Type 2 Testing strips, where to get them?

[Alexandra100]

Well, slap my thigh and call me Susan! My TEE2 turned up today, (which was lucky as I ran out if strips this morning) I only ordered it on Thursday! I do find the gun trigger very, very sensitive though. I find its fired the piercing shot even before its reached my finger

I had the opposite problem. My first TEE2 gun was almost too feeble to pierce my skin, even on the fiercest setting. I rang up to buy a new one and they sent me a different model free. It was bigger than the one that came with the kit, but still fits into the case. By contrast, I tried using a True Result gun and it was so violent it nearly took my finger off.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

I find its fired the piercing shot even before its reached my finger

You will find it works better if you you touch your finger with the lancing device first, before pressing the button.

 

[Caz_B]

I tend to swim against the tide, so only use lancets for one day. Several tests each day. I find that after 4 or 5 times they get blunt, and bruise my fingers. Still not sure if that is because I am oversensitive, or have thick skin.

I only use a lancet once or twice as they start to sting where they are getting blunt x

 

[Caz_B]

I also use this meter and get my cassettes on eBay. I am careful who I buy from and look for the expiry dates. I've been doing this a long time and so far no problems. I understand why some folk object to people selling these on eBay and making money out of the NHS, but I am a self funding T2 so in a round-a-bout way, the NHS is helping me and I am helping the NHS by (so far) avoiding expensive complication treatment and all medication.

I've had no problems so far and also check the expiry date. Like you being Type 2 have to buy my own and this is cheaper and easy x