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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jopar" data-source="post: 43324" data-attributes="member: 11712">All meters in this country are now locked to mmol/l it is ilegal for manufacturers to supply meters that are not locked.  At one time it was the user who set the mesuring unit mmol/l or mg/dl on there meter, but several years ago there was a glicth with some meters changing from mmol/l to mg/dl with out the user knowledge?  So manufacturers had to start to lock the meters during production to enable to keep there certificates that allowed them to sell there meters  in the EC.There are a couple of ways that I can see them being useful, A doctor could prescribe one when someone is first dignosised, to get them up and running or when the patient only needs one to monitor bloods for a short period of time..Or if what has happened to me in the past, that my meter has gone belly up while on holiday and I can't replace with what I've already got strips for...  So end up buying a new meter and a packet of strips eek..  Better that I could tie my self over until I get home and can get sorted out wit my clinic...</blockquote>

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