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<blockquote data-quote="timmim" data-source="post: 888692" data-attributes="member: 192639"><p>Having spent over an hour reading this thread I am shocked and appalled by the lack of understanding and knowledge of the condition and medications and by the attitude of many people. With the easy access to information we have nowadays there is absolutely no reason for everyone, not just diabetics to have a good understanding of the subject. If a doctor dianosed me with a condition I would read everything I could find on the subject and not just believe 'anything' but do some research into it and I certainly would not take any medication that I did not fully understand how it worked, why and when.</p><p>Diabetics on insulin do need to test because they can do something about the result. If you test your blood and the levels are high what are you going to do about it? You cannot adjust your medication to correct it, this is the main point of testing when on insulin. The best thing to do when first being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is change your lifestyle, change your diet and exercise regime, get fit, lose weight and you may be able to drastically change your medical condition. I understand there are times when lifestyle is not the case but this is not the majority. Testing in the beginning stages may be useful to understand how different carbs effect your blood glucose but once understood it is unnecessary. </p><p>If you wish to buy your own strips to test your blood then that's up to you and honestly I would probably do the same for initial stages of diagnosis or when feeling unwell but why do people think it is their right to get these paid for by the NHS? How much money do you think is in the pot? Have you not seen the budget with all cuts? If you think how much it costs you for a year's worth of strips then times that by how many diabetics in the country that's an enormous amount of money. Retinopathy and other conditions caused by diabetes are normally as a result of long term uncontrolled high blood glucose levels not occasional highs, HbA1c shows your average levels so is a good indicator for this thus very important and potentially more useful than a once a day or twice a day test. </p><p>I could go on more but I am sure I am going to get a whole heap of abuse from many of those who have posted. From someone who has lived closely amongst type 1 and type 2 diabetes and who has nursed them I plead all people, not just diabetics to take diabetes seriously and do some research.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timmim, post: 888692, member: 192639"] Having spent over an hour reading this thread I am shocked and appalled by the lack of understanding and knowledge of the condition and medications and by the attitude of many people. With the easy access to information we have nowadays there is absolutely no reason for everyone, not just diabetics to have a good understanding of the subject. If a doctor dianosed me with a condition I would read everything I could find on the subject and not just believe 'anything' but do some research into it and I certainly would not take any medication that I did not fully understand how it worked, why and when. Diabetics on insulin do need to test because they can do something about the result. If you test your blood and the levels are high what are you going to do about it? You cannot adjust your medication to correct it, this is the main point of testing when on insulin. The best thing to do when first being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is change your lifestyle, change your diet and exercise regime, get fit, lose weight and you may be able to drastically change your medical condition. I understand there are times when lifestyle is not the case but this is not the majority. Testing in the beginning stages may be useful to understand how different carbs effect your blood glucose but once understood it is unnecessary. If you wish to buy your own strips to test your blood then that's up to you and honestly I would probably do the same for initial stages of diagnosis or when feeling unwell but why do people think it is their right to get these paid for by the NHS? How much money do you think is in the pot? Have you not seen the budget with all cuts? If you think how much it costs you for a year's worth of strips then times that by how many diabetics in the country that's an enormous amount of money. Retinopathy and other conditions caused by diabetes are normally as a result of long term uncontrolled high blood glucose levels not occasional highs, HbA1c shows your average levels so is a good indicator for this thus very important and potentially more useful than a once a day or twice a day test. I could go on more but I am sure I am going to get a whole heap of abuse from many of those who have posted. From someone who has lived closely amongst type 1 and type 2 diabetes and who has nursed them I plead all people, not just diabetics to take diabetes seriously and do some research. [/QUOTE]
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