Paying for Strips and meds?

[BarbaraG]

As @Bluetit1802 says .. my Doc told me that because I'm on Metformin, I won't have a hypo, so there's no need to test ..
So now I will be buying 2 x 50 packs of strips and 1 x 100 pack of lancets for my TEE2 - total cost of £19.49 a month .. but since I am improving my health (a lot) and saving at least this much cash by giving up beer since I was diagnosed, I think it's a pretty good deal. And, in truth, I would rather divert my energies to managing my diabetes than to fighting with my Doc and the NHS ..

You can save yourself by reusing lancets. I only change mine every few weeks.

 

[JohnJ]

You can donate unwanted insulin, syringes, lancets, needles and bg test strips to developing countries through the charity IDDT:

http://www.iddt.org/here-to-help/helping-developing-countries

It has been some time since this post, but of course it is a progressive illness, so on insulin, now changed to Lantus & Humalog from Humalog mix. Called iddt and they want my insulin. Good to know it may help prolong the life of someone less fortunate.