andi140373
Active Member
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- 34
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
Is anyone else on the Accu-chek combo? I went to collect my test strips today and was told that they have not been available for a few weeks and that there is currently no return date due to distribution problems. GP says they can’t do anything and that she wouldn’t know what to do even if she could. Left messages on the voice mail of pump care and diabetic nurses at the hospital so hoping someone will get back to me.
If this has been a known problem for several weeks, why have pump users not been contacted to arrange alternatives? I tried to explain to the GP why ‘swapping metres’ wasn’t the solution but she admitted she didn’t understand how it worked. I’ve left with a new metre and test strips so I can at least know my BG but now have to do all the calculations for five different time blocks with ratios like 1.75:1. Day off today so going to try and set up an excel spreadsheet to do it for me. It won’t take into account corrections so will have to use best judgement for that!
If this has been a known problem for several weeks, why have pump users not been contacted to arrange alternatives? I tried to explain to the GP why ‘swapping metres’ wasn’t the solution but she admitted she didn’t understand how it worked. I’ve left with a new metre and test strips so I can at least know my BG but now have to do all the calculations for five different time blocks with ratios like 1.75:1. Day off today so going to try and set up an excel spreadsheet to do it for me. It won’t take into account corrections so will have to use best judgement for that!