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I'll give that a go too. I think you've also hit the nail on the head there (and yes I knew exactly what you meant). Thank you!

Definitely. The practice nurse did the first one to show me in the centre but I've used the side of the finger since then after reading here for a while ;-) I did my last test following your suggestion of using the warmth of water to help - and made sure I kept pressure on for longer too. We'll...

Yes - I've got a WaveSense JAZZ and I'm using the most shallow setting with 33 gauge lancets and not testing on my pinkies cos I know the skin there is thinner. I'm not reusing lancets - doing this to myself is new to me , but I grew up with a t1 grandmother and learned in my teens how to help...

Thanks :-)

Thanks - I spotted it briefly earlier and will be taking a really good look around there when I get the chance :-)

I've met cliched assumptions about vegetarians a lot over the decades... we're not all wholemeal/'knit your own muesli' types ;-) I've been veggie a *long* time - going back to the mid-80s when that meant regular trips to health food shops and wholemeal everything. What I mean by a healthy diet...

Hi - newly diagnosed with t2, started on Metformin which I've had before for other issues (PCOS) and found in the past I seem to tolerate it pretty well. Fingers crossed that's still the case I've been given a monitor, since I asked to do SMBG. Downside? I am rather pale and I *bruise* easily...

Just a quick hello post. I'm in the Derbyshire area, newly diagnosed with t2 and a carer for my husband (recovering from cancer) as well as a voluntary worker. My diabetes risk has always been high, thanks to family history and PCOS so my recent diagnosis is a slight shock but not totally...