@Liam1955 morning Liam everyone, yes I'm going to my daughters Xmas day, I'm paying for turkey ect to try help them out, take few bits with me but pity I can't eat the 'bits'. DN & doctor are trying to increase my metformin & stop my gliclazide, then. As I said they stop my strips, I tried half & one extra metformin as they said and had very bad hypo & sugars were 7.7! So no extra metformin for me. I've asked to see a dieting & go on course but refused, won't say on here exact response I got, last hbc1a was 40mmol as I said & previous two were 41mmol yet when I return from abroad bgs was 24.3. Don't know what that is in mmol but they immediately gave me strips & meds, I've worked hard to get it down, I can't swim, walk much or exercise yet I feel I'm not getting any help or advice, done it all myself with great thanks to everyone here on the forum, learnt so much from you great people. Thanks, couldn't have done it without you all. Liam Ron said he's good with 'rats' perhaps he could come to York & get rid of all the rude tourists??? X