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Test strips bad before use.
papa369
Posts: 31 Member
I just got a new g/c meter. it is a Verio IQ. About half of the test strips I've bought so far a bad. I've sent One Touch a note on the subject, but was wondering if anyone else was having the same issue. My old g/c was a One Touch Ultra and it almost never had a bad test strip. With the Verio I take out a test strip put it in the meter and it says it bad. Diabetes is expensive enough with wasting half of the strips . I have to test 4 times a day. I'm retired on a fixed income (Social Security) and it is really biting into my budget. Any ideals or suggestion would be greatly appreciated. I'm 68 and T/2 Thanks Jim
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I got a Relion Prime meter. The strips are $17.98 for 100, and I have never had one that was bad. It gives readings that predict my A1C reasonably well.0
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Thanks, I'm about to throw this meter out and buy a new one0
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Another option is the Bayer Contour Next. Strips are not expensive if bought on Amazon, and the Next had the highest reliability rating of all tested home meters. I get a bad strip maybe once in two sets of fifty.
Also: Dr Bernstein recommends reusing lancets until they get dull, and says he has never seen a diabetic finger infection from a lancet - he uses his for a full month. I started following his advice gradually, first using them for a whole day, then a week, then until they get dull, and have had no issues. And that's a big savings.0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Another option is the Bayer Contour Next. Strips are not expensive if bought on Amazon, and the Next had the highest reliability rating of all tested home meters. I get a bad strip maybe once in two sets of fifty.
Also: Dr Bernstein recommends reusing lancets until they get dull, and says he has never seen a diabetic finger infection from a lancet - he uses his for a full month. I started following his advice gradually, first using them for a whole day, then a week, then until they get dull, and have had no issues. And that's a big savings.
I change mine with every new container of 50 strips. That may be too often, but it is just what I do, and it seems to work pretty well. How many finger pricks do you think you are getting out of a lancet before they get dull?0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Another option is the Bayer Contour Next. Strips are not expensive if bought on Amazon, and the Next had the highest reliability rating of all tested home meters. I get a bad strip maybe once in two sets of fifty.
Also: Dr Bernstein recommends reusing lancets until they get dull, and says he has never seen a diabetic finger infection from a lancet - he uses his for a full month. I started following his advice gradually, first using them for a whole day, then a week, then until they get dull, and have had no issues. And that's a big savings.
I change mine with every new container of 50 strips. That may be too often, but it is just what I do, and it seems to work pretty well. How many finger pricks do you think you are getting out of a lancet before they get dull?
I don't pay attention that closely but about every couple of weeks, maybe. How often I test varies a lot - if I am eating a bunch of unusual meals, sick, or stressed I test much more frequently than if I'm eating regular meals I eat all the time at home and exercising in my usual routine.0 -
I used to change mine when they would bounce off at the highest setting.
I still have my original box, it's in sad shape but...
Now I change them more often, to my surprise if they're sharp
they don't hurt as much
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