| Larry,
That's incredible, you are taking control of your diabetes, you have gotten your A1c down to a great level and your doctor rewards you by taking away the most important tool!
I really can't see (but I'm only a newbie) how monitoring is likely to increase the chance of going hypo, to me, logically the opposite would be the case. As the possibility now exists that you could be watching your carbs and eat too little which could cause a hypo and you would not know!
There was a post here a little while ago from a member in the UK (sorry can't remember the member's name) who was having a problem getting a prescription for enough strips, I believe the Doctor cited funding problem within the NHS had lead to the doctor not being allowed prescribe more that a certain number.
Personally, I tell the Doctor how many times a day I want to test and he writes the prescription accordingly so that it's covered by the Irish Health System.
Could you perhaps, respond in writting and explain that your much improved results are largely due to the fact that you test (5 times a day is not outrageous) and that without the ability to test you fear that you will not be able to control your BG levels. Putting it in writing may cause them to rethink as they won't want it "on the record" that you raised the matter, should your levels increase.
Is there any chance of checking with a diabetes nurse or another Doctor to see if this is a new NHS policy?
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