manhattan
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
My husband (diabetic 10+ years) now used the mobile one ...yes the cartridges are expensive ...but we ask the doc for one when needed and we get one free ...same for lancets etc ...I e mailed Accu Chek few days ago with a problem and they actually sent us a cartridge free ...they also will give you a meter if you haven’t had a free one already. sometimes he uses an older model which requires the test strips and we got them very cheap from eBayHi All
I really need to get a meter but am bamboozled by the choice. I thought the Accucheck mobile looked very user friendly because of the cartridge of stripsm barrel of lances, etc. BUT when I looked at the cost of said cartridges etc in Boots I think it would cost about £125 per month. Am I missing something...are there deals elsewhere? I dont necessarily want the cheapest but would like something user friendly. Any advice welcome?
If you contact Accu Chek they will give out free meters ...we get other stuff on prescription ...and even on eBay ...Prescriptions are free up here in Scotland..i’m newly diagnosed T2.. wondering if there are any Scottish type 2 also living here who can tell me if their surgery automatically supplied them with a glucose meter or if they were advised they didn’t need one.. thanks
It's easy if your fingers are warm. It's tough squeezing the blood out if they're cold!(Learned the hard way)
thanks.. but was just curious if most Scottish DNs automatically gave patients meters or if we had to askIf you contact Accu Chek they will give out free meters ...we get other stuff on prescription ...and even on eBay ...
everything on prescription is free up here in ScotlandIt looks like blood-glucose testers are like computer printers. It's not the cost of the meter (printer) but the cost of the strips/lancets (ink cartridges) that you have to consider when parting with your hard earned cash
so do the people of scotland get free meters, testing strips and lancets even if the are type 2 not on hypo risk medication?everything on prescription is free up here in Scotland
my neighbour is type2 and gets everything.. i’ll find out if i’ll get the same next Monday when i see the DN for the first timeso do the people of scotland get free meters, testing strips and lancets even if the are type 2 not on hypo risk medication?
Not all diabetics in the UK get free testing equipment. Type 2 on medication or not are often told we don't need to test. Preparing to do battle next testing time.I got given a meter from my GP and I get lancets and test strips on prescription all free as diabetics get free prescriptions well in uk that is.
Living in Scotland have been told on every check that T2 don't need to check as it's bad for me!Prescriptions are free up here in Scotland..i’m newly diagnosed T2.. wondering if there are any Scottish type 2 also living here who can tell me if their surgery automatically supplied them with a glucose meter or if they were advised they didn’t need one.. thanks
I have a AccuChek mobile that I got free from the supplier. I buy the cassettes from eBay, I keep an eye out for a good deal.My husband (diabetic 10+ years) now used the mobile one ...yes the cartridges are expensive ...but we ask the doc for one when needed and we get one free ...same for lancets etc ...I e mailed Accu Chek few days ago with a problem and they actually sent us a cartridge free ...they also will give you a meter if you haven’t had a free one already. sometimes he uses an older model which requires the test strips and we got them very cheap from eBay
Mine has never offered any testing equipmentthanks.. but was just curious if most Scottish DNs automatically gave patients meters or if we had to ask
I would ask on your local facebook if anyone has a spare as most type1s will have a meter going spareHi All
I really need to get a meter but am bamboozled by the choice. I thought the Accucheck mobile looked very user friendly because of the cartridge of stripsm barrel of lances, etc. BUT when I looked at the cost of said cartridges etc in Boots I think it would cost about £125 per month. Am I missing something...are there deals elsewhere? I dont necessarily want the cheapest but would like something user friendly. Any advice welcome?
I would ask on your local facebook if anyone has a spare as most type1s will have a meter going spare
Why don't you use the NHS? It's currently still working for blood test monitors and strips. I have an Optium Xceed, haven't paid anything....