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<blockquote data-quote="Karl Fenn" data-source="post: 334422" data-attributes="member: 53352"><p>It appears to be the standard policy of the NHS to refuse free testing equipment or strips to type two diabetics, I have never heard</p><p>of anyone on diet or tablet medication in this area getting them from a GP or hospital, it appears to be standard practice all over</p><p>from what you appear to say, I live in Tory controled Norwich North and they are certianly not giving away free meters of test</p><p>strips here, there is one big problem, many diabetics with type two on tablets have no way of testing their blood, out of curiosity</p><p>I did some research on this and found the levels recorded by these groups can be very high, some going up to 27, avaerages of</p><p>14 to 22, some are working in heavy industry or as lorry drivers, they do not fully comprehend how serious the situation can be,</p><p>I can put my hand on my heart and say I now more ttpe 2 on medication who have died than those on insulin, I beleive in part</p><p>this is do to not being able to record their condition properly, it is a myth to think type 2 diabetics on diet or medication are less</p><p>at risk than ID, they do have control over their condition on a daily basis, those on diet or medication do not, you can buy meters</p><p>quite cheap, some are only a few pounds, you could ration the test strips and take readings every day at different times, this will</p><p>give a crude idea to what is going on in morning, midday, and last think at night, put the figures together and see what times are</p><p>the highest and lowest, adjust intake to try and get a better balance and more stable readings, yes, your right when you say your</p><p>GP could have killed you, I have had similar experiences, if you have made a complaint, you normally find they make false entries</p><p>in the GP records and notes to cover their tracks, if you complain to much, they normally try and section you, this has happened</p><p>to a number of people, if you make a complaint make sure all calls are recorded, or witnessed, they do make false allegations of</p><p>being threatened an abuse if make complaints formal in order to get out of it, most GP's have little knowledge or training in diabestes</p><p>do to it's complex nature to understand, they like the quick in.......quick out......type of patient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Karl Fenn, post: 334422, member: 53352"] It appears to be the standard policy of the NHS to refuse free testing equipment or strips to type two diabetics, I have never heard of anyone on diet or tablet medication in this area getting them from a GP or hospital, it appears to be standard practice all over from what you appear to say, I live in Tory controled Norwich North and they are certianly not giving away free meters of test strips here, there is one big problem, many diabetics with type two on tablets have no way of testing their blood, out of curiosity I did some research on this and found the levels recorded by these groups can be very high, some going up to 27, avaerages of 14 to 22, some are working in heavy industry or as lorry drivers, they do not fully comprehend how serious the situation can be, I can put my hand on my heart and say I now more ttpe 2 on medication who have died than those on insulin, I beleive in part this is do to not being able to record their condition properly, it is a myth to think type 2 diabetics on diet or medication are less at risk than ID, they do have control over their condition on a daily basis, those on diet or medication do not, you can buy meters quite cheap, some are only a few pounds, you could ration the test strips and take readings every day at different times, this will give a crude idea to what is going on in morning, midday, and last think at night, put the figures together and see what times are the highest and lowest, adjust intake to try and get a better balance and more stable readings, yes, your right when you say your GP could have killed you, I have had similar experiences, if you have made a complaint, you normally find they make false entries in the GP records and notes to cover their tracks, if you complain to much, they normally try and section you, this has happened to a number of people, if you make a complaint make sure all calls are recorded, or witnessed, they do make false allegations of being threatened an abuse if make complaints formal in order to get out of it, most GP's have little knowledge or training in diabestes do to it's complex nature to understand, they like the quick in.......quick out......type of patient. [/QUOTE]
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