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<blockquote data-quote="benedict" data-source="post: 331072" data-attributes="member: 29489"><p>One option you have jonesd is to:</p><p></p><p>1. get hold of a meter and start testing your blood sugar levels</p><p>2. use the results to improve your show your blood sugar levels</p><p>3. once you have a few weeks of readings and it's clearly showing the testing to be effective, show your GP and tell him how the testing is giving you confidence and support</p><p></p><p>Note, your doctor may of course come back and say, "if you can afford to buy test strips, then keep doing what you're doing". You may therefore need to be prepared to give an answer to this if you need your doctor to prescribe the test strips.</p><p></p><p>Ways of initially getting a meter include:</p><p></p><p>1. Asking a meter manufacturer if they'll send you one for free</p><p>2. Buying a meter -we stock meters here <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/category.aspx?id=1" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/category.aspx?id=1</a></p><p>3. Applying for one of the meters on the site here -some of the meters are limited to people on insulin -this is at the manufacturers request- but I know the Contour XT promotion is not limited to insulin users -as this is your first meter, you will need to guess how much you would be testing if you were to have a meter</p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/promotions/bayer-meters.html" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/promotions/bayer-meters.html</a></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p>Benedict</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benedict, post: 331072, member: 29489"] One option you have jonesd is to: 1. get hold of a meter and start testing your blood sugar levels 2. use the results to improve your show your blood sugar levels 3. once you have a few weeks of readings and it's clearly showing the testing to be effective, show your GP and tell him how the testing is giving you confidence and support Note, your doctor may of course come back and say, "if you can afford to buy test strips, then keep doing what you're doing". You may therefore need to be prepared to give an answer to this if you need your doctor to prescribe the test strips. Ways of initially getting a meter include: 1. Asking a meter manufacturer if they'll send you one for free 2. Buying a meter -we stock meters here [url]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/category.aspx?id=1[/url] 3. Applying for one of the meters on the site here -some of the meters are limited to people on insulin -this is at the manufacturers request- but I know the Contour XT promotion is not limited to insulin users -as this is your first meter, you will need to guess how much you would be testing if you were to have a meter [url]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/promotions/bayer-meters.html[/url] Hope this helps Benedict [/QUOTE]
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