Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:56pm
I'm Type 2. It depends on whether or not you're in the Spanish health system or not.
Initially I was going to our medical centre each month for the jab test, but they then issued me with a free monitor, plus a prescription for the test strips, and I do my own reading twice a week.
I also have a blood test every six months for a general check including that for the average reading HbA1c. If I'm outside the acceptable range, I see the doctor and she adjust the dosage of Metformina I take. This is also on prescription, but if I were to buy it, it would only be €1.94 for 50.
The thing to be aware of is that they don't prompt you that a blood test is due - you have to ask.