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<blockquote data-quote="teasytux" data-source="post: 1261617" data-attributes="member: 32376"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Hello Cinders4819,</span></p><p></p><p>Here is a quote from the LancetMagazine web site 2015 regarding the Final Recommendations of Xultophy.pdf -</p><p><strong>(NICE recommend that treatment to control blood glucose should be tailored to each person's clinical needs, with safety, paramount.)</strong> I can send you the pdf file if needed.</p><p></p><p>If you had a bad hypo, I wonder what a paramedic would say to you if you said my GP restricts my Blood Testing Strips?</p><p></p><p>I cannot believe how your surgery can restrict the use of any strips for blood testing as you are taking Xultophy with metformin. I did know the Contour strips were about twice the price of the cheap Nexus RX strips as I used to use the Contour Next. My surgery went on a 'Cheapest Drugs For All' program which was fine for Pills etc.. They moaned about my strip prices until I said the difference between the Next and Surgery given meter, the Optium Xceed was pennies. I had also gone through 3 Surgery Xceed meters versus my still perfect working Contour Next (I was given via The Diabetes.co.uk website and Bayer!)</p><p></p><p>It, in my opinion, is a cost saving exercise to restrict blood testing strips. You are a type 2 diabetic <strong>taking insulin</strong> with metformin and should be allowed whatever meter and prescribed strips you want. Nice of PoshTotty to send you some overstock strips although a bit naughty if hospital prescribed to them!</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your Contour Next strips, hope all the member info helps you to get them prescribed!</p><p>Regards Tux <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teasytux, post: 1261617, member: 32376"] [FONT=Tahoma]Hello Cinders4819,[/FONT] Here is a quote from the LancetMagazine web site 2015 regarding the Final Recommendations of Xultophy.pdf - [B](NICE recommend that treatment to control blood glucose should be tailored to each person's clinical needs, with safety, paramount.)[/B] I can send you the pdf file if needed. If you had a bad hypo, I wonder what a paramedic would say to you if you said my GP restricts my Blood Testing Strips? I cannot believe how your surgery can restrict the use of any strips for blood testing as you are taking Xultophy with metformin. I did know the Contour strips were about twice the price of the cheap Nexus RX strips as I used to use the Contour Next. My surgery went on a 'Cheapest Drugs For All' program which was fine for Pills etc.. They moaned about my strip prices until I said the difference between the Next and Surgery given meter, the Optium Xceed was pennies. I had also gone through 3 Surgery Xceed meters versus my still perfect working Contour Next (I was given via The Diabetes.co.uk website and Bayer!) It, in my opinion, is a cost saving exercise to restrict blood testing strips. You are a type 2 diabetic [B]taking insulin[/B] with metformin and should be allowed whatever meter and prescribed strips you want. Nice of PoshTotty to send you some overstock strips although a bit naughty if hospital prescribed to them! Good luck with your Contour Next strips, hope all the member info helps you to get them prescribed! Regards Tux ;) [/QUOTE]
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