Sorry to hear about the problems. I was diagnosed 4 months ago with type 2. At the time I didn't like the idea of self-testing and have just been following diet, exercise, and weight guidance. However, recently the stress of wondering what was happening to my blood glucose stress levels...
I'm in the UK too and I appalled by this - time to find a new GP / health centre. After some routine blood tests this year, my Hba1c had moved into the diabetic region. My medical centre set up an appointment with their diabetes specialist and, as that was a few weeks away, an interim...