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<blockquote data-quote="hanadr" data-source="post: 485516" data-attributes="member: 8110"><p>You are unlikely to be given a meterr by your healthcare people. Sometimees the supplier companies will give some, but they usually go to T1s and insulin users. However it's worth contacting the suppliers and asking. Since you are also not likely to be given a prescription for strips, you might become one of their regular customers. I get my strips from Abbott diabetes Care, who give a lifetime guarantee on their meters. [I have the Frestyle Lite] they keep all their customers on a database, so dealing with them is simplicity itself and strips are much cheaper direct from Abbott than at a retail pharmacy. You'll find most HCPs [Healthcare Professionals] Will try to tell you there's no advantage to monitoring your own levels. this is a money saing trick. Obviously you need test equipment to learn which foods affect you most and by how much.</p><p> Incidentally, if you get put onto insulin, they really SHOULD provide test equipment. Sometimes, even then, they try not to. Very often we have to fight for our care. that means you have to learn FAST what you need.</p><p> Hana</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hanadr, post: 485516, member: 8110"] You are unlikely to be given a meterr by your healthcare people. Sometimees the supplier companies will give some, but they usually go to T1s and insulin users. However it's worth contacting the suppliers and asking. Since you are also not likely to be given a prescription for strips, you might become one of their regular customers. I get my strips from Abbott diabetes Care, who give a lifetime guarantee on their meters. [I have the Frestyle Lite] they keep all their customers on a database, so dealing with them is simplicity itself and strips are much cheaper direct from Abbott than at a retail pharmacy. You'll find most HCPs [Healthcare Professionals] Will try to tell you there's no advantage to monitoring your own levels. this is a money saing trick. Obviously you need test equipment to learn which foods affect you most and by how much. Incidentally, if you get put onto insulin, they really SHOULD provide test equipment. Sometimes, even then, they try not to. Very often we have to fight for our care. that means you have to learn FAST what you need. Hana [/QUOTE]
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