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<blockquote data-quote="LadyLovely" data-source="post: 2439648" data-attributes="member: 392878"><p>It worries me that I can only get tested once a year. The diagnosis came out if the blue - I’ve always been on the skinny side, ate healthily and was very active. I had no symptoms. I’ve also never ever had a GP consultation - always a nurse. The GP is very insistent that I take statins for high cholesterol (which I’ve declined) which I’m sure is more costly to the NHS than a blood test every three months. If I didn’t manage my BG levels I would get tested more, be given monitors and medication instead I’m considered not to be at risk and ignored. On two separate occasions a locum GP and a nurse told me I didn’t have diabetes as I’d managed to get my numbers down to pre diabetic levels. Anyway even though the Freestyle may not be completely accurate it shows that numbers are ok so I’m happy with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LadyLovely, post: 2439648, member: 392878"] It worries me that I can only get tested once a year. The diagnosis came out if the blue - I’ve always been on the skinny side, ate healthily and was very active. I had no symptoms. I’ve also never ever had a GP consultation - always a nurse. The GP is very insistent that I take statins for high cholesterol (which I’ve declined) which I’m sure is more costly to the NHS than a blood test every three months. If I didn’t manage my BG levels I would get tested more, be given monitors and medication instead I’m considered not to be at risk and ignored. On two separate occasions a locum GP and a nurse told me I didn’t have diabetes as I’d managed to get my numbers down to pre diabetic levels. Anyway even though the Freestyle may not be completely accurate it shows that numbers are ok so I’m happy with that. [/QUOTE]
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