cost effective glucose meter?
Tico
My mother has just been diagnosed with diabetes back in Brazil. I am
looking for a glucose meter which will not break the bank. I
understand that some meters can be pretty cheap upfront but then the
manufacturers will charge high prices on the test strips. What glucose
meters can the community suggest that are perhaps not so expensive in
the long run?
Thanks
Tico
NanaWilson
not the strips. Need RX for them, some insurance pays for them. Check the
web maybe you could get one like that. YMMV
Nana
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Alice Faber
<f9f02899-ebe7-4bd5...@p32g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
Tico <isess...@gmail.com> wrote:
The relative pricing of meters and strips differs in different
countries. In any case, the crucial factor is what's actually available
in Brazil, especially which test strips are available. What's available
and cheap in the US or Canada doesn't matter at all.
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Tico
> I got my two for free, came with s few free strips. The meters were free,
> not the strips. Need RX for them, some insurance pays for them. Check the
> web maybe you could get one like that. YMMV
>
> Nana
>
>
> news:f9f02899-ebe7-4bd5...@p32g2000vbi.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Hello,
>
> > My mother has just been diagnosed with diabetes back in Brazil. I am
> > looking for a glucose meter which will not break the bank. I
> > understand that some meters can be pretty cheap upfront but then the
> > manufacturers will charge high prices on the test strips. What glucose
> > meters can the community suggest that are perhaps not so expensive in
> > the long run?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Tico
Thanks for the reply. The meter is for my mother, who lives overseas.
There will be no insurance coverage. That is why I am looking for a
meter that has affordable test strips... Doesn't the free meter mean
that the strips are expensive?
Tico
> In article
> <f9f02899-ebe7-4bd5-b6b3-a3d0d514e...@p32g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
Meters and strips are way more expensive in Brazil than the US. I was
thinking of getting something here in the US and sending her a bunch
of test strips so she can use them over time. SO, yes, knowing what is
cheap in the US would be helpful. Thanks
Tico
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:31:02 -0800 (PST), Tico <isesseg...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Meters and strips are way more expensive in Brazil than the US. I was
> > thinking of getting something here in the US and sending her a bunch
> > of test strips so she can use them over time. SO, yes, knowing what is
> > cheap in the US would be helpful. Thanks
>
> is pretty cheap, around $10, and the strips are about $40 for 100
> strips -- which is about half the price of the others last time I did
> a comparison.
>
> I do recall seeing a post in the past few weeks from someone who
> mentioned a meter that had even cheaper strips. But I can't recall
> enough details about the post to find it.
>
> Good luck in finding a solution that works for you.
Good to know - thanks for the reply. :o)
Peter G. (Bigbird)
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> On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:31:02 -0800 (PST), Tico <isess...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Meters and strips are way more expensive in Brazil than the US. I was
>> thinking of getting something here in the US and sending her a bunch
>> of test strips so she can use them over time. SO, yes, knowing what is
>> cheap in the US would be helpful. Thanks
>
> is pretty cheap, around $10, and the strips are about $40 for 100
> strips -- which is about half the price of the others last time I did
> a comparison.
>
> I do recall seeing a post in the past few weeks from someone who
> mentioned a meter that had even cheaper strips. But I can't recall
> enough details about the post to find it.
>
> Good luck in finding a solution that works for you.
That would be the Precision Xtra meter available from Walmart. The Strips
are also available online from Biousa
http://www.biousa.com/precision-xtra-glucose-test-strips-box-of-51.html
The box of 50 is $15.95 plus shipping.
Loretta Eisenberg
here and ship them to your mother in Brazil.
Loretta
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Loretta Eisenberg
Walmart has a relion meter and I understand that the test strips are
much less expensive. Word of mouth is that it is very reliable and does
a good job.
Loretta
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Tico
Julie Bove
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>I got my two for free, came with s few free strips. The meters were free,
>not the strips. Need RX for them, some insurance pays for them. Check the
>web maybe you could get one like that. YMMV
You don't need a prescription for them! But if you have insurance in the
US, it generally will cover it at least partially. Not sure about Brazil or
even what meters are available there.
Joe Negron
Follows is an excerpt from a recent post of mine which addressed a
similar question:
I've been using [the Maxima meter] for about three months. They
seem fine to me. Previously, I used the Easy Gluco strips from
the same company; I switched because the Maxima strips are even
less expensive than the Easy Gluco (which are already inexpensive
compared to almost all of the alternatives).
You can get them for an even better price at Hocks (www.Hocks.com).
They have the Maxima 50 ct. box for $16.99, or $15.99 for three
to five boxes, or $14.99 for six or more. There's free shipping on
orders over $79. They also have a dollar-based points discount
program (you get points for each order (based on how much you
spend) and on your next order you can use these points for get a
further discount).
Hocks is really a fine company - low prices, fast shipping,
and excellent service. I've been ordering strips from them for
years with never a problem.
Good luck helping your mother.
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Robert Miles
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Why don't you ask her to check to local pharmacies to see which
of the brands of strips they offer are the cheapest, them ask the
pharmacist which of the meters they offer can use them? I'd expect
that to give the cheapest results in the long term.
Getting her a meter for which she can't find matching strips in her
area does not sound like a good idea.
Robert Miles
sometimers
That all depends. It sounds to me like a caring offspring
looking after mom long term. The only thing to be concerned
about is that the meter selected here in the US has the
capability of displaying in both units of measure, not just
the one we're used to.
W. Baker
I think robert's idea is a good one, as it may be difficult to manage
gettign strips to Brazil on time all the time. If tico's mother can bu
her own, even if onl occasionally, it would be better so she doesn't rn
out because some idiot in the customs department decides to hold a
shipment of mysterious chemical strips.
Wendy
sometimers
Having shipped a lot of stuff overseas throughout my
life I suggest that today it isn't as much of a
problem as this viewpoint holds it to be. Besides,
with expiration dates ranging to typically a year and
a half into the future, there's no problem shipping
strips well in advance. I don't think we're talking
about "just in time" deliveries here.
Finally, customs people generally accept that factory
sealed packages, properly labeled in the country of
origin (or in our case, the far east,) generally
zips right on through *if* customs is even concerned
with durable medical equipment in the first place.
And too, we're talking about very small packages,
not massive shipments of illicit goods.
I'm among to first to agree that mom in Brazil should
have some backup system.