Wound up.....!

[SB2015]

Well done for sticking to your guns.

Do not know if it is Brexit or my Surgery playing silly beggars, but they have cut my test strips down to 4 x 50 in any 8 week period = 200

Now my calculation, a minimum for 4 x
tests a day equals 4 x 7 x 8 = 224 , not accounting for any duff readings

I was 5 pots, 250

Do not understand their reasoning

Hi Hazel

Each GP Oractice come see under a Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who set the rules about prescribing. These are the guidelines that the Practice are to follow unless there are reasons not to. This sometimes causes a Practice to make a switch in meds, or take some things that are available over the counter off the list.

Where they can they follow the guidelines, but where I have queried a change, and explained why, they have switched me back. I know that for T2 it is difficult to get test strips, but have a discussion. If you are not using the Bolus calculator, as others have said there are cheaper options. No harm in having a discussion.

 

[Ljc]

Well done for sticking to your guns.

Do not know if it is Brexit or my Surgery playing silly beggars, but they have cut my test strips down to 4 x 50 in any 8 week period = 200

Now my calculation, a minimum for 4 x
tests a day equals 4 x 7 x 8 = 224 , not accounting for any duff readings

I was 5 pots, 250

Do not understand their reasoning

@Hazel . Neither do I understand why they are restricting your test strips. If you drive being you are on insulin you need to be be able to follow the DVLA rules on testing beforehand and whilst driving Also what about when you are ill, hypo’s and any
of the numerous things that affect our BG levels requiring us to test more. I would query it again if I were you.
I do hope you can get more strips on prescription.

 

[Hazel]

Exactly @Ljc

 

[Ljc]

Exactly @Ljc

Sock it to them.