On 07/02/10, Jeff Snyder quoted Thom LaCosta: Meter.

TL> There is SO MUCH profit in the test strips no one should have to pay for
TL> the meter.  I've seen meters at Walmart for under 20 bucks, and at CVS and
TL> Walgreens.


Hello Thom. While I am not diabetic, my daughter is. She was diagnosed with
Type 1 diabetes in November of 2001 at the age of eleven. I find it totally
outrageous, and in fact, immoral, how much they charge for a 100-count box of
test strips. I think that it is grossly wrong to profit so much from the
misfortunes of others...yet, sadly, so many companies do it.

My daughter was using the FreeStyle glucose meter for the first eight years or
so, and she went through a couple of those, mainly because she dropped one or
two on occasion. She is now using a much more sophisticated glucose meter
which is totally electronic. It uses these little drums that are filled with
test strips. I forget the brand name at the moment. Sadly, her insurance only
covers one box of test strips a  month, so we are forced to pay the full
purchase price for the second box; and then there are the syringes, insulin,
alcohol swabs, and lancets. At one time, we were spending about $350 a month
in cash, just to purchase her diabetes supplies. Her insurance has now
mitigated that amount quite a bit.

Just remember; if you buy cheap, you get what you paid for, and no one should
cut corners when it comes to our personal health. Good health is a gift from
God.


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