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Hi, I'm on 6 Metformin a day(3x1g) - and take 30mg Codeine with each pair of tablets (1g) - puts bowels back to normal. Mention to GP about the problem - and if offered something, ask if it's cheaper than codeine ! Codeine is available in 15mg tablets. I presume you are taking the Metformin 3...

You'll get a meter if you persist ! As my parents were both diabetics(2), I already have a meter and just needed more test strips. One can of 50 strips lasted me over a year as I was just occasionally monitoring. They've issued me with a new meter: Fine Test Lite as the test strips are cheaper.

Little different here - no money, you get one choice. Often very good but not always.

If you're shaking, surely you don't need to test! If anyone needs a quick hypo fix - has anyone tried sniffing caster sugar out of a pepper pot/shaker thing ? Other than by injection, it'd be the quickest way to get sugar into your blood.

Feel free to DM your long story - I'm v. interested in that! Thanks.

If they tell you that you don't need to know your readings, tell them that you don't need to control it by diet - and tell them that you won't bother unless they give you the tools to bother! I considered suing the practice for the cost of the test strips - but they relented and got some for...

You get on with your life, abandon him and get the district nurses to call in and see him for three days - no problem (provided you wash your hands of him)

Totally agree with the doc - the values are silly. What the real question is is why? If you can't find a reason, atrip to your GP is in order.

What do you mean 'too much or too little' ? Do you mean they're not 100U/ml ? Mike.