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    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Yes, every possibility after that! I think I'll write to the practices in the surrounding villages and see if any are receptive to blood glucose testing for T2. It's not even that I'm after getting the test strips free or whatever - I am quite happy to just buy the **** things myself, I have...
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    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Grrrrr.... Further to my previous comments... I saw my (NHS) GP earlier, for something else which took 30 seconds, and was then daft enough to try and share my concerns about the approach that was being taken with T2, especially seeing as how these last 2 weeks since changing my diet (like a...
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    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Yep, just diagnosed with Type 2 last week. Met 'diabetes nurse specialist' to hear all about how to proceed. I'll summarise:- Step 0: Diabetes 101 talk. Step 1: Go away for 4 weeks, read these leaflets on what diabetes is and how diet and exercise may help (essentially repeats and expands ever...
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