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- Type of diabetes
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- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all,
I haven't been posting as much due to life becoming so busy with exams and trying to adjust to my new way of life with basal/bolus insulin. I hope you are all well
I have been speaking to my mum who has a T1 friend. Her friend has mentioned that she is only able to get 50 test strips a month on prescription from the doctors - which I thought was crazy and incorrect. The friend has said she is only able to get 50 strips and has been buying her own to supplement those she gets from the doctors.
I know various sites have letters which can be used to help advocate for additional test strips.
But this conversation got me thinking, whether there was a standard amount of tests strips which should be issued to a T1. I couldn't seem to find a definitive answer online.
But this made me question what others get on prescription and whether it was a lottery postcode.
I still have no definitive diagnosis but I currently get 200 test strips from my doctors every 28 days. I assume I am able to get so many as I'm on both fast and slow acting insulin.
I wondered if anyone else minded sharing what they currently receive from the doctors as I had always assumed T1's would get as many as they wanted.
thanks
I haven't been posting as much due to life becoming so busy with exams and trying to adjust to my new way of life with basal/bolus insulin. I hope you are all well
I have been speaking to my mum who has a T1 friend. Her friend has mentioned that she is only able to get 50 test strips a month on prescription from the doctors - which I thought was crazy and incorrect. The friend has said she is only able to get 50 strips and has been buying her own to supplement those she gets from the doctors.
I know various sites have letters which can be used to help advocate for additional test strips.
But this conversation got me thinking, whether there was a standard amount of tests strips which should be issued to a T1. I couldn't seem to find a definitive answer online.
But this made me question what others get on prescription and whether it was a lottery postcode.
I still have no definitive diagnosis but I currently get 200 test strips from my doctors every 28 days. I assume I am able to get so many as I'm on both fast and slow acting insulin.
I wondered if anyone else minded sharing what they currently receive from the doctors as I had always assumed T1's would get as many as they wanted.
thanks