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Message: <blockquote data-quote="manofkent" data-source="post: 114379" data-attributes="member: 24225"><p>For how long do we have to put up with this propaganda?  Yes, test strips are expensive and if a GP can persuade a patient that he/she does not need to test, then there will be a saving.  But this is a false saving.  Unless a diabetic knows his bG he/she has no chance whatsoever of exercising the required control and the risk of either hypo- or hyperglycaemia is much higher.  I was diagnosed Type 2 almost five years ago and have reduced by bG from 11.9 to an average of ca 5.5.  I test every third day and, according to my GP, have very good control.  If your GP will not prescribe test strips I suggest that you start looking for one that does.  Remember that a GP gets paid on the basis of the number of patients he has.  The fewer patients, the less salary.  If sufficient patients desert a GP who does not provide adequate treatment, he/she will soon learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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