Alphatrak sample size vs Bayer Contournext EZ

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Angel's mommie

Angel's mommie

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Hi Everyone! I've been considering switching to a human meter (I have Bayer Contournext EZ), but hesitating 'cos it seems to me that the Alphatrak takes a much smaller sample size. Any thoughts?
 
If I were to switch to a human meter I would get one that needed the smallest sample I could such as the relion micro which requires the same size as the Alphatrak.
 
JanetNJ said:
If I were to switch to a human meter I would get one that needed the smallest sample I could such as the relion micro which requires the same size as the Alphatrak.
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I see. I was actually quite surprised at how much larger a sample the Bayer contour needed, although technically it asks for the same .3 (or whatever) size as the alphatrak. Hmmm. Maybe I'll get the Relion. Thank you for your feedback.
 
Angel's mommie said:
I see. I was actually quite surprised at how much larger a sample the Bayer contour needed, although technically it asks for the same .3 (or whatever) size as the alphatrak. Hmmm. Maybe I'll get the Relion. Thank you for your feedback.
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It lists it needing only a 0.3 but it needs larger? Strange.
 
"It lists it needing only a 0.3 but it needs larger? Strange."

My guess would be that the official listing for both is .3, but in terms of actual use Alphatrak works well with even less with no problem.
 
That's the main reason I've been sticking with Alphatrak, sigh, but it's basically eating through my bank balance, lol, so I'm considering switching.
 
Angel's mommie said:
That's the main reason I've been sticking with Alphatrak, sigh, but it's basically eating through my bank balance, lol, so I'm considering switching.
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If you decide to stay with alphatrak the cheapest price for the strips are on Adwdiabetes.com. They always have coupon codes for 5 off making them about $48 for 50
 
If you want what I think is probably the least expensive but still seems accurate enough - I'd look at this Arkray - it's a generic version of the Relion Confirm. American Diabetes Wholesale is a pretty good site. I used the strips in a Relion Confirm and was satisfied with it.
 
julie & punkin (ga) said:
If you want what I think is probably the least expensive but still seems accurate enough - I'd look at this Arkray - it's a generic version of the Relion Confirm. American Diabetes Wholesale is a pretty good site. I used the strips in a Relion Confirm and was satisfied with it.
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Thank you! Will take a peek at that. And good to know about the mrrebates.com!
 
I tried jet.com for a while, but while their discounts and initial prices seem lower than ADW, at the final total their taxes are so high that it basically cancels out all the discounts and ADW still has the lowest prices, though not by a huge margin.
 
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