Sweet enough
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Does anybody know the current N.I.C.E. Guidelines regarding the prescribing of test strips for T2.
I have checked the internet but being the internet things are out of date or confused.
I'm hoping to present my Dr with the facts re strip prescription as well as the evidence that blood testing does make a difference to BGL's if used right.
instance: 1 (one) potaoe caused a massive5.5 rise in my BGL, I'm continuosly told Potates are ok to eat ! How would I have known potatoes are as good as poison to me without self testing!
Wholemeal Pasta suprisingly caused only a 0.2 rise in my BGL - How would I have known I could eat this valuable high fibre high carb staple food without self testing.
Ignoring or rather "treating with suspicion" "professional" NHS diet advice and self testing has brought my bloods down from 15.8 at DX to around 7.5 in 3 weeks. Even assuming the metaformin has kicked in, I doubt very much this would have been the case had I not self tested and cut out the foods that the NHS recommended, that caused such huge increases in BGL.
We are all different and react differently even to similar group foods. This is where self testing is crucial in determining what "spikes" and doesnt spike Bg levels. I've spent around £120 on strips over the last 3 weeks just to determine how I might best keep my legs, kidneys and eyes together and become less of a burden on the NHS rather than moreso.
So if you have any information that might help me and others get strips for self testing and help demand from our G.P.s that we are treated on a clinical basis rather than from a financial perspective I would be most grateful to hear from you with any factual information regarding the guideline or better on prescribing of strips.
Thanks
I have checked the internet but being the internet things are out of date or confused.
I'm hoping to present my Dr with the facts re strip prescription as well as the evidence that blood testing does make a difference to BGL's if used right.
instance: 1 (one) potaoe caused a massive5.5 rise in my BGL, I'm continuosly told Potates are ok to eat ! How would I have known potatoes are as good as poison to me without self testing!
Wholemeal Pasta suprisingly caused only a 0.2 rise in my BGL - How would I have known I could eat this valuable high fibre high carb staple food without self testing.
Ignoring or rather "treating with suspicion" "professional" NHS diet advice and self testing has brought my bloods down from 15.8 at DX to around 7.5 in 3 weeks. Even assuming the metaformin has kicked in, I doubt very much this would have been the case had I not self tested and cut out the foods that the NHS recommended, that caused such huge increases in BGL.
We are all different and react differently even to similar group foods. This is where self testing is crucial in determining what "spikes" and doesnt spike Bg levels. I've spent around £120 on strips over the last 3 weeks just to determine how I might best keep my legs, kidneys and eyes together and become less of a burden on the NHS rather than moreso.
So if you have any information that might help me and others get strips for self testing and help demand from our G.P.s that we are treated on a clinical basis rather than from a financial perspective I would be most grateful to hear from you with any factual information regarding the guideline or better on prescribing of strips.
Thanks
