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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 960423" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>When I saw my GP and got my strips back, I asked him who was to blame, the practice or the Clinical Commissioning Group? It was the CCG, of course! So I sent <em>them</em> a copy of my letter to the practice, and got a letter back to the effect that I was to discuss it with my GP and if he was happy, then I could keep testing! So there's a victory of sorts, and maybe a bit of a precedent for others. I'm disappointed, though, that the latest NICE Guidelines seem to be weaker re Type 2s than the previous ones were.</p><p></p><p>The additional irony is that the CCG letter suggested that my blood glucose control was <em>too tight</em>, and could be dangerous for a Type 2! My latest HbA1c was 5.5, which I'm very pleased about, given the stress and pain. What's wrong with that? I suppose they expect me to have hypos - do these people know anything??? (and if you stop my test strips, how am I supposed to know if I'm hypo? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />)</p><p></p><p>The pain, by the way, is degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine, lumbar spinal stenosis, and now a scoliosis in the lumbar/sacro-iliac region. I'm lucky these days if I can walk 100 yards without a rest. However, I've just met a lovely spinal surgeon who thinks he can help, so I'm feeling quite positive at the moment - though it's taken a lot of hassling to get this far.</p><p></p><p>So with any luck, that's the end of the test strip saga.</p><p></p><p>Viviennem <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 960423, member: 31282"] When I saw my GP and got my strips back, I asked him who was to blame, the practice or the Clinical Commissioning Group? It was the CCG, of course! So I sent [I]them[/I] a copy of my letter to the practice, and got a letter back to the effect that I was to discuss it with my GP and if he was happy, then I could keep testing! So there's a victory of sorts, and maybe a bit of a precedent for others. I'm disappointed, though, that the latest NICE Guidelines seem to be weaker re Type 2s than the previous ones were. The additional irony is that the CCG letter suggested that my blood glucose control was [I]too tight[/I], and could be dangerous for a Type 2! My latest HbA1c was 5.5, which I'm very pleased about, given the stress and pain. What's wrong with that? I suppose they expect me to have hypos - do these people know anything??? (and if you stop my test strips, how am I supposed to know if I'm hypo? :rolleyes:) The pain, by the way, is degenerative osteoarthritis of the spine, lumbar spinal stenosis, and now a scoliosis in the lumbar/sacro-iliac region. I'm lucky these days if I can walk 100 yards without a rest. However, I've just met a lovely spinal surgeon who thinks he can help, so I'm feeling quite positive at the moment - though it's taken a lot of hassling to get this far. So with any luck, that's the end of the test strip saga. Viviennem :cool: [/QUOTE]
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