minute amount of blood just like a laboratory tube! However, they won't provide me with testing strips so I have to buy them myself. Hooray Ebay! (Yes, I do make sure they are in date!)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">I also like to test on rising every single day. Don't ask me why, I just do! Though if I'm away, on a conference or some-such, I don't bother!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">I have an 84 yr old sister that lives in Norfolk who's been T2 for about 20 years and does the same as her GPs (she moved about 8 years ago and found her new GP also refused to supply them) also insist there is no need to test. However, she does hers about 4 times a day, I believe. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">I really couldn't be bothered to do that! [ATTACH=full]23357[/ATTACH] </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Personally, we just do like to keep tabs on our BG and since it's our bodies, why can't we!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MissConStru, post: 1506779, member: 32541"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=5]Haven't read all of this thread but it would seem the medical fraternity is pretty much against us doing our own testing. My GP/diabetes nurse are both pretty neutral about it but want patients to use the meter of their choice. I've always used my own choice which is OneTouch Verio which I prefer of all the meters I've tried as the cell for the blood on the testing strip is very tiny and takes up a minute amount of blood just like a laboratory tube! However, they won't provide me with testing strips so I have to buy them myself. Hooray Ebay! (Yes, I do make sure they are in date!) I also like to test on rising every single day. Don't ask me why, I just do! Though if I'm away, on a conference or some-such, I don't bother! I have an 84 yr old sister that lives in Norfolk who's been T2 for about 20 years and does the same as her GPs (she moved about 8 years ago and found her new GP also refused to supply them) also insist there is no need to test. However, she does hers about 4 times a day, I believe. I really couldn't be bothered to do that! [ATTACH=full]23357[/ATTACH] Personally, we just do like to keep tabs on our BG and since it's our bodies, why can't we![/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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