Niamh I am going to a public hospital in Perth, Western Australia. I have to pay for my insulin, I got given a BGL Test kit and I go to the clinic monthly where I get to see the diabetes educator, dietician, diabetic dr, ob. Don't know if the system is the same in Qld. I have to keep a record of my levels and every couple of months they do a blood test (can't remember what it's called) that gives them my average BGL. As far as I know you only do fasting levels to see if you have GD once they know you have to test using a BG monitor. Hope this helps.