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If you have T2 and are healthy (apart from D) & not on insulin & live within traveling distance of Birmingham (UK) Neqas are looking for more people to donate a "pint" of blood that will be used to quality check the labs that do HbA1c levels. The "pint" is divided into a huge number (300 I...

Could you not think of your own words mcdonagh? Maybe you should feel flattered Patti that he thought your words were worth lifting and adding his own rediculous statements to? ;) I for one will NOT be signing this petition

Re purchasing test strips - I understand they are available directly from manufacturers at a much lower price than over the counter.

This infuriates me sooooooo much - without testing and adjusting my diet I would/could not have the A1c I have now. WE SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE - There are many T2's who do not want to know and just accept everything they are told, but there are also a growing number of us who WANT to take and...

TEST TEST TEST I wasn't given the option when dx almost 5 years ago and just popped the pills (Glimepiride to start followed 6 months later by Metformin) - about 18 months ago I decided to do something about it as my A1c was rising again. Having searched the internet and found this and another...

I manage my carb intake and average 90 carbs a day

I have been "eating to my meter" for 7 months now and have managed to reduce my A1c from 7.7 to 5.8, loose 11lb in weight and reduce my b/p to 125/80. The results have also persuaded my clinic nurse to increase my strips to 2 boxes a month so I no longer have to buy a box myself. Well worth the...