fast800 is a book by Dr Moseley, he tells you everything you need to know about Diabetes. Gives loads of recipes. I have two healthy shakes a day from Boots, not the Cambridge ones as they are full of sugar, and a main meal early evening. 800 is the calories you stick to during the day...
I am type 2 as well. My surgery gave me a meter and I get the needles and testing strips as well all on NHS. My reading this morning was 9.9. Try the fast800 diet, you could soon lose weight and reverse your diabetes. I lost 3lbs this week doing this. Good luck.