The price of blood glucose meters isn't the problem. But the price of test strips sure can be. The last time I looked, some of the leading manufacturers were charging us almost $1 per test strip. For those of us who don't have health insurance and test a lot, that can get expensive pretty quick. Bu...
The Infinity Meter
7/ 6/09 11:44am
7/ 6/09 3:50pm
I just recently discovered your articles and find them very useful and informative. Thank you for all the work.
I have 2 perfectly good meters, but when our insurance changed to a health savings acct., I discovered that my test strips cost over $100 for 100 strips. I have since been using the Sidekick from HOME diagnostics of Ft Lauderdale FL. A container of 50 strips with a built in meter costs about $20 at Walmart. The sample size is small and the test takes 5 seconds. Each test costs just under 40 cents.
7/ 7/09 1:09pm
8/ 1/09 12:35am
It's good to see that low cost meters are becoming more available. I had to switch to one after I no longer had major medical coverage. I miss the extended logging functions of my UltraSmart, but at a savings of 0.80 per test, it's worth my time to manually log the secondary data.
FYI:
The CleverCheck strips from Simple Diagnostics sell for $9.99/50 at American Diabetic Supply, Hocks has their Autocode Voice Meter for $9.99
8/ 1/09 7:43am
Hi David: Let me first say that I enjoy your postings and emails very much and also appreciate all your efforts for diabetics and diabetes.
I have an accu-chek active machine and those strips cost about $28 for 50. I've
started buying them on ebay. I recently purchased 250 strips for about $60 and
that's about 24 cents per strip. I've often purchased them even cheaper. They always
arrive in their sealed boxes and have never been disappointed. Just another place
your readers can check into.
Good luck!!!!
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I love my Breeze2 meter, been with them from diagnosis. And since I have insurance the cost isn't too bad ( $10.00 for 300 strips) have you tested this one? If so how do you feel about it. I like it's nice big size, fits my hand pretty well. And no coding, and the strips come in a disc of 10.
Hugs,
G
Dear Gracie,
That was one of the first no coding meters, and maybe the very first. I mentioned it in a couple articles on my website, but haven't formally tested it. I do like it.
Still, if you have used that meter for more than a couple of years, it's time to get a new one, even if it's the same model. Meters do get less accurate as time goes by. One endo even told me that we should get a new meter every year.
Best regards,
David
David,
Thanks for the info. No this isn't the original, I upgraded when the Breeze 2 came out ( started with the Breeze) and had one malfunction, so I'm on my 3rd. But I kind of like the idea of getting a new one every year, makes good sense. I've never been to an endo, but that sounds like good advice.
Hugs,
G