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Old 12-04-2006, 11:24 AM
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I am a: Type 1
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Portsmouth UK
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Originally Posted by Simon View Post
Getting GP's to put things in writing can cost. My GP charged me £12.50 for a letter saying I needed to take insulin on the plane with me.

The fasted solution might be to change doctors. Sounds like you need to hassle your endo as well. There is no such thing as excessive testing for a type 1.



Type 2's test less often because there sugars tend to be more stable, especially if they're not on insulin. If you're not getting wild results as a type 2 then your doctor's probably ok there.
Your diabetes clinic will write you one for free. My nurse told me when she wrote mine not to go to my GP for a letter like that because he'll charge, and the clinic wont.
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Type 1 Since - 24/7/2006
HbA1c
13/10/2006 - 7.2% | 15/12/2006 - 6.0% | 29/06/2007 - 7.1% | 02/11/2007 - 7.8% | 29/02/2008 - 6.5%
Insulin - Levemir and NovoRapid | Meter - Accu-Chek Compact Plus mkII

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