Reduced access to blood test strips.

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laurafowler

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
I am currently feeling frustrated as my doctors surgery has reduced my blood test strips by half which only allows for 4 tests per day.
I am 52 years old and have been a diabetic since I was 13 years old. I look after myself and keep good control and did the Daphne course which means I need to test before I eat to know how much insulin to take. I also do a lot of exercise and need to test before, during and after and all of this does not allow me to managed my diabetes on just 4 strips a day. I am not allowed a cgm as my control is considered too good to allow for one. What do I do?
 
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Circuspony

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Complain loudly. Do you have a consultant? Get in touch with them. When my GP surgery started playing around with my prescription the Consultant got it sorted quickly.
 
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kev-w

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Type of diabetes
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Circuspony said:
Complain loudly. Do you have a consultant? Get in touch with them. When my GP surgery started playing around with my prescription the Consultant got it sorted quickly.
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This, this and more of this!

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/resources-s3/2017-09/1092C_Test_strips_advocacy report_WEB.pdf Well worth a read...

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng17/resources/costing-statement-pdf-435401533

https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/w...e-1-px-advice-for-primary-care-Oct18-v1.0.pdf
 
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