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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix55" data-source="post: 1880662" data-attributes="member: 242273"><p>If you order through the 'shop' on this site then you can tick the box for being a diabetic and not pay VAT, if you go to the high street you will probably end up paying the extra (I did) You can also compare the costs of the strips - they are the on-going expense part of the system. It is well worth it whichever way you go.</p><p>I used a spreadsheet to keep track of what I had eaten, exercise taken, bg results. Later I added weight, body measurements, mood etc. as they occurred to me. I found checking the recommended number of portions on the side of ready prepared foods a real eye-opener. Aim for less than 10g of carbs per 100g initially. The weekly shop takes twice as long as usual for the first couple of weeks as you read all the small print, and it is microscopic in some cases. It gets better and I am back to my usual quick trot round until the supermarket manager decides to move everything around. Good luck on your new adventure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix55, post: 1880662, member: 242273"] If you order through the 'shop' on this site then you can tick the box for being a diabetic and not pay VAT, if you go to the high street you will probably end up paying the extra (I did) You can also compare the costs of the strips - they are the on-going expense part of the system. It is well worth it whichever way you go. I used a spreadsheet to keep track of what I had eaten, exercise taken, bg results. Later I added weight, body measurements, mood etc. as they occurred to me. I found checking the recommended number of portions on the side of ready prepared foods a real eye-opener. Aim for less than 10g of carbs per 100g initially. The weekly shop takes twice as long as usual for the first couple of weeks as you read all the small print, and it is microscopic in some cases. It gets better and I am back to my usual quick trot round until the supermarket manager decides to move everything around. Good luck on your new adventure. [/QUOTE]
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