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Hi all - Hoping someone can help with some information - From 1st April CGMs became available on prescription but subject to varying criteria. I followed this up and this resulted in a Consultant appointment where I was told "You definitely qualify - I will fill in the form this afternoon and...

First the story so far. I am Paul >>>> T1 on insulin injection and diet for 60 Years.+ Over last 6 - 7 years I have - a) been told by optician(s) that I have the start of cataracts,. b) Annual review with consultant and Eye photos for last 10+ years have come back with the letter saying...

Background - T1 for over 55 years Because of changes to the required accuracy level OneTouch notified users of the coming withdrawal of the Ultra range of meters. As a result of this, after testing various makes of meter I decided to use the OneTouch Verio range. I very quickly started to...

T1 for about 60 years > Insulin injections twice daily > Now Retired and finding more jobs to do and needing to test more often in part to comply with DVLA rules After being prescribed 6 boxes of strips per month for many years and achieving my consultant's target levels and one severe hypo in...

My first struggle was what was the best title for this question - One thought was ~ best approach to ? lower moron grade surgery staff and incompetence with ignorance as well ? My write up to explain the feeling of despair! Background - Type 1 on twice daily insulin and diet - Now retired for...

Having use onetouch test meters for many years I was eager to apply to get one of these new meters. After various cockups by onetouch one eventually arrived. This came with 10 test strips - just enough to try the meter but not enough to verify the accuracy against other meters. Next I tried to...

I have recently been trying a different blood test meter called MICRODOT which is manufactured in the UK by Cambridge Sensors Ltd. As always with something new, I have compared the results and the lancets to other meters and and find that the results co-incide with the meters used as a...