I think this is in the correct place but if not could admin move it to where they think it should be.
In another forum for something quite seperate from Diabetes that I belong to, they use a way of sending unwanted items to people who they would be useful to. It depends to a certain extent on honesty as do all things. If someone is in genuine need of a meter and strips and cannot afford it, those who receive spare meters and strips they cannot use or do not intend to use could supply that meter or strips to someone for the cost of the postage by accepting stamps sent to them by that person. There are some on here I have read who are in need as newly diagnosed and need help to discover what is happening to them but cannot afford it. This is because as you know very very few newly diagnosed T2s get meters and strips to test free, but have to buy their own. A lot of people have spare meters and they get put in a drawer or meters are changed and strips are thrown away. We could utilise these supplies in a better way for the benefit of others who need them. I know that a lot are put on ebay but there are I am sure people who would like to help others in a bad situation. Does anyone feel there could be a way to start a scheme like that or am I living in cloud cuckoo land? If it costs nothing to the person with the spare supplies and they receive the cost of the postage it seems a good way to help, yes unscrupulous people could get into the system and plead poverty but I was thinking of people who had been on the forum and were known by other members to need help through past postings.
In another forum for something quite seperate from Diabetes that I belong to, they use a way of sending unwanted items to people who they would be useful to. It depends to a certain extent on honesty as do all things. If someone is in genuine need of a meter and strips and cannot afford it, those who receive spare meters and strips they cannot use or do not intend to use could supply that meter or strips to someone for the cost of the postage by accepting stamps sent to them by that person. There are some on here I have read who are in need as newly diagnosed and need help to discover what is happening to them but cannot afford it. This is because as you know very very few newly diagnosed T2s get meters and strips to test free, but have to buy their own. A lot of people have spare meters and they get put in a drawer or meters are changed and strips are thrown away. We could utilise these supplies in a better way for the benefit of others who need them. I know that a lot are put on ebay but there are I am sure people who would like to help others in a bad situation. Does anyone feel there could be a way to start a scheme like that or am I living in cloud cuckoo land? If it costs nothing to the person with the spare supplies and they receive the cost of the postage it seems a good way to help, yes unscrupulous people could get into the system and plead poverty but I was thinking of people who had been on the forum and were known by other members to need help through past postings.
