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Thanks Lesley. That is very useful to know. I'm on Gliclazide 80mg daily with Jardiance 25mg. I used to have Metformin but after several years' usage I developed acute 'trots' and feared leaving the house! Must admit to being bad about testing in the past as I was told a couple of years ago that...

Thank you Pipp. Appreciated. The 'approved' meter Fine Test Lite was delivered yesterday and IMHO is an inferior, flimsy product to the one Abbott kindly supplied free of charge. I note that there was a list of test strips likely to be withdrawn from being able to be prescribed back in 2019...

My Freestyle Lite meter failed last week and a phone call to Abbott, the makers, resulted in a new Optium Neo meter arriving yesterday. Abbott were brilliant and I am very grateful BUT, my GP surgery (also brilliant BTW) will not supply the corresponding test strips, stating that they are...

Well said! The idea is far worse than. the reality. For the first few injections I had a lovely nurse to hold my hand and reassure me.

Hi Graeme. You have my sympathies on this. I have been going to the excellent eye treatment centre at my local hospital for similar problems for the past 9 years. I have had frightening experiences too - but they are less scary when you ask questions and ask them to explain things to you and go...