In September I moved GP and I was given a TrueResult Twist meter by my GP surgery as they wouldn't prescribe test strips for my previous one. As I have been using up strips from my old one I haven't really been using it much. However, having run out of test strips for the other meter I am now using this one...
My big problem with it is that it has no record of time or date. My diabetes is pretty well controlled (T1 on insulin and metformin), so I probably test about once a day at different times. This means that with the new meter I will be unable to tell what test was done when, making control more difficult to manage.
On speaking to a nurse at the practice she said they didn't realise it was missing time/date and that it was my only option - it is the only meter they have to give out to patients.
Is there any way I can get my GP to give me a meter with time/date available? They just moan about test strips being too expensive making it the only one available.
My big problem with it is that it has no record of time or date. My diabetes is pretty well controlled (T1 on insulin and metformin), so I probably test about once a day at different times. This means that with the new meter I will be unable to tell what test was done when, making control more difficult to manage.
On speaking to a nurse at the practice she said they didn't realise it was missing time/date and that it was my only option - it is the only meter they have to give out to patients.
Is there any way I can get my GP to give me a meter with time/date available? They just moan about test strips being too expensive making it the only one available.