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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Feew27" data-source="post: 2732926" data-attributes="member: 587570">Hi, asking for some advice. I am type 2 diabetic taking medication and insulin to help control it.I have to test my blood glucose levels around three times a day. At the moment I am using an old Accu chek mobile meter, one that requires no insertion of strips, it has an  automatic test strip cassette. I use this type as I have essential tremor, hand shakes quite badly sometimes, the shakes are not related to the diabetes.If I have to use a glucose meter that requires test strip insertion into the slot I have difficulties and can not always do it. Give up in frustration and wasted strips.The problem is the Accu chek I use has now been discontinued and not one of the meters that my Dr surgery gives out. Mine is ancient and on it's way out.I am not able to wear any type of device long term like a smart watch type thing or use a Libre freestyle monitor due to other health problems I have  and the Libre would be too expensive for me anyway if I were able to use one. My question is, does anyone on here have essential tremor or know someone who does have tremor, perhaps Parkinson's disease and also has diabetes and have to test their glucose daily? Can they tell me how they cope with glucose meters where you have to insert a test strip into the machine? I find it almost impossible.The test strips when I use them usually end up on the floor and not in the meter itself due to my shaking hands. Thanks so much. Any suggestions or advice most welcome.</blockquote>

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