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<blockquote data-quote="desperate_dave" data-source="post: 99044" data-attributes="member: 22284"><p>Funnily enough, I phoned the chemist this morning to order a repeat prescription of my regular meds and added <em>"Also I need some more test strips for my Blood Glucose Monitor"</em>. This is the first time I've tried ordering them through the chemist. I was half-expecting her to tell me I'd have to see my GP for more test strips (the last time I got them was in May) but amazingly enough she just said, <em>"Is your machine still the Prestige?"</em> To which I told her it was and she just said <em>"That's fine, do you need anything else?"</em></p><p></p><p><em>"No, thank you."</em></p><p></p><p>According to my practice nurse I should only test my Blood Glucose ONCE a week and BEFORE breakfast, which means, according to her reckoning, a batch of 50 test strips should last me almost a year. I don't agree. To test my BG once a week is totally absurd and, in my opinion, pointless. Mind you, I did read of a guy on these forums whose nurse told him to test his BG ONCE A MONTH!! Geez, I can't believe how stingey some of these nurses are with the test strips.</p><p></p><p>At the moment I'm testing my BG on average 4 - 6 times a day and will continue to do so until I'm satisfied I've got this diabetes and my diet completely under control.</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desperate_dave, post: 99044, member: 22284"] Funnily enough, I phoned the chemist this morning to order a repeat prescription of my regular meds and added [i]"Also I need some more test strips for my Blood Glucose Monitor"[/i]. This is the first time I've tried ordering them through the chemist. I was half-expecting her to tell me I'd have to see my GP for more test strips (the last time I got them was in May) but amazingly enough she just said, [i]"Is your machine still the Prestige?"[/i] To which I told her it was and she just said [i]"That's fine, do you need anything else?"[/i] [i]"No, thank you."[/i] According to my practice nurse I should only test my Blood Glucose ONCE a week and BEFORE breakfast, which means, according to her reckoning, a batch of 50 test strips should last me almost a year. I don't agree. To test my BG once a week is totally absurd and, in my opinion, pointless. Mind you, I did read of a guy on these forums whose nurse told him to test his BG ONCE A MONTH!! Geez, I can't believe how stingey some of these nurses are with the test strips. At the moment I'm testing my BG on average 4 - 6 times a day and will continue to do so until I'm satisfied I've got this diabetes and my diet completely under control. Dave [/QUOTE]
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