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<blockquote data-quote="LMG" data-source="post: 505029" data-attributes="member: 100589"><p>My advice would be to write to your local doctors surgery and Clinical Commisioning Group in your area to find out if there is a local policy for restricting blood glucose test strips for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and if there are any local restrictions on what blood glucose meters and lancets you can use - if there is, what is their reasoning for doing this as there in nothing in either the NICE guidance for people with type 1 diabetes or people with type 2 diabetes that prevents people with diabetes from self monitoring or restricts them to just one tub of test strips per month, one particular blood glucose meter or type of lancet - this is more about saving money, not prescribing based on a person's individual needs. </p><p></p><p>Self-monitoring of blood glucose provided it is supported by appropriate diabetes education, can be beneficial, as it enables a motivated person with diabetes to monitor the affect of their food and drink intake, physical activity and lifestyle and their diabetes treatment, and help them in consultation with theie diabetes healthcare team to make decisions about changes to their diet, liefstyle and diabetes treatment. Also it is a DVLA legal requirement if you have insulin treated diabetes that you test your blood glucose before driving in order to make sure that you are safe to drive and are not hypoglyacemic ( have low blood sugar). The DVLA also advises 'it may be appropriate to monitor blood glucose at times relevant to driving' if you have type 2 diabetes treated with tablets that carry a risk of hypoglycaemia auch as Gliclizide, Glipizide and Glimperide - this is a legal requirement if you drive a Lorry or bus.</p><p></p><p>Diabetes group education programmes such as DESMOND and X-PERT for type 2 diabetes, DAFNE and other Type 1 diabetes education programmes such as the Bournemouth BERTIE course teach people how to self monitor appropriately, so you may find it easier to persuade your doctor or practice nurse to prescribe you enough blood glucose test strips if you have been to one of these courses. These programmes run all over the country so if you haven't yet been to one- contact your local diabetes care team to find out what is available in your local area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LMG, post: 505029, member: 100589"] My advice would be to write to your local doctors surgery and Clinical Commisioning Group in your area to find out if there is a local policy for restricting blood glucose test strips for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and if there are any local restrictions on what blood glucose meters and lancets you can use - if there is, what is their reasoning for doing this as there in nothing in either the NICE guidance for people with type 1 diabetes or people with type 2 diabetes that prevents people with diabetes from self monitoring or restricts them to just one tub of test strips per month, one particular blood glucose meter or type of lancet - this is more about saving money, not prescribing based on a person's individual needs. Self-monitoring of blood glucose provided it is supported by appropriate diabetes education, can be beneficial, as it enables a motivated person with diabetes to monitor the affect of their food and drink intake, physical activity and lifestyle and their diabetes treatment, and help them in consultation with theie diabetes healthcare team to make decisions about changes to their diet, liefstyle and diabetes treatment. Also it is a DVLA legal requirement if you have insulin treated diabetes that you test your blood glucose before driving in order to make sure that you are safe to drive and are not hypoglyacemic ( have low blood sugar). The DVLA also advises 'it may be appropriate to monitor blood glucose at times relevant to driving' if you have type 2 diabetes treated with tablets that carry a risk of hypoglycaemia auch as Gliclizide, Glipizide and Glimperide - this is a legal requirement if you drive a Lorry or bus. Diabetes group education programmes such as DESMOND and X-PERT for type 2 diabetes, DAFNE and other Type 1 diabetes education programmes such as the Bournemouth BERTIE course teach people how to self monitor appropriately, so you may find it easier to persuade your doctor or practice nurse to prescribe you enough blood glucose test strips if you have been to one of these courses. These programmes run all over the country so if you haven't yet been to one- contact your local diabetes care team to find out what is available in your local area. [/QUOTE]
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