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<blockquote data-quote="HpprKM" data-source="post: 139503" data-attributes="member: 14660"><p>Diabetic nurse! You mean that practice nurse I see once a year who takes my blood pressure and checks my last hospital results :lol: </p><p></p><p>They don't want me to self test, and yet when I recently asked for a form from receptionist to get checks, she said that is normally for GP to recommend and not the patient, I told her that it had not been the case previously, she went off for a long discussion with (I assume) a GP, and came back with the form! How do they suppose I am to control my diabetes when I have to make an appointment for GP each time just to ask for a form, and then go back a week later for results, and so grudgingly given? Not much help really, although I did just receive my annual eye check, at least something is working LOL </p><p></p><p>Testing strips are so expensive and I have to pay for my prescriptions, why is diabetes treated in this way, I understood that life threating illnesses entitled free prescriptions, are the Government saying diabetes is not life threatening? I think I am right in saying that if diabetics are on medication they get free prescriptions, or maybe that is just insulin dependants, but surely it would be a wiser, better and cheaper long term option to assist non medication diabetics to remain that way?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HpprKM, post: 139503, member: 14660"] Diabetic nurse! You mean that practice nurse I see once a year who takes my blood pressure and checks my last hospital results :lol: They don't want me to self test, and yet when I recently asked for a form from receptionist to get checks, she said that is normally for GP to recommend and not the patient, I told her that it had not been the case previously, she went off for a long discussion with (I assume) a GP, and came back with the form! How do they suppose I am to control my diabetes when I have to make an appointment for GP each time just to ask for a form, and then go back a week later for results, and so grudgingly given? Not much help really, although I did just receive my annual eye check, at least something is working LOL Testing strips are so expensive and I have to pay for my prescriptions, why is diabetes treated in this way, I understood that life threating illnesses entitled free prescriptions, are the Government saying diabetes is not life threatening? I think I am right in saying that if diabetics are on medication they get free prescriptions, or maybe that is just insulin dependants, but surely it would be a wiser, better and cheaper long term option to assist non medication diabetics to remain that way? [/QUOTE]
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