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<blockquote data-quote="Tabbyjoolz" data-source="post: 1307856" data-attributes="member: 326717"><p>[USER=341194]@Terryrhino[/USER], indeed, GPs should be giving us meters and strips on prescription. But here are the excuses I have heard over the past six months alone:</p><p></p><p>"If we gave every T2 a meter, the NHS would go bankrupt."</p><p>"You'll only get a sore finger."</p><p>"People fill in the numbers without doing anything about them, or they fill in their records and make it all up while they're waiting to see us."</p><p>"It'll make you anxious and obsessive."</p><p>"You're only Type 2!"</p><p>"If you follow our diet plan, you shouldn't need to test." </p><p>"I'll happily give you a meter, but we no longer prescribe the strips." And so on...</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, husband, diagnosed 16 years ago, DID get a meter and test strips, lancets, etc. on prescription, but had them taken away over a year ago. "Sorry, this isn't funded any more," he was told.</p><p></p><p>Get the Codefree meter, lancets and strips from Home Health or Amazon. It'll be the best investment you'll ever make.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tabbyjoolz, post: 1307856, member: 326717"] [USER=341194]@Terryrhino[/USER], indeed, GPs should be giving us meters and strips on prescription. But here are the excuses I have heard over the past six months alone: "If we gave every T2 a meter, the NHS would go bankrupt." "You'll only get a sore finger." "People fill in the numbers without doing anything about them, or they fill in their records and make it all up while they're waiting to see us." "It'll make you anxious and obsessive." "You're only Type 2!" "If you follow our diet plan, you shouldn't need to test." "I'll happily give you a meter, but we no longer prescribe the strips." And so on... Meanwhile, husband, diagnosed 16 years ago, DID get a meter and test strips, lancets, etc. on prescription, but had them taken away over a year ago. "Sorry, this isn't funded any more," he was told. Get the Codefree meter, lancets and strips from Home Health or Amazon. It'll be the best investment you'll ever make. [/QUOTE]
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