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Cheapest site for ketone strips I've seen

kristafb
kristafb Posts: 770 Member
edited November 12 in Social Groups
Just wanted to share with you all. I am not endorsing the site, know nothing about them other than someone on the facebook group posted the link & the price for the box of 50, even with $15 shipping (for canada anyway) is decent.

http://www.storenvy.com/stores/194693-ketosis-tools
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  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    Thanks! :flowerforyou:
  • EddieHaskell97
    EddieHaskell97 Posts: 2,227 Member
    I hate them as a company, but Wally-World sells them for $6.84.

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/ReliOn-Ketone-Test-Strips-50-count/33574014
  • kristafb
    kristafb Posts: 770 Member
    I hate them as a company, but Wally-World sells them for $6.84.

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/ReliOn-Ketone-Test-Strips-50-count/33574014

    I'm in Canada, the cheapest I've found is at costco for $22 per 10 pk
  • strawmama
    strawmama Posts: 623 Member
    I hate them as a company, but Wally-World sells them for $6.84.

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/ReliOn-Ketone-Test-Strips-50-count/33574014

    I believe she is talking about the blood ketone strips for the Precision Xtra blood glucose meter.
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    $1.60 a test is the cheapest I've ever seen. If shipping is that high, I would be tempted to buy the 50 pack. I don't have the meter. They're free though.

    I admit, this is tempting to me. I'm just not ready to commit this amount of money.
  • Leonidas_meets_Spartacus
    Leonidas_meets_Spartacus Posts: 6,198 Member
    Thanks, I might try this one for my next batch. Ketone urine strips are pretty much useless, I can eat a cup cake and test positive on those urine strips.
  • eatspopcorn
    eatspopcorn Posts: 63 Member
    $1.60 a test is the cheapest I've ever seen. If shipping is that high, I would be tempted to buy the 50 pack. I don't have the meter. They're free though.

    I admit, this is tempting to me. I'm just not ready to commit this amount of money.

    The meters are free??
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    $1.60 a test is the cheapest I've ever seen. If shipping is that high, I would be tempted to buy the 50 pack. I don't have the meter. They're free though.

    I admit, this is tempting to me. I'm just not ready to commit this amount of money.

    The meters are free??

    https://www.choosefreestyle.com/

    Go there for the free meter. My guess is they don't mind giving away the meter for free, because they'll recoup the cost of the free meters in the test strips. The one you want, if you go there, is the one on the far right (Precision xtra).
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Even if you wanted to buy the meter, it's only $18 at Wal-Mart. The money is in the strips. It's like razors. They can give away the handles for free or at a loss, because they'll profit when you buy the blades.
  • kristafb
    kristafb Posts: 770 Member
    I got a meter for free at my pharmacy when I purchased a box of 10 strips
  • snarlingcoyote
    snarlingcoyote Posts: 399 Member
    I'm in the USA; I've found it's easiest to just buy the darn things at Amazon. There's always a vendor who has 'em at a good price.

    I DO use keto urine strips as well - Walmart is the place to go for those. No, it's not as accurate, but it's a good indicator and, well, I hate bleeding for any reason. (Well, I don't mind getting scraped up when I go hiking in an area with really steep bluffs I have to climb, but that's different.)
  • jimtoslim
    jimtoslim Posts: 7 Member
    Thanks for the lead on blood ketone strips. I ordered 100 from http://www.ketosistools.com/ , and they arrived in 10 days. With shipping it came to $164. The cheapest I have found them in a Canadian Pharmacy is a about $25/per box of 10.
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    The Canadian pharmacies sell them cheaper than what Amazon.com does. I buy mine from Canada these days. The shipping takes a while. About a week to two weeks longer than if you ordered from amazon.
  • nill4me
    nill4me Posts: 682 Member
    Someone from another forum sent me this link

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Abbott-Freestyle-Optium-Ketone-Test-Strips-10-x10-100-Tests-/221408471176

    they said that they are the same strip, in a different package, marketed for another abbott meter, and that they work fine with the precision extra, which is what i have. Shipping is high, and they come from aus, I just ordered some the other day. I can post back if you like when i get them and let you know if they work with my precision extra meter.
  • jimtoslim
    jimtoslim Posts: 7 Member
    Mine came from Australia as well. They ditched the boxes and sent them in a Aus Post envelope. Looks like these ebay guys are even cheaper, might be the same seller.

