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... so no-one knows of any other compatible machines for these strips then?

... so i'm stuck with this nhs machine then, as these are the only strips I can get on my repeat prescription!

If I have the bog standard bulky nhs testing machine (which I don't like) - is there a better looking modern machine I can get somewhere, but would still be compatable with the the nhs 'glucoject' lancets, and nhs 'glucofix' test strips? I appreciate I will have to pay for it, but not an...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Not been on here for a while.... 14.8 this morning ! :( (3 x 500mg Metformin) (3 x 30mg Gliclazide) (Aged 46) Sean x x

Hi Sugarless Sue, Thanks for the reply, but I am unsure which of the foods I mentioned in my post are high in carbs...I was under the impression that salads, vegetables, fruit and steaks are good for you !! Which carbs are good for me then, and which carbs are bad for me - I appreciate your...

...oh, sorry forgot to mention, only drinks I ever have are water / tea / coffee (no sugar obviously ) ...never have "pop", i.e: coke / fanta / squashes, etc... Alcohol wise, I have a few beers now and then, and these are the days that my levels seem to be lower !! Sean....

Hi Dennis / Ken, I appreciate your comments, and take on board what you have both said, but after 8 years of being a diabetic, I still see no logic at all on the way my levels shoot up and down to that extent in short periods of time, and truth be known, I'm still struggling to accept that I am...

Hi, My name is Sean, I am 43 years old, 6''2 in height, and weigh about 11 stone. (underweight!) I was diagnosed with diabetes 8 years ago in 2001, as gp said my mmo/l levels were averaging about 14. Over the last few years my gp changed my meds regularly, and last year I moved from uk to...