If not, patients should call their medical provider, and ask to get a prescription for the preferred meter. An important question to ask, she says, is whether they're using the company's preferred - and oftentimes, cheaper - meter. Wall says she encourages her clients to call their insurance company and be their own advocate. People with Type 2 diabetes have more difficulty self-monitoring their condition when they don't test their blood sugar frequently, adds Wall.Īll of this, she says, can result in other chronic health conditions – like peripheral neuropathy, for example – and that can lead to more medical care, and missed days of work. If people with Type 1 diabetes don't test their blood sugar regularly, it can result in "shooting insulin blindly," she says – and that can be dangerous. This situation has serious ramifications for people's health, Wall says. And, she says, a doctor might recommend that someone test, say, four times a day, but insurance might not cover that many boxes of strips. With a fumble-free SmartPack vial and a design that lets you place a small drop of blood anywhere along the end of the strip, its a surprisingly simple way to manage your diabetes. Co-pays can range from $5 to $75, or more, for a box of 50 or 100 strips, she says. Accu-Chek Guide test strips provide an easy way to test your glucose levels. She explains that while California law requires insurance plans to cover test strips, some charge high co-pays. Still, she estimates that about 40 percent of the people she worked with didn't test their blood sugar as often as they should – or didn't test it at all - because they couldn't afford the test strips. The test strips can be used until the printed use by date when they are stored and used corr. The test strip (and its components) has the function to spread the blood above the test area in a quick and hygienic way. Blood application onto the middle of the test pad.
She says the majority of her clients were insured. ACCU-CHEK SmartView Test Strips 100 Count NDC 65702-0493-10 26.99 More. Compatible with Accu-Chek Active blood glucose meter.
I spoke with Kathleen Wall, who was a certified diabetes educator for nine years, and recently became the director of the Los Angeles Diabetes Alliance. He wonders what happens to other people who can't afford to test as often as necessary, and don't manage their condition as meticulously as he does. "The situation with the pricing of diabetic necessities has become more than worrisome gouging for a profit is immoral," Winters wrote in an email to Impatient. So he took to the Internet to find a better deal: Boxes of 50 strips for about $31.50 per box, including shipping - a little more than 60 cents per strip. (That will finally change at the start of 2015, when he'll go on Medicare.)īut in recent years, he's struggled to afford his test strips, as the cost has jumped - from roughly 33 cents a strip at Target, to more than a dollar, he says. He's uninsured, and has paid for them out of pocket for years. Winters buys the Accu-Chek brand of test strips for his Accu-Chek Aviva meter. Still, he concedes, "I should test more – but I don't, because I can't afford it." 'Immoral' costsĭiabetics can't necessarily just choose the cheapest strip on the market there are a variety of glucose meters, and each one requires its own specific test strip. He's had diabetes for so long, he says, that he's very good at maintaining his blood sugar through nutrition and exercise. Instead, he says, he generally tests once in the morning and once at night. He told me it would be best if he checked his blood sugar four times a day. A longtime tennis player and writer, Winters has had Type 1 diabetes for more than 60 years. This time around, we're asking about the cost of diabetes test strips. Advanced 10/10 accuracy for reliable results you can trust. Place a small drop of blood anywhere along the end. Through our #PriceCheck project, we're crowdsourcing the cost of common medical procedures and devices. Simple to take just one strip from spill-resistant SmartPack ® vial. Popular now on Impatient I've had one dose of the measles vaccine.
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