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Test Strips - Complaint Response from the Dept of Health

Hi
Love this idea and also someone else's who said we should all sign a petition and send it to Health Dept and QCC. I can't start this up folks as I am brand new to T2 and still struggling to know what a strip is and an Accu tester, so feel I have too much to learn at the moment but if anyone else out there starts one I will happily sign.
 
LOL - so true and I absolutely agree.
 
LOL so true - I absolutely agree. I've only just had T2 diagnosis and asked Dr if I needed something to inject myself with or measure my blood and sugar levels. He said No, just wear trainers and quality slippers with a soft, thick base and lose weight, exercise (difficult since he is treating me for total lack of energy and shortness of breath)! I asked the nurse same question a week later at my appointment and she towed the surgery's party line. Now I discover I probably do need them. It is shocking that we are not being given the correct information or tools (equipment) to deal with our diabetis and I feel this is all part of the medical profession looking down on us as we have something 'self inflicted'. What about joggers, when they go to A&E with sprained whatever bits of body no one says 'self inflicted' - they get treatment, and crutches, plaster, bandages etc. I am really cross about it all and society is being socialised into this attitude of some people not deserving help - smokers, overweight people, diabetics etc. Yet the government will happily take money from the greedy food companies who are blatently advertising their unhealthy, diabetis causing food. Sorry about the rant and any lack of coherence but it's been a long, long day. Goodnight all
 

Hi @JenniB,

This is quite an old thread now and some of the members who have contributed to it no longer post here, but there have been petitions before which have unfortunately failed to reach the required signatures.

Best wishes.
 
Typical NHS diagnosis of your Diabetes. Good morning. your test results have come back. your diabetic. Then tumble weeds blow through the consulting room. Next!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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