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Message: <blockquote data-quote="miahara" data-source="post: 1361879" data-attributes="member: 256148">It was my mentioning weight loss that prompted my GP to get an HbA1C blood test done - it came back very high. I was prescribed gliclizide which is a drug that can lower BG to a level than may cause hypoglycaemia and as a consequence get my test strips and lancets on prescription. In your case [USER=372174]@sea-urchin[/USER]  if you have been prescribed one of the sulphonylureas such as gliclazide you need to test and should be entitled to the supplies on the NHS. And even if you haven't been prescribed a sulphonylurea, given that neither you nor your GP has a clue as to what is causing your weight loss I think you have a very good argument for suggesting that regular monitoring of your BG and an associated record of diet would go a long way to providing evidence to support a decision as to how to best treat your problem.Dave</blockquote>

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