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<blockquote data-quote="AM1874" data-source="post: 1450352" data-attributes="member: 379847"><p>Hi [USER=376409]@Kazz01[/USER] .. and welcome</p><p>Sounds highly unlikely that you will be given a meter and/or test strips by your surgery .. and you can translate all their reasons into the simple issue .. they don't have the money (or they don't want to spend it) .. I think it's probably true that most people have the same experience as you. However ..</p><p></p><p>Managing and controlling your diabetes through exercise, diet and testing your Blood Glucose seems to be the best way forward. For me, committing to an LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) lifestyle and testing 3-5 times a day seems to be working and you'll find that there is a wealth of info, relevant advice and positive support about LCHF on the forum .. </p><p></p><p>I see that [USER=100904]@Pipp[/USER] has already tagged @ daisy1 for you and I would suggest that you read up on the<a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb" target="_blank"> Low Carb Program</a> in the information that she will soon be sending you. You might also find the discussion on the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/" target="_blank">Low Carb Diet forum</a> helpful .. and the following websites ... </p><p><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb" target="_blank">Low Carb Intro and Information</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds" target="_blank">Low Carbs in 60 Seconds</a></p><p></p><p>For testing, try the website at: <a href="https://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/" target="_blank">https://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/</a> for the SD Codefree meter or: <a href="http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-blood-glucose-meter/" target="_blank">http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-blood-glucose-meter/</a> who distribute the TEE 2 meter, which is free. The costs of testing comes down to the ongoing charges for test strips and lancets. I'm testing 3-4 times a day which works out at around £10 to £12 per month for the two packages above but, more importantly, I now know what my BG levels are .. and I will be able to manage them </p><p>Hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AM1874, post: 1450352, member: 379847"] Hi [USER=376409]@Kazz01[/USER] .. and welcome Sounds highly unlikely that you will be given a meter and/or test strips by your surgery .. and you can translate all their reasons into the simple issue .. they don't have the money (or they don't want to spend it) .. I think it's probably true that most people have the same experience as you. However .. Managing and controlling your diabetes through exercise, diet and testing your Blood Glucose seems to be the best way forward. For me, committing to an LCHF (Low Carb High Fat) lifestyle and testing 3-5 times a day seems to be working and you'll find that there is a wealth of info, relevant advice and positive support about LCHF on the forum .. I see that [USER=100904]@Pipp[/USER] has already tagged @ daisy1 for you and I would suggest that you read up on the[URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb'] Low Carb Program[/URL] in the information that she will soon be sending you. You might also find the discussion on the [URL='http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/low-carb-diet-forum.18/']Low Carb Diet forum[/URL] helpful .. and the following websites ... [URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb']Low Carb Intro and Information[/URL] [URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/60-seconds']Low Carbs in 60 Seconds[/URL] For testing, try the website at: [URL]https://homehealth-uk.com/product-category/blood-glucose/[/URL] for the SD Codefree meter or: [URL]http://spirit-healthcare.co.uk/product/tee2-blood-glucose-meter/[/URL] who distribute the TEE 2 meter, which is free. The costs of testing comes down to the ongoing charges for test strips and lancets. I'm testing 3-4 times a day which works out at around £10 to £12 per month for the two packages above but, more importantly, I now know what my BG levels are .. and I will be able to manage them Hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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