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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 139235" data-attributes="member: 12578">1) Meters are not  universally cheaply available, it depends on the country. Here in France for example one is allowed on prescription every 4 years, the health service pays a set price of almost 80E. If you want to buy one without prescription, thats what you'll pay.(and it's also  very difficult to find a supplier that will send meters from one country  to another... I've tried) . Best bet is to either buy in the UK in person or get someone to obtain one for you.2) This isn't necesarilly accurate. , If the correct strips are available then they should be OK. My first accu chek model wasn't available in most other countries so I couldn't obtain strips elsewhere. Now though I use a one touch meter ultra smart bought in the UK.(a model not available here)One touch ultra strips prescribed in France   are fine in my 'British' meter........ I have to say I was a bit uncertain and did a bit of dual testing against my French one touch ultra 2,just to make sure .3) Unfortunately none of the meters on the EU market can be changed from mmol/l to mg/dl. They used to be able to but some people ended up with their meters set incorrectly and became confused.New regulations were brought in to prevent this happening. However, I don't have to laboriously change all my readings from mmol/l for my doctor. I use the one touch software and Si diary. Both of these allow you to download your readings in one unit and then change them to the other.</blockquote>

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