Test strips from eBay

[Mimis mom]

How do you know for sure you’re getting a good quality? I got 100 freestyle test strips for 39$ and the pharmacies here in the states sell them for a whopping 150-170$ for 100... what gives!

I had the Relion and it required too much blood. Mimi was hating it-‘I was hating doing it-
I went back to freestyle and I can not believe how much easier it is.. I also can not for the life of me understand why Relion d/c the confirm or the micro. That .2 unit of blood is HUGE when you’re tying to get blood from their tiny bodies

 

[Sienne and Gabby (GA)]

I routinely bought strips from either Ebay, Amazon, or ADWDiabetes -- wherever they were the least expensive. As long as the box of strips was sealed it was fine. I would just check that with Ebay, the strips are not past their expiration. That said, some people here routinely purchased expired strips and didn't have a problem. The price of strips (I used a Bayer Contour meter) was double what I was paying on line compared to if I purchased at a pharmacy.

 

[Mimis mom]

Just wondering how they can possibly get them so cheap- like are they stealing them? I guess I’m overthinking it?

 

[Sandi and Toby]

My guess is that they are coming from human diabetics whose testing supplies are covered by their insurance. They get the max amount of supplies that are covered under insurance/Medicare and sell whatever they don't use.

 

[Mimis mom]

My guess is that they are coming from human diabetics whose testing supplies are covered by their insurance. They get the max amount of supplies that are covered under insurance/Medicare and sell whatever they don't use.

I hope so! the guy I get them from told me it’s because they are packaged for international markets (whatever the hell than means)

 

[Judy and Freckles]

Just wondering if temperature control may be an issue with eBay purchases? How important is it to make sure the strips have been kept at the recommended temperatures?

 

[Mimis mom]

Just wondering if temperature control may be an issue with eBay purchases? How important is it to make sure the strips have been kept at the recommended temperatures?

I used to work in a pharmacy and the strips come in the same carts as other items found in store. They weren’t packaged special or anything