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Pandasmom

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Hey Canadian Folks,
I just thought I'd mention that last week my vet recommended I get a Costco membership to get Odie's prescription because it was so much cheaper -- a 2 week supply of Cyclosporine at the vet was $91 and at Costco it was $33!!! All other prescriptions (Odie's and mine) that I've checked are considerably cheaper too (not quite that extreme).

But the other revelation was that they have a TrueTrack glucometer. Test strips are $43 for 100.
I had been using the OneTouch Ultra (strips are $73 at Costco, up to $85 elsewhere). I asked how much the TrueTrack glucometer was and it was free with the purchase of strips! I switched. (We can't get the Walmart Relion one in Canada)
Lantus is $95 for the 5-3ml vials.

I've been double testing each time I draw blood, to see the comparison. The TrueTrack is consistently lower than the OneTouch by between 0.1 and 1.5 (too tired to do the math for you US folks :) )... but I guess as long as I start accounting for that, we should be ok.

Odiesmom
 
In the US you do not need to be a Costco member to use the Pharmacy...it may
be different in Canada.

Call Costco and find out before spending the money for membership.
 
I got my insulin at Costco too, the 5 pack for $95 with no prescription.
My brother works for Costco up here in Toronto, you dont need a membership to buy prescriptions/insulins or a prescription.
I asked him for a discount, but he always tells me, "the discount is in the price" blah blah blah :lol:

The True Track is pretty much the cheapest meter/strips up here, I bought one too in our early days of DX...but as I found out thru this board, the True Trak rated lowest in the Consumer Reports review of meters, a few years ago. see link: http://docs.google.com/View?docID=dd5ck ... on=_latest
so off I went to buy the One Touch (and watched the $$ fly out of our bank account) :lol: but it was worth it, in the end :mrgreen:

Odiesmom, thank you for the info! Good stuff to know for Canadian newbies!
 
Ronnie & Luna said:
The True Track is pretty much the cheapest meter/strips up here, I bought one too in our early days of DX...but as I found out thru this board, the True Trak rated lowest in the Consumer Reports review of meters, a few years ago. see link: http://docs.google.com/View?docID=dd5ck ... on=_latest
so off I went to buy the One Touch (and watched the $$ fly out of our bank account) :lol: but it was worth it, in the end :mrgreen:
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Huh. Too good to be true I guess.
Now I don't know what to do. In the 8 comparisons I did (before I ran out of OneTouch strips), the TrueTrack seemed consistently lower but not wildly inaccurate. Maybe I'll keep it for day-to-day, but get some OneTouch strips and if I see a weird reading, I'll double check with the OneTouch. Between his diabetes supplies, all his prescriptions, and all the expensive food he's refusing to eat, he's costing me a small fortune each month. (never mind the vet bills).
 
hey it's still good to mention about the cheaper rx, even if others may not want to switch their meter.
 
I used the TrueTrack meter when I first started testing... it was ok, but I kept ruining test strips due to "error"s. (too slow to sip up the blood, not enough blood, etc)

I tried the MAXIMA AST from www.hocks.com, and have been very pleased with it.
 
Phoebe_Rusty_Tiggy_Norton said:
I used the TrueTrack meter when I first started testing... it was ok, but I kept ruining test strips due to "error"s. (too slow to sip up the blood, not enough blood, etc)
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Interesting. I have not had any "error" messages or ruined strips yet.
Maybe it's because I was already used to testing with the other glucometer?
 
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