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Thankyou - that's my mental argument as well; surely if the medical profession's advice to Type 2 people is to be more conscious of their diet and to understand blood sugars, then they can't argue that there's no reason to know your own levels... I'm a creature of habit, so have a fairly fixed...

Thankyou very much - it makes sense for this to be the case. I'll make a point of directly asking whether she's saying that I *shouldn't* test my levels, and see where I get from there..

Thankyou all so much for sharing, there's so much useful info! I had no idea that the meters weren't regulated - in my naivety I thought that they'd have been calibrated and tightly controlled devices.. In terms of budget and how much I'd use, I'd anticipate testing once or twice daily, just...

Hi I've spent a while researching, and have come across so many different reviews and so many pro/con opinions that I'm now completely confused by what blood tester I should get. I'm just diagnosed as type-2, and my doctor stated that measuring wasn't necessary as I'm not insulin dependent...

I appreciate they're not for everyone - I just happen to find it easier than taking one pill for zinc, another for Vitamin b and so on, and accept it might be a few quid more..

Thanks - that's useful to know, definitely will discuss with the doctor or nurse in due course. I don't have a meter yet as the doctor said that it wasn't needed yet, so didn't prescribe one; though having read the information from the forum moderator, I might broach the subject again as I'd...

I take them as I find the vitamin b helps with some joint pain, but actually find that I feel better throughout the day as well. Might be a psychosomatic thing. I just don't see the need for a sarcastic comment on someone else's brand-choice of multivitamin - especially on a forum that's meant...

Thankyou very much, I'll have a read :)

I got diagnosed type-2 last week, and had my first dose of metformin yesterday night. I didn't think much about it earlier when I drank it (completely on autopilot) but does anybody know if there's any reason why a Berrocca (the fizzy kind) each day should be a problem? Thx Dave

Hi all I was diagnosed as type-2 last Thursday, and after initially being a bit scared, I've now got quite a positive outlook of losing some weight etc, and have started controlling my diet rigorously since being diagnosed. The trouble I'm having at the moment is that all the articles I read...