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<blockquote data-quote="gillytee31" data-source="post: 1617099" data-attributes="member: 52293"><p>This thing about test strips is interesting. I was diagnosed as diabetic in 2014 and put on metformin and BG monitoring was not mentioned. September 2015 had mini stroke and admitted to hospital where it was discovered my BG was in high double figures. Tablets increased and BG monitor given but when I got home GP told me I did not need to test and would not prescribe strips, etc. I am a pensioner and long term disabled so could not afford to self fund. Then admitted to hospital again with tachycardia January 2016 and it was discovered my BG was in the 30s so prescribed insulin after which GP had no choice but to let me have lancets and test strips. However I am only allowed enough to test 3 times per day. I often wonder if I had been allowed to test my blood sugars sooner would I have been able to avoid going on insulin?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillytee31, post: 1617099, member: 52293"] This thing about test strips is interesting. I was diagnosed as diabetic in 2014 and put on metformin and BG monitoring was not mentioned. September 2015 had mini stroke and admitted to hospital where it was discovered my BG was in high double figures. Tablets increased and BG monitor given but when I got home GP told me I did not need to test and would not prescribe strips, etc. I am a pensioner and long term disabled so could not afford to self fund. Then admitted to hospital again with tachycardia January 2016 and it was discovered my BG was in the 30s so prescribed insulin after which GP had no choice but to let me have lancets and test strips. However I am only allowed enough to test 3 times per day. I often wonder if I had been allowed to test my blood sugars sooner would I have been able to avoid going on insulin? [/QUOTE]
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