    I am in Canada, but still saved a bunch over the local pharmacy.
  • philmcneal
    philmcneal Posts: 6 Member
    http://www.ketosistools.com/products/starter-pack-optium-blood-meter-strips-50-strips-100-new-and-authentic

    with shipping its 139.90 USD ... is that a good deal? Did any Canadians had to pay for duty when it was received to your door?
  • philmcneal
    philmcneal Posts: 6 Member
    https://www.diabetesexpress.ca found $20 for 10 strips and their monitor is free if you purchase 100 glucose strips. Apparently having a one to one ratio in glucose to ketone levels is ideal so might as well spend money on a meter that does both.

    And shipping from Canada, I don't have to wait too long.
  • MacBugg
    MacBugg Posts: 8 Member
    I know this is old but I'm, just getting started with Keto again & am blood ketone strip shopping today. The same place I bought from years ago still has the best price on Precision Xtra strips (from the USA) that I can find ($1.82/strip on sets of 100 right now w/ free 2-3 day shipping): http://www.stores.ebay.com/Anneecakes-Ketone-Strips . They give you a bonus if you buy 2 of their sets of 10, so I usually do that OR buy a set of 30. I also own a Nova Max meter and I sometimes use those strips later on when I'm fully adapted, although I prefer the Precision.
  • MacBugg
    MacBugg Posts: 8 Member
    edited May 2017
    Oops-the correct link is http://stores.ebay.com/Anneecakes-Ketone-Strips . I just bought 9 sets of 10 strips and (with the bonus) they came out to about $1.95/strip w/ free ship. (These strips also work perfectly in my husband's Relion Ultima meter.)
  • epona_mus
    epona_mus Posts: 207 Member
    How often do you blood test for ketones?
  • MacBugg
    MacBugg Posts: 8 Member
    When I am trying to get back in to ketosis (& fully fat-adapted) I get a little obsessive and do it 2-3 times a day. After I know that I am in, just 1-3 times a week.
  • mcedeno24
    mcedeno24 Posts: 1 Member
    @MacBugg you are amazing! Thank you for sharing that link. Just bought them!!!
  • 62apples
    62apples Posts: 132 Member
    https://www.choosefreestyle.com/
    no longer gives free meters.

    so does anybody else have a cheap place to get meters?
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    Costco has good prices on the Precision Xtra - under $20.

    If you're diabetic and have a doctor's statement of need, your insurance may cover testing supplies, including ketone test strips.
  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
    edited July 2017
    I recently discovered this company, which will work with your US insurance, Medicare, Medicaid. They take care of the paperwork - they send forms to your doctor to complete, then contact your insurer directly.

    I had boxes of ketone test strips (per my doctor's statement of need) within a week of my first contact.

    Liberty Medical
    https://libertymedical.com/products/diabetes/
  • MacBugg
    MacBugg Posts: 8 Member
    mcedeno24 wrote: »
    @MacBugg you are amazing! Thank you for sharing that link. Just bought them!!!

    You're welcome - and thank YOU because this reminded me to order Precision Xtra blood ketone strips and they have 'em the cheapest I've seen right now (under $1.60/strip right now) if you buy 50 or so- woo hoo! http://stores.ebay.com/ANNEECAKES-KETONE-STRIPS

    @62apples , I need to get a meter for my sister, so I will report back if I find a great deal on those!
  • fieldsmitch
    fieldsmitch Posts: 1 Member
    Hey, there's a new blood ketone meter that is just coming out right now and they are making it for the Ketone community. Right now they have a pre-sale deal going on where you can get the blood ketone strips for .99 each for life if you buy during their prelaunch. the website is http://keto-mojo.com
  • 62apples
    62apples Posts: 132 Member
    ok I preordered the meter. It comes with 10 strips. But strips are $1 each.
  • KetosisTina
    KetosisTina Posts: 197 Member
    Jimmy Moore has a new meter and the strips are just $1, which is the best I have ever seen.

    bit.ly/1BuckStrips
  • 62apples
    62apples Posts: 132 Member
    Nope, not cheaper and the strips are the same price. As said above, the previously cheap meter is no longer available. But fieldmitch found this new source. That is what I preordered; they will ship mid Sept. Paid through Amazon so that I can be sure that I get my meter or my money back.
    fieldsmitch wrote: »
    Hey, there's a new blood ketone meter that is just coming out right now and they are making it for the Ketone community. Right now they have a pre-sale deal going on where you can get the blood ketone strips for .99 each for life if you buy during their prelaunch. the website is http://keto-mojo.com

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