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I'm a Type 1 diabetic, and I smoked for 15 odd years or so, but gave up 2-3 years ago. I used to be a hardcore, heavy smoker, and was convinced I'd never be able to give up. I had tried various ways to give up though (mainly due to the fact that everyone I wanted to date hated smoking), but...

Thanks for advice re printing out NICE guidelines, and other replies. I'm seeing my diabetic specialist doctor next week, and will ask him if he can suggest a 'diabetes friendly' GP, and then change GPs asap. In the end I think this surgery will actually lose money, as I believe they get paid...

I realise GPs try to save money by not giving test strips freely to diabetics, but just how common is this problem? I have always tested my bs requently (maybe too frequently), but I thought this was a good thing. In my youth I was always told off for not testing enough, whereas now I have a...