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<blockquote data-quote="Andydragon" data-source="post: 2348273" data-attributes="member: 521079"><p>Metformin is very low cost. Test strips are not. Quick Google shows 84 Metformin costs less by 50% or more than 50strips. Multiply by the number of type 2s in the country and you can see why they don't want to prescribe as standard.</p><p></p><p>Not saying it's right, or not. Not testing apart from 6 (or 12) monthly hba1c just means it takes longer to catch issues and then potentially a move to drugs that does need monitoring</p><p></p><p>But NICE guidelines are that type 2 outside of the hypo potential drugs don't have strips prescribed. Not sure if there are penalties on doctors who override this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andydragon, post: 2348273, member: 521079"] Metformin is very low cost. Test strips are not. Quick Google shows 84 Metformin costs less by 50% or more than 50strips. Multiply by the number of type 2s in the country and you can see why they don't want to prescribe as standard. Not saying it's right, or not. Not testing apart from 6 (or 12) monthly hba1c just means it takes longer to catch issues and then potentially a move to drugs that does need monitoring But NICE guidelines are that type 2 outside of the hypo potential drugs don't have strips prescribed. Not sure if there are penalties on doctors who override this? [/QUOTE]
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