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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2614804" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>[USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] can tell you more about meters, as what's available in the Netherlands differs some and I'm quite useless in that regard. But basically, yeah... Most T2's aren't advised to test, mainly because if they were, the NHS would be bankrupt in the blink of an eye. Keep in mind the testing is a bit of an investment at the start, but once you know what foods do what to your blood sugars, you end up testing a whole lot less. I barely ever do now, except when I'm ill (virus, jaw infection etc), of if I've eaten something I'm not too sure about. While I used to go through a little pot of strips in a week at first, I now use half of one a year, if that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2614804, member: 401801"] [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] can tell you more about meters, as what's available in the Netherlands differs some and I'm quite useless in that regard. But basically, yeah... Most T2's aren't advised to test, mainly because if they were, the NHS would be bankrupt in the blink of an eye. Keep in mind the testing is a bit of an investment at the start, but once you know what foods do what to your blood sugars, you end up testing a whole lot less. I barely ever do now, except when I'm ill (virus, jaw infection etc), of if I've eaten something I'm not too sure about. While I used to go through a little pot of strips in a week at first, I now use half of one a year, if that. [/QUOTE]
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