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NHS Saving money: iCare Advanced

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Otenba

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My DAFNE nurse said:
Some surgeries are changing patients to these meters as the strips are cheaper than most others on the market but are just as reliable/easy to use.
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I was randomly issued one of these iCare Advanced machines last week after calling up for an emergency prescription.. I'm currently using a One Touch Ultra which I find very helpful because I'm able to look at my BG results on the computer. I'm a bit unsure what to make of this iCare machine... **they're not forcing me to use it yet but I'll have to keep it in mind I suppose if what my DAFNE nurse said is true.

Have any of you been issued this iCare Advanced machine by your GP surgery?
If you're already using it, how have you got on with it?

Thanks for any replies. 🙂


**Today I have been put on to it officially - test strips have been changed on prescription. :/
 
Oh dear. :/ Thanks for the link.

Novorapidboi summed it up quite well on another forum "it just shows you how much the 'postcode lottery' exists...... "
 
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