Diabetes - test strips
 

Anyone know of a good deal?

I was given a meter (Freestyle/Freedom) but the strips are $90 for 100.

I have found them on Amazon.com @ $21 for 50 (less than half price) along with other brands for about $50 for 100 but they won't deliver to Canada.

I have found other sites with similarly low prices but, again, they won't deliver here. US sites that do deliver to Canada, the price suddenly goes up to $100 and that often doesn't include delivery costs. There's a serious con going on here isn't there?

I sometimes see drug store flyers advertising free meters if one buys 100 test strips. But there's never any indication of the cost of the strips.

Obviously I can enquire next time there's an offer but I just wondered if other people have found a way to spend less - other than if one makes trips to the US of course.

Re: Diabetes - test strips
 

The cheapest that i have seen them is around $80 at well.ca

another thing to look at is maybe changing your monitor, i got a free one for my son, looks like the offer has ended but there free machine with 100 strips are here -- http://www.onetouch.ca/english/coupon.asp

Also if you know anyone in the uk, they sell the accu chek in asda for around 8 pounds and there strips are abit cheaper.

the only other thing is london drugs, walmart or speak to the diabetic centre

hope that helps you ;)

Re: Diabetes - test strips
 

Thanks for the response....I also found them @ $80 on the well.ca site. Unfortunately it's pre-tax and it's the same cost as I'm paying when it's added.

The asda idea is a good one. I could get my mum to have a look. She could send it to me as a xmas prezzie.:lol:

Good job I'm only testing every few days. If it was a couple of times a day a trip to the US word be worth it. And that's plain ridiculous.