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NHS Direct doctor says... NO testing when taking Metformin
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<blockquote data-quote="RobOwen" data-source="post: 891613" data-attributes="member: 170081"><p>Having been prescribed 4 x 500mg of Metformin and 4 x Gliclazide daily, I am now on a significantly reduced Metformin only (1 x 500mg daily) after 8 weeks of Newcastle diet and now LCHF. I am testing regularly to monitor the impact on how various meals affect my BG levels while I am sorting out foods that are better for me. Since I started monitoring my GP agreed to prescribe Accu-Chek Aviva test strips and I have only requested one pot of 50 per month but have bought many more myself. Last week the practice contacted me to say they can no longer prescribe that brand of test strips, but can let me have GlucoRX Nexus strips along with a freebie testing meter.</p><p></p><p>I have done a handful of tests with both devices and the readings are comparable but the analysis software for the GlucoRX is woefully lacking compared to the (paid for) Accu-Chek offering. The lancet system is also far too fiddly in comparison to Accu-Chek fastclix system.</p><p></p><p>I think I may end up just self-funding the Accu-Chek consumables myself. In the long term I will also be reducing the quantity of tests I do as my bloods stabilise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RobOwen, post: 891613, member: 170081"] Having been prescribed 4 x 500mg of Metformin and 4 x Gliclazide daily, I am now on a significantly reduced Metformin only (1 x 500mg daily) after 8 weeks of Newcastle diet and now LCHF. I am testing regularly to monitor the impact on how various meals affect my BG levels while I am sorting out foods that are better for me. Since I started monitoring my GP agreed to prescribe Accu-Chek Aviva test strips and I have only requested one pot of 50 per month but have bought many more myself. Last week the practice contacted me to say they can no longer prescribe that brand of test strips, but can let me have GlucoRX Nexus strips along with a freebie testing meter. I have done a handful of tests with both devices and the readings are comparable but the analysis software for the GlucoRX is woefully lacking compared to the (paid for) Accu-Chek offering. The lancet system is also far too fiddly in comparison to Accu-Chek fastclix system. I think I may end up just self-funding the Accu-Chek consumables myself. In the long term I will also be reducing the quantity of tests I do as my bloods stabilise. [/QUOTE]
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