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Thank you for that ...I'm going to ask my 'nurse' ~(for the 3rd time) for strips this friday and I will have the ammunition to insist if she gives me any grief - I'll let you know if I am given a prescription at long last.

I've never had flu in my life but I've been told as I am diabetic I MUST have the flu jab, I really would prefer not to but my doctor was insistant. What should I do?

Can I ask a 'flu jab' question ... I've never had flu and never had a flu jab but my GP has insisted I have a flu jab because I am diabetic (T2 for 7 weeks now) I really do not want the jab but as I now feel a completely different person - was normal, now diabetic I am unsure what to do. Any...

Hi all Ok, I really should have read the advert more closely ... bought the wrong strips off ebay so I have an accucheck active meter and accucheck active strips :oops: I am so new to this I really didn't realise that there was 3 million types of accuchek meters. An expensive lesson for sure...

Thanks John - it was good to read that someone else had indulged and not had such scary results as expected but if I do it again (and it will be a long time before I do) I shall do the tests as advised. I so enjoyed the meal but it really messed me up for a few days - real feelings of hunger...

I've badly cheated and I am a little confused ... my tests are coming back good (all this dieting and exercise is really working for me). It was my wedding anniversary yesterday and came off my strict diet of 7 weeks to have a chinese meal. I didn't deny myself anything and ate all sorts of...

Thank you all again (I've signed the petition) and I shall be more assertive on my next visit to my GP. My equipment arrived from ebay and what a difference it has made to me. I just feel so much happier seeing my results have drastically come down and some of the foods I thought would be out...

Hi Jimbo just thought I would add my best wishes to you, as a newbie I feel a bit of an intruder to this forum but I can relate to just how mentally stressful this disease is. I am sorry you've had some low points recently - my journey is only 6 weeks long but I've had a 'couple of 'ups' but...

Thank you all for the brilliant information - I've ordered a couple of cheapies from ebay so they are bound to be rubbish but I was clutching at straws really. I shall do what you say and approach companies and see what I get. I am going to ask outright next visit to my GP - it'll be interesting...

Thank you - bit scary to think the results are 'high', where do i go from here I'm not sure. Do I have the right to ask for whatever I need to test from my GP? I've read so many different posts with a lot of people seeming to buy their own equipment. Where can I get what I need? I'm on a low...

Hi everyone, I've only just found this site and it's brilliant. I need your help because I don't have a clue whats going on really. I was told 1 month ago I am type 2 diabetic although i had no symptoms. My GP (or rather nurse because the gp has not seen me once) has given me a couple of...