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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 52028"><p>With regard to the testing of your blood sugars. I agree that some people are obsessive but I am referring to the newly diagnosed who are not offered test strips. How do they know if they are coping? Twice a week testing would be better for them than nothing. Strips are pricey and not everyone can fund them themselves. at approx. £25 per 50. You had the test strips at diagnosis, a luxury for some now, many newly diagnosed are not getting them. There was a poster the other day and her visit to the D.N. for advice was badly managed in as much as her dietary advice was that she shouldn't eat doughnuts. No mention of what she should be eating and no test strips. I would question if that was an interpretation of the N.I.C.E. guidlines or a D.N. who is out of her depth.</p><p>The article demonstrates that there are some good, some bad levels of diabetic care and some patients who are inquisitive and willing to learn and some that bury their head in the sand.</p><p>Changes will only be made if we as diabetics question what we are told if we are unsure and help each other on forums such as this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 52028"] With regard to the testing of your blood sugars. I agree that some people are obsessive but I am referring to the newly diagnosed who are not offered test strips. How do they know if they are coping? Twice a week testing would be better for them than nothing. Strips are pricey and not everyone can fund them themselves. at approx. £25 per 50. You had the test strips at diagnosis, a luxury for some now, many newly diagnosed are not getting them. There was a poster the other day and her visit to the D.N. for advice was badly managed in as much as her dietary advice was that she shouldn't eat doughnuts. No mention of what she should be eating and no test strips. I would question if that was an interpretation of the N.I.C.E. guidlines or a D.N. who is out of her depth. The article demonstrates that there are some good, some bad levels of diabetic care and some patients who are inquisitive and willing to learn and some that bury their head in the sand. Changes will only be made if we as diabetics question what we are told if we are unsure and help each other on forums such as this. [/QUOTE]
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