Recent Content by Sue108

Hi, you can gets lots of meters free but it's the strips that cost. As mentioned before the tee2 seem to be the cheapest strips but I have not used the meter . Please badger your gp for strips on prescription and I was given a meter by my gp (contour next meter). I was diagnosed on Dec 16th...

Hi , if you look online there are quite a lot of free monitors. Or if you ring as "ascencia diabetes " , you can find phone no. Online , they will send you one free of charge, but the strips are expensive, if your gp will prescribe them it is much better. The monitor is called contour next or...

Hi, I put other as it was the DOTTIE course done in doncaster . 2 half day (2hrs to 2.5 hrs each) sessions. Definitely leaned a lot more from diabetes uk web site. Focused on general healthy eating not low carbs, some complications of diabetes and looking after feet. OK course but does not seem...

Hi I was diagnosed 12 Dec 2016 after feeling very thirsty and after 4 courses of steroids bg on that day 27.5. Had reaction to metformin after 1 tab, was ill for 4 days. Then put on sitaglyptin then week later on gliclazide as well. Blood sugars gradually came down now mostly under 9.0. Bread...