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Is My GP Serious!?

It would be simples, but Ebay seems to think my card is allocated to an account when it isnt, so I have troubles with it refusing, or I would. Even the ones I got online from Lloyds have gone up to £18 now :(
 
Hi. Find another chemist if it refuses to sell you strips and threaten to complain to their professional body if you don't have a choice of chemists; it's nonsense. I buy mine from the web. Many suppliers will sell without VAT if you tick the box.
 
I dont Ebay for similar reasons. I buy mine off Amazon. Perhaps Amazon sell your type too? Amazon seems more expensive than Ebay, but the postage is free so the costs are similar.
 
I have been searching the net for a few hours trying to find the cheapest sticks. Ebay is the cheapest but I cant get them. Amazon is £20, and the ones I got for £15 from LLoyds Pharmacy have now gone up to £19, does anyone know of anything cheaper?
I will pay £20 if I have to, but dont want to if I can avoid it.
 
Re: Is My GP Serious!? - GP called with test results

I had my fasting bloods done on Thursday, and got a phone call just now with the results.
He said the results still came back as Glucose Intolerant, he didnt give me the figure, but he did say he was going to refer me for a GTT, which to me means he doesnt believe the fasting results (at last), he then said to see him after that was done, but I said I had been getting in the 8s,9s and 10s, and feeling "high", forgot to add the occasional 11s and 12s, but he seemed concerned and said with results like that I should be being medicated and he wants to see me on Thursday which was my original appointment. Now Im worried. Should I be???
 
I would be more worried if he didn't bother to be concerned. Whatever the results and/or medication prescribed, your G.P. seems to have your best interests at heart.
 
I hope so Catherine, as he hasnt seemed that bothered before, I guess all I can do is wait til Thursday unmedicated and see.
 
The GTT test isn't being done because your doctor doesn't believe you, he's doing it to see what's going on..

A fasting test only gives a figure of a moment of time, it states that at xxx time after a period of 12 hours of fasting your Blood glucose was XXX...

Which really unless your Blood Glucose is high, gives very little information and no information to how your body responds to an intake of carbs/glucose..

With the GTT, fasting for 12 hours gives the baseline, then drinking a known amount of glucose, then plotting the blood glucose over a period of time... They can see how your body responds to an intake of glucose.. This helps to determine the best treatment to start you on, may be diet or perhaps medication!

You've mentioned to your GP that you've have some high numbers after you've eaten and felt he dismissed these...

He hasn't actually totally dismissed what you've said, other wise you wouldn't had another fasting test or now a GTT, but your doctor would have been aware of the limitations of home testing and variable's that effect the results..

Such as tolerances levels (which is I think is 20% +/-) within the accuracy of the reading (which on a 9.1mmol/l you mention in you OP, could be almost 2mmol/l difference other way) then there's the carb intake accuracy, you might have calculated 20g's of carbs but actually ate 22g's.. You might even have carbs, fat or protein still impacting on your blood glucose from earlier! You might even had something on your hands when you tested, residue of another meal, soap residue or even water residue all can effect the meter's result..

A GTT rules out all these variables and gives as true full figure and actual response as it's possible to get.
 
Thanks jopar. Im seriously not looking forward to this now, as when I feel high I feel really rough.
I guess once and for all this will tell the tale. Do you think it would be wise if I got someone to drive me?
 
Glad to see you feel happier about it all...

It might be wise to get somebody to drive/accompany you if you can as 12 hours of fasting, then it takes a couple of hours to do the tests... I would say yes..

Also take something to eat for when the test is finished,
 
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