I'm currently in the middle of a very long winded arguement with my local
clinic over the provision of medisense  g2 electrodes.

I've just been in touch with my endocrinologist and also my local DSN and
have  them writing me a letter backing up why i want strips and why i need
more than one pack of 50 at once.

I've also been in touch with our practice manager and been through ALL
avenues of why i need them and she is still not convinced as i'm "just the
patient". She and the rest of those backwards gibbons down there seem to
think that on a basal / bolus regieme it's s acceptable to test 2 times  day
and not every day. I haven't told them i've got the letter form the hospital
and am due back in on monday to see the practice manager and the head Gp.
Things as they say will be interesting. The only winner will be me. I'm now
of the mind that i'm not bothered whos nose i put out of joint to get what i
need to run my diabetes effectively.

I'm actually looking forward to going in there and bringing them all forward
ten years in diabetes management, something that they seem unable to do
courtesy of the NHS. If i hear one of them state, "it's not our fault we're
ill informed" i will turn blue and have an apopleptic fit anda ask them in
very heated tones exactly how they think that makes them fit or able to tell
me what i can or cannot have.

My single biggest irritation with diabetes is the sheer ammount of time that
you have to waste down the clinic, or at the surgery picking up ream after
ream of prescription. What i'd like to see is a facility where once you and
your consultant are happy with your management you can get 3 months worth of
stuff at a time and  bugger off and enjoy the best part of your life.

Anyway moan off, will see how monday goes.

Rgds.
Patrick