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<blockquote data-quote="kpol" data-source="post: 873180" data-attributes="member: 177525"><p>Good Morning All</p><p></p><p>I take insulin, and test 3 -4 times a day, mainly to keep everything under control, but also to keep DVLA happy.</p><p></p><p>My mother is on Metformin , and a few years ago, her local GP practice manager took her testing strips off her repeat list.</p><p></p><p>I was fuming !</p><p></p><p>I emailed her Practice Manager, her GP and her local NHS Trust. Explaining that testing was a tool she could use to control her levels. And in the long run, it costs the local NHS trust less money, as she was less likely to end up in A&E if she had better control, and did not have a hypo etc and fall over and break her hip etc.</p><p></p><p>I posted my spare meter and 200 testing strips down to my Mum to enable her to test.</p><p></p><p>I must say the local NHS Trust agreed with me , and instructed her local practice manager, to put her testing strips and a meter back on her repeat list. </p><p></p><p>I got a very nice email back from the practice manager explaining that she was following NHS guide lines, but as the local NHS trust had instructed them , under medical advise, for my mother to test, that they would continue to supply my mother with her strips and testing meters.</p><p></p><p>One small blip, a new practice nurse joined the practice , and tried to remove the testing strips from my Mother again, a quick chat with the practice manager put her right.</p><p></p><p>DVLA advise, is that you must test within 2 hours of starting to drive.I know this applies to those taking Insulin, but insurance companies may also ask for testing levels, if you are in a RTA, aswell as the Police, even if you are just on Metformin !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kpol, post: 873180, member: 177525"] Good Morning All I take insulin, and test 3 -4 times a day, mainly to keep everything under control, but also to keep DVLA happy. My mother is on Metformin , and a few years ago, her local GP practice manager took her testing strips off her repeat list. I was fuming ! I emailed her Practice Manager, her GP and her local NHS Trust. Explaining that testing was a tool she could use to control her levels. And in the long run, it costs the local NHS trust less money, as she was less likely to end up in A&E if she had better control, and did not have a hypo etc and fall over and break her hip etc. I posted my spare meter and 200 testing strips down to my Mum to enable her to test. I must say the local NHS Trust agreed with me , and instructed her local practice manager, to put her testing strips and a meter back on her repeat list. I got a very nice email back from the practice manager explaining that she was following NHS guide lines, but as the local NHS trust had instructed them , under medical advise, for my mother to test, that they would continue to supply my mother with her strips and testing meters. One small blip, a new practice nurse joined the practice , and tried to remove the testing strips from my Mother again, a quick chat with the practice manager put her right. DVLA advise, is that you must test within 2 hours of starting to drive.I know this applies to those taking Insulin, but insurance companies may also ask for testing levels, if you are in a RTA, aswell as the Police, even if you are just on Metformin ! [/QUOTE]
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