I have just got a Glucomen LX plus meter supplied free by Menarini. It is the best meter that I have come across to date, having been diagnosed type 2 in 2001. I am on insulin and tablets, and I have downloaded the computer software from Menarini which is the most comprehensive program I have found. The meter itself has runner grips at the sides for easy holding and also has four small runner feet for steady use on a smoothe surface, something that other manufacturers could do with noting, as I have previously lost a meter down the loo! The finger pricker has a ring of raised plastic dots around the lancet and it really does soom to hide the feeling of pain. An additional bonus is that the same meter takes a different strip, but gives ketone results as well. Super bit of kit.