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Refused Testing Strips by GP

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CHRISJK said:
Hi, I am back off Holiday and ready to challenge my GP about her withdrawing my test strips on prescription, and I would like to take you up on your kind offer to help. I really don't think my Letter writing skills are up to scratch, so as I said any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks....... Chris
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Hi Chris...hope you enjoyed the holiday...good to hear you want to challenge the decision...writing the letter is not as difficult as many think...off to work relatively early this morning...will be in touch later...may have to ask for some personal information...do you have access to the private message facility yet?...probably best done by PM...not sure if as a new member you can use that yet...if not one of the moderators could arrange that...will be in touch later.
 
I was initially refused a meter/strips so I bought my own codefree, I told my GP I had done so but was finding it quite expensive as being newly diagnosed I was testing a lot to discover what foods spiked my levels and what I could tolerate etc, he gave me a diary to fill in and said bring that back next time and let me see. When I returned for next check up (4 weeks later) he looked through diary and said I was doing very well and gave me a meter and has since given me 100 strips and lancets every 28 days. I don't test as much now as I have sussed most of the stuff I eat however there are odd times I just feel yucky and my vision goes blurry so I test to make sure levels are ok 🙂
 
AndyG1961 said:
I was initially refused a meter/strips so I bought my own codefree, I told my GP I had done so but was finding it quite expensive as being newly diagnosed I was testing a lot to discover what foods spiked my levels and what I could tolerate etc, he gave me a diary to fill in and said bring that back next time and let me see. When I returned for next check up (4 weeks later) he looked through diary and said I was doing very well and gave me a meter and has since given me 100 strips and lancets every 28 days. I don't test as much now as I have sussed most of the stuff I eat however there are odd times I just feel yucky and my vision goes blurry so I test to make sure levels are ok 🙂
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Well done Andy...your GP sounds enlightened...if only more were like that.
 
Bubbsie said:
Hi Chris...hope you enjoyed the holiday...good to hear you want to challenge the decision...writing the letter is not as difficult as many think...off to work relatively early this morning...will be in touch later...may have to ask for some personal information...do you have access to the private message facility yet?...probably best done by PM...not sure if as a new member you can use that yet...if not one of the moderators could arrange that...will be in touch later.
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Hi Bubbsie, No I cant do PM's yet and I am not sure how to get in touch with the Moderators. Regards..... Chris
 
CHRISJK said:
Hi Bubbsie, No I cant do PM's yet and I am not sure how to get in touch with the Moderators. Regards..... Chris
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Make a few more posts Chris - that should do the trick.
 
CHRISJK said:
Hi Bubbsie, No I cant do PM's yet and I am not sure how to get in touch with the Moderators. Regards..... Chris
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You should be able to use the PMs (Conversations) now Chris 🙂 Let me know if you have any problems.
 
Chris I think the problem should be solved now...sent you a pm...let me know if you've received it.
 
Bubbsie said:
Chris I think the problem should be solved now...sent you a pm...let me know if you've received it.
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Chris information sent by PM...hoping you have it...please reply by PM if you do...then we can start working on things.
 
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