| If that is new NHS policy then there is something seriously wrong with the system and you need to make as much noise as you can about it... newspapers, Member of Parliament etc...
If you are on Metformin for Diabetes you need to be testing at least once a day (preferably more)... no "ifs ands or buts" about it! How can you or your doctor monitor your progress without BS results. A1c is not enough... someone who is high every morning and low every afternoon can still have a good A1c because it's more like an average.
Please find out it if is a National policy and please do find another GP if you can... and also try to get a referral to an Endocrinologist or at least a specialist in internal medicine.
Good luck and please keep us posted.
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Started MM 712 Pump April 2004. MM 722 + Contour Link April 2008. "...subjects lose weight by restricting only sugars and starches, without feeling any particular sense of hunger. Moreover, the less carbohydrates in their diets, the greater their weight loss, even though all her subjects were eating equivalent amounts of calories and protein" - Gary Taubes, describing research by Margaret Ohlson | 
