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<blockquote data-quote="Aberhonddu" data-source="post: 933016" data-attributes="member: 142720"><p>Hi all; Until earlier this year I was on Metformin in the morning only, I would have a small breakfast everyday and controlled my diet. My average readings would be around 6.8 to 8 and I was testing at my own cost so I could monitor my levels. Then in mid April my readings started to go berserk averaging 12 and rising to a all time high of 19 one night, I discussed this with my diabetic nurse and she started letting me have strips on prescription so that I could test more regular, it was also agreed that we would record all readings. After 2 weeks of this irregularity my nurse suggested I spoke to the doctor. During this appointment my doctor who has known me for many years and started me on my diabetes treatment and also increased my metformin dose, she told me that being on metformin I could not have high BS, she told me to stop testing immediately and took away my strips prescription, she also told me to stop recording my BS levels as it was not needed.</p><p>I was shocked and so was my neighbour. My BS levels have calmed down but still average 7.5 to 9 and on a recent annual diabetes review where I informed the nurse I was not feeling very good and hadn't all night during my check I collapsed, the nurse took a BS reading and I was 15.2. After being sent to hospital because of the collapse it transpired that on top of the high BS I also had a minor lung infection. The infection aside which has cured I was a little surprised that my BS went that high.</p><p>I have decided that I am going to ignore my doctors advice and start testing again and foot the strips cost myself.</p><p>As some of the above have indicated the issue of T2 testing is most likely a financial point, but for a doctor to say that when on metformin one cannot have high BS readings is worrying to say the least</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aberhonddu, post: 933016, member: 142720"] Hi all; Until earlier this year I was on Metformin in the morning only, I would have a small breakfast everyday and controlled my diet. My average readings would be around 6.8 to 8 and I was testing at my own cost so I could monitor my levels. Then in mid April my readings started to go berserk averaging 12 and rising to a all time high of 19 one night, I discussed this with my diabetic nurse and she started letting me have strips on prescription so that I could test more regular, it was also agreed that we would record all readings. After 2 weeks of this irregularity my nurse suggested I spoke to the doctor. During this appointment my doctor who has known me for many years and started me on my diabetes treatment and also increased my metformin dose, she told me that being on metformin I could not have high BS, she told me to stop testing immediately and took away my strips prescription, she also told me to stop recording my BS levels as it was not needed. I was shocked and so was my neighbour. My BS levels have calmed down but still average 7.5 to 9 and on a recent annual diabetes review where I informed the nurse I was not feeling very good and hadn't all night during my check I collapsed, the nurse took a BS reading and I was 15.2. After being sent to hospital because of the collapse it transpired that on top of the high BS I also had a minor lung infection. The infection aside which has cured I was a little surprised that my BS went that high. I have decided that I am going to ignore my doctors advice and start testing again and foot the strips cost myself. As some of the above have indicated the issue of T2 testing is most likely a financial point, but for a doctor to say that when on metformin one cannot have high BS readings is worrying to say the least [/QUOTE]
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