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<blockquote data-quote="kareng236" data-source="post: 191339" data-attributes="member: 32302"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I had asked several different medical professionals (GP and nurse at surgery, Doctor at hospital, pharmacist at chemist etc etc) and all had same response regarding self blood glucose monitoring. Not required. However, I am so keen to try and manage this condition as best I can, that grudgingly, I had accepted that I would fund myself. I wrote to my GP and explained that I understood that I realise that there are many priorities and cost cuts have to be made, but could she please recommend which system I should use. I don't know what caused the change of heart, but I have now been given a meter and strips. I am very grateful as I shall now be able to plan a sustainable eating plan and learn to interpret what my body is trying to tell me.............hot flushes, light-headedness etc. If there is anyone else in a similar position - demonstrate to your GP that you need to be able to "read the signs". Personally, I think that exercise (walking) does my levels the world of good - but I am only discovering that with a bit of glucose level testing.</p><p></p><p> Good luck to all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kareng236, post: 191339, member: 32302"] Hello, I had asked several different medical professionals (GP and nurse at surgery, Doctor at hospital, pharmacist at chemist etc etc) and all had same response regarding self blood glucose monitoring. Not required. However, I am so keen to try and manage this condition as best I can, that grudgingly, I had accepted that I would fund myself. I wrote to my GP and explained that I understood that I realise that there are many priorities and cost cuts have to be made, but could she please recommend which system I should use. I don't know what caused the change of heart, but I have now been given a meter and strips. I am very grateful as I shall now be able to plan a sustainable eating plan and learn to interpret what my body is trying to tell me.............hot flushes, light-headedness etc. If there is anyone else in a similar position - demonstrate to your GP that you need to be able to "read the signs". Personally, I think that exercise (walking) does my levels the world of good - but I am only discovering that with a bit of glucose level testing. Good luck to all. [/QUOTE]
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