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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kyi" data-source="post: 1092704" data-attributes="member: 211285">I think any insulin user either T1 or T2 are getting free meters and strips.  The T2s its a lottery if you get it or not if you do not take insulin.  Went digging about in NICE guidelines for T2s here what it says about T2 testing."Do not routinely offer self‑monitoring of blood glucose levels for adults with type 2 diabetes unless:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the person is on insulin or</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">there is evidence of hypoglycaemic episodes or</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the person is on oral medication that may increase their risk of hypoglycaemia while driving or operating machinery or</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the person is pregnant, or is planning to become pregnant. For more information, see the NICE guideline on <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng3" target="_blank">diabetes in pregnancy</a>. [new 2015]"</li> </ul>That explains a lot.Full guide is found here :- <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/Key-priorities-for-implementation" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/Key-priorities-for-implementation</a></blockquote>

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