Hi, I have had type 2 diabetes for over ten years. For about five yeas now I have been diagnosed with essential tremor which causes my head, hands and often my body to shake.
So far I have been using a second hand Açcu chek glucose meter bought by myself this does not require strip insertion in to the meter but has a cassette that turns round in the machine to reveal a clean place to add blood.
This is great for me as I find inserting a strip into the slot almost impossible because of shaky fingers.
My meter is on it's way out and my Doctor does not offer these meters on NHS prescription.
I am wondering if there is anyone out there in the UK who knows of any strip free meters provided by the NHS or any that are reasonable to buy in the UK.
Takes weeks to get to speak to a diabetic nurse let alone a Doctor, so I thought it would be quicker asking here.
I am disabled and retired so do not have a huge amount of money to throw round.
I tried looking online but could find nothing. But then I am a computer numpty and probably using the wrong search words.
The stuff that comes up is advertising and just keeps trying to sell me strip based glucose meters, any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
So far I have been using a second hand Açcu chek glucose meter bought by myself this does not require strip insertion in to the meter but has a cassette that turns round in the machine to reveal a clean place to add blood.
This is great for me as I find inserting a strip into the slot almost impossible because of shaky fingers.
My meter is on it's way out and my Doctor does not offer these meters on NHS prescription.
I am wondering if there is anyone out there in the UK who knows of any strip free meters provided by the NHS or any that are reasonable to buy in the UK.
Takes weeks to get to speak to a diabetic nurse let alone a Doctor, so I thought it would be quicker asking here.
I am disabled and retired so do not have a huge amount of money to throw round.
I tried looking online but could find nothing. But then I am a computer numpty and probably using the wrong search words.
The stuff that comes up is advertising and just keeps trying to sell me strip based glucose meters, any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.