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<blockquote data-quote="leather_ferret" data-source="post: 165994" data-attributes="member: 24631"><p>Hi Chris,</p><p></p><p>I test form 6 to 8 times a day ... more when really ill ...but I have a rather difficult to control form of brittle diabetes and an underlying medical condition that means that most of my diet has to be carbohydrates and I have to eat little and often. My biggest problem is crashing from BGLs of 6, 7 or 8 down to as low 1.5 over five minutes or less :shock: This will happen perhaps half a dozen times a month, but by 'eck, it makes you keep your eye on the ball !</p><p>I am probably not really a representative patient so far as testing frequency goes. </p><p></p><p>I will tell you where the real power lies in 'the system' ... from my experience anyway.</p><p>The Specialist diabetic nurse at my local hospital clinic , holds the master key !</p><p></p><p>Win her over with sensible argument (laced with charm, of course) , and she will fight your corner with the Diabetes Consultant who trusts her judgement and will pass instructions down the line to the GP. </p><p>I had initial difficulties getting strips from my GP but after working with the Nurse a week or two and demonstrating that I was really using them systematically and knew how to translate readings into action to control levels and safeguard myself, then she wrote and printed a letter from the consultant to the GP telling him I needed strips on demand, and the Consultant signed it without blinking.</p><p></p><p>Really think matters through and write down a list of the reasons you need to test regularly and any other arguments you wish to put ... BEFORE you ring the Nurse </p><p>Better still, make an appointment and go and see her (or Him , of course)</p><p></p><p>be good and be lucky</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="leather_ferret, post: 165994, member: 24631"] Hi Chris, I test form 6 to 8 times a day ... more when really ill ...but I have a rather difficult to control form of brittle diabetes and an underlying medical condition that means that most of my diet has to be carbohydrates and I have to eat little and often. My biggest problem is crashing from BGLs of 6, 7 or 8 down to as low 1.5 over five minutes or less :shock: This will happen perhaps half a dozen times a month, but by 'eck, it makes you keep your eye on the ball ! I am probably not really a representative patient so far as testing frequency goes. I will tell you where the real power lies in 'the system' ... from my experience anyway. The Specialist diabetic nurse at my local hospital clinic , holds the master key ! Win her over with sensible argument (laced with charm, of course) , and she will fight your corner with the Diabetes Consultant who trusts her judgement and will pass instructions down the line to the GP. I had initial difficulties getting strips from my GP but after working with the Nurse a week or two and demonstrating that I was really using them systematically and knew how to translate readings into action to control levels and safeguard myself, then she wrote and printed a letter from the consultant to the GP telling him I needed strips on demand, and the Consultant signed it without blinking. Really think matters through and write down a list of the reasons you need to test regularly and any other arguments you wish to put ... BEFORE you ring the Nurse Better still, make an appointment and go and see her (or Him , of course) be good and be lucky Dave [/QUOTE]
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