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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blothom" data-source="post: 397730" data-attributes="member: 72293"><p>Hi John. I noticed a comment of yours on another thread, that you couldn't get prescribed test strips. When I was first diagnosed, and for all the time that I wasn't on medication, I couldn't get test strips on prescription, so it could be that because you are managing on diet and exercise, you won't be able to get them. However, if you do find later that you need meds, (and I have only just found out that type 2 is progressive, and I was diagnosed in 1999) make sure you get all the 'scripts you need. They are free for diabetics, so you shouldn't have to pay anything, provided you have the exemption form. Or come to live in Scotland, where all prescriptions for everyone are free! On a serious note, keep up the good work, because it is very easy to get fed up with the constant checking on food intake and balance, and you can't afford to let it slide. I ignored it for 2 years, didn't take meds, ate what I liked, and felt great, until suddenly I was really ill, with serious complications. Now on insulin, and minus 1 Big toe! SO, hang on in there, and ask the questions, because without knowledge, you are running blind! :thumbup:</p></blockquote><p></p>

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