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<blockquote data-quote="pleinster" data-source="post: 1100383" data-attributes="member: 221545"><p>Hi. Evidently a lot of Type 2s are not issued with meters on the NHS..some are. I was..don't know if Scotland differs...but I had other issues...don't know about you. But - ask...and I think if your doctor is at all wavering over maybe giving you a meter and prescribed strips..it can do no harm to say that you have gone away and informed yourself a bit, and while you understand that some doctors are reluctant to issue them as they fear patients may get stressed by high readings (I am told, by the way, by a specialist that that's the only real reason..other than local budget and standard policy), you want to try lowering your BS by reducing carbs and you need a meter to see what foods are working/not working in your favour. </p><p>If you still have no luck..there's a range of meters to choose from (sometimes free offers). I use the Verio One Touch (it's easy but has critics); the cheapest one (still perfectly effective) is the Accucheck...explore on line ..on Amazon. Should be less than £20 for a reasonable meter...maybe similar for each pile of strips. Any more expensive is pointless.</p><p>If you wait for the doctors to test (ie. an HbA1c test of your 3 month average), you won't know what's happenign in between tests....one way or another - get a meter, and record your food taken and your readings before and 2.5 hours after meals (these should roughly match if you're not eating too many carbs), and record times - this will reveal patterns etc. To make a dent - cut out bread and cereal and see the difference it makes. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pleinster, post: 1100383, member: 221545"] Hi. Evidently a lot of Type 2s are not issued with meters on the NHS..some are. I was..don't know if Scotland differs...but I had other issues...don't know about you. But - ask...and I think if your doctor is at all wavering over maybe giving you a meter and prescribed strips..it can do no harm to say that you have gone away and informed yourself a bit, and while you understand that some doctors are reluctant to issue them as they fear patients may get stressed by high readings (I am told, by the way, by a specialist that that's the only real reason..other than local budget and standard policy), you want to try lowering your BS by reducing carbs and you need a meter to see what foods are working/not working in your favour. If you still have no luck..there's a range of meters to choose from (sometimes free offers). I use the Verio One Touch (it's easy but has critics); the cheapest one (still perfectly effective) is the Accucheck...explore on line ..on Amazon. Should be less than £20 for a reasonable meter...maybe similar for each pile of strips. Any more expensive is pointless. If you wait for the doctors to test (ie. an HbA1c test of your 3 month average), you won't know what's happenign in between tests....one way or another - get a meter, and record your food taken and your readings before and 2.5 hours after meals (these should roughly match if you're not eating too many carbs), and record times - this will reveal patterns etc. To make a dent - cut out bread and cereal and see the difference it makes. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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