Diabetic Test Strips
Why Do Test Strips For Blood Glucose Monitoring Cost A Dollar?
If you've ever had the misfortune to pay for test strips for a blood glucose monitor over the counter, then you know how staggeringly expensive they can be. We have paid $56.98 for 50 strips for my son. It's not tough to do the math (particularly with the help of the calculator on my cell phone) to figure that works out to be $1.14 per strip.
Okay, I'll admit that this instance was during our early days of diabetes management and we had not shopped around for the best deals on strips, but my j...
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