| +1 for the Endocrinologist... that is the kind of specialist you need right now. No matter how good your family doctor/GP they cannot possibly keep up to date with every study or new treatment that crosses their desk.
I'm surprised they make you pay for blood glcucose meters in the States... here in Canada I have never bought one... usually the deal is: buy 100 test strips and they give you the meter for free. Your pharmacist should also be able to show you how to use it... if not, consider changing pharmacists; as they will quickly become a vital part of your health care team.
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Started MM 712 Pump April 2004. MM 722 + Contour Link April 2008. "...type 2 diabetes is associated with obesity... [so] most people assume that the excess weight causes the diabetes. But... it's possible that diabetes causes obesity" "One of the causes of your diabetes is a poor choice of ancestors." - Gretchen Becker - The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed | 
