Thank you all.

LisaN, my FBG was 16.5 (I guess that is 297 in US meaasurements?), haemoglobin was 0.115 (2.07 US?)

Cholesterol - Total - 295, Triglycerides - 504, HDL - 44.

And no Lisa, my doctor did not tell me to monitor my sugar levels at home on a regular basis. He just told me that he would have to start me on medication right away but that if I promise to try and control my diet and lose weight, he would give me a month to try before he made a decision to start me on medication. Plus the diet he recommended was to cut out fat, cut out red meat, cut out sugars and to start exercising. Funniest part is, before I met with the doctor, I never ate fat, red meat or sugars *LOL*. Now I have started on Atkins and eat exactly that, totally against my doctor's advice and without his knowledge.

Lisa, the Ketostix only tests ketones in the urine, not sugars. Are there strips for that too? And thanks for the info on the glucometers and how to self-test. I wonder why my doctor did not mention this to me. Maybe I should sue him for dereliction of duty *LOL*

WSGTS, thank you too for the info.

Cheers