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Your case and others on medication that causes hypos and testing every two hours should get free testing strips and I hope you get them, but there are a lot of type 2's who can control by diet and do not need to test sugar levels to know what not to eat.

Are you type 1 or type 2. If you are type 1 then this is totally unacceptable. Type 1 diabetes is a different disease than type 2 although the consequensces of poor control are the same. Type 1 is an auto immune disease that attacks the pancreas and results in being unable to produce insulin...

I was 54 type 1. Baffled the docs as not in the box for type1. Anyone else diagnosed this late? Di

I have Type 1 or insulin dependant diabetes. I get my prescriptions free, but I think it is because, as indicated in the name, "dependant",I would die if I did not take insulin, whereas type 2's on diet control would certainly feel unwell, and could cause damage to themselves, but death would...

Hi Janabelle Just read your reply. Consultant surprised I dropped the Lantus but admitted I looked much better. Told me to carry on what I was doing, which was just giving humalog at meal, and see her in a month.Can't tell you how well I feel although morning readings are a little high. See her...

I was diagnosed type 1 in Feb after becoming extremely ill. Was put on Lantus and humalog and started to get my blood sugars under fairly good control, although did not feel back to normal, and was assured it was because I had been so ill and when I put my weight back on and got my strength...