Too many strips?
If you are type 1 and your GP tells you off for using too many strips, then report them to your local PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service). The strips are cheap compared to a visit to casualty in an ambulance.
Posts by Zoki
2 publicly visible posts • joined 31 Aug 2011
NHS diabetic gizmo will text for help if wearer is in danger
Wednesday 31st August 2011 19:56 GMT
Re: DVLA - losing license
@Chris 100
This is not the case. You have to report if you have unrecognised hypoglycemic episodes or more than one hypo per year which requires intervention of another person. If you don't recognise when you are getting hypo, you shouldn't be driving anyway. If you do recognise the symptoms when driving you MUST stop and take some glucose and test until your Blood Glucose is back above 4mmol/l
The details of the DVLA recommendations come be found here (and the recommendations have little to do with the EU):
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Driving/Informing_the_DVLA/
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