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is anyone else on tablets for diabeties my OH is and broke his testing machine could not get one the same so the strips do not fit he just went to the Doctors and they have said they will not give the strips on prescription any longer I know they very dear to buy he is 79. They said it was not cost effective to supply them any more so he said is it cost effective if my wife has to call ambulance as I have done before.
also he has COPD and high blood pressure
Margaret

Hi Margaret
I am diabetic but our Doctor still gives strips the only thing I can sugest is call the company who supplied your machine and ask there advice the number should be on the machine

Good Luck
Linda xx

hi margret i know what you mean doctors today will not let you have strips on prescription any more for people with type 2 diabeties it,s as if they dont care about us we are only a pain in the rear to them . i know the strips are dear i look on ebay there are some on there that people have either a suplus or have changed their machine,s and have some left over. i think it,s about time that the goverment got it,s act together .

somerset man I really do not know what to think about it,and Linda are you type 2 ? this is the first time he has been told that they will give any more strips. We are both pensioners how are we supposed to afford the money for the strips.

Margaret

Dear Margaret

What area are you in?

I can obtain details of the Pohwer service which can help if you need to make a complaint about your treatment. This is a different organisation to PALS service.


Please don't panic and try to stay calm.

It is not cost effective to deny a patient their medicine, when they have COPD and high blood pressure.

Please get back to me.

Best wishes.

Dear Margaret

Please ring the Diabetes UK helpline for advice.

I have the head office number:

0207 424 1000.

They have a support careline.

www.diabetes.org.uk

They will have heard of this type of situation before.

Best wishes.

nudge

Alice he has always got them before it just to day they say it is not cost effective to give them free to people who are on tablets for diabeties we live in South East London. He was never out of work all his working life and has been retired 13 years now

Margaret

hi i think it,s down to the doctors when i lived about 30 miles away i could get them when i moved was told i cant have them. it,s wrong that we cannot manage our diabeties i drive quite long distances i need to check that my sugars are ok but with out being able to test i have to take a chance. i think i will write to gordon brown and ask him why we are being treated as second class citizens

Dear Margaret

Please refer to my previous message and contact the Diabetes UK group for help with this problem.

It is not acceptable, medically or otherwise to suddenly stop a patients access to drugs, etc that they have used for long standing conditions.

The other group that can help is ICAS.

This is a service that can help if you have a problem with your GP, etc. They can support you.

They have different offices all over the country to help people wherever they live.

I think this one would cover your area:

South London ICAS
Pohwer,
CAN Mezzaine

32-36 Loman St
LONDON

SE1 0EH

Tel No: 0845 337 3061

Best wishes.