Hmm, I suppose that it is too much to hope that this will encourage surgeries to give glucometers to T2s.
MY 89 yo T2 dad, who got back from a 3 month visit to us in NZ in March, has just had his diabetic meds (1 80mg gliclazide tablet reduced from 3 in November after a 43 hba1c) reduced to zero, with no consultation (or hba1c) whatsoever. Luckily, while his bgs are now slightly higher than normal (7 before meals up to 9 after), they are not too bad, so I haven't tried to make a fuss about this. At least he can't now go hypo (though he wasn't before).