New-journey
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I have just come off the phone from speaking with my DSN and need to rant. There is no one taking on the role of DSN so after today, there will be just a nurse who understands insulin.
On my notes it says I am using test strips at 280% more than I should. She told me to only test 4 times a day, that is all type ones need. I said NICE guidelines say up to 10 is fine and she looked it up and was surprised but agreed it said that. They are told to not prescribe test strips more than 150 a month and that was as they had no money. She said there are thousand of diabetic patients they cover.
We spoke of the new consultant and she told me he would think my control is too tight as well. I explained how I am working in line with NICE guidelines to never go higher than 9 after two hours after eating and be back between 4 and 7 before the next meal. How would I know this if I didn't test. She said they recommend to not test two hours after a meal, just before taking the rapid insulin which means most is 4. What about before bed I said, as having hypo in night is not a great idea. 😡
I shared I know someone in Somerset who gets 500 at a time and she says that is impossible. I explained that I drive often and have to test, I regularly speak to a audience sometimes for an hour and half and have to check before, I test more when I am ill, have hypos, take exercise, so it can go up to 10 times a day. She put it up to 300 but thinks it will be challenged. So cross and upset!
Thanks for listening. 😡
On my notes it says I am using test strips at 280% more than I should. She told me to only test 4 times a day, that is all type ones need. I said NICE guidelines say up to 10 is fine and she looked it up and was surprised but agreed it said that. They are told to not prescribe test strips more than 150 a month and that was as they had no money. She said there are thousand of diabetic patients they cover.
We spoke of the new consultant and she told me he would think my control is too tight as well. I explained how I am working in line with NICE guidelines to never go higher than 9 after two hours after eating and be back between 4 and 7 before the next meal. How would I know this if I didn't test. She said they recommend to not test two hours after a meal, just before taking the rapid insulin which means most is 4. What about before bed I said, as having hypo in night is not a great idea. 😡
I shared I know someone in Somerset who gets 500 at a time and she says that is impossible. I explained that I drive often and have to test, I regularly speak to a audience sometimes for an hour and half and have to check before, I test more when I am ill, have hypos, take exercise, so it can go up to 10 times a day. She put it up to 300 but thinks it will be challenged. So cross and upset!
Thanks for listening. 😡
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