As a diabetes sufferer here in the USA, you cannot help but notice that the cost of keeping yourself well has increased dramatically over the past few years.
Here at sellyourteststrips