JoKalsbeek
Expert
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- Location
- The Netherlands
- Type of diabetes
- I reversed my Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
As I'm in the Netherlands, I'm going to just steal a bit @Bluetit1802 wrote about meters and where to get them in the UK. Hope that's okay. You see, the meters aren't the expense... The strips are. So you want a meter that won't cost you an arm and a leg to use.
Anyway, as Blue put it:
The most popular meters for self funding T2's are the Codefree and the Tee2 because the strips are much cheaper than other meters, and you need a lot of strips. You can't buy them in pharmacies.
Try here for the Codefree meter
http://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/blood-glucose-monitor/
and here for the extra strips
http://homehealth-uk.com/all-products/sd-codefree-test-strips-to-be-used-only-with-the-sd-monitor/
There are discount codes if you buy in bulk.
5 packs 264086
10 packs 975833
The Tee2 is here
http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-plus-blood-glucose-meter/
Don’t forget to check the box that you have diabetes so you can buy VAT free. (for either meter)
Far as excercise goes, I couldn't do anything when I first started out. When I was diagnosed my knees would regularly buckle out of nowhere, making me faceplant. Muscleweakness incombination with morbid obesity sucks. It wasn't until I was well into the diet that I started to feel better and actually started being able to move around more. (Climbing stairs! Walking 15 kilometers! Woa! I had to buy walking shoes!) So something you'll hear here quite often: You can't outrun a bad diet, meaning you can spend as much time in the gym as you want, it's the food that'll make the difference. And it did. So whether your knee throws a wrench in or not, doesn't matter. You'll be okay anyway, just to spite it.