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<p>Blood glucose test strips are available on prescription for people with type 2
diabetes. However, it is for clinical commissioning groups to make decisions on the
commissioning of health services that best meet the needs of their local population,
taking into account local priorities and needs.</p><p>The National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence has published guidance on the management of type 2 Diabetes in
adults. This guideline states:</p><p>“1.6.13 Do not routinely offer self-monitoring
of blood glucose levels for adults with type 2 diabetes unless:</p><ul><li>the person
is on insulin or</li><li>there is evidence of hypoglycaemic episodes or</li><li>the
person is on oral medication that may increase their risk of hypoglycaemia while driving
or operating machinery or</li><li>the person is pregnant, or is planning to become
pregnant. For more information, see the NICE guideline on diabetes in pregnancy (<a
href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng3" target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng3</a>
). There have been no recent changes to prescribing recommendations, although NHS
England have recently consulted on proposals to prescribe test strips only that fall
below a certain cost threshold.”</li></ul><p>More information is available at the
following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/1-Recommendations#blood-glucose-management-2"
target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/1-Recommendations#blood-glucose-management-2</a></p>
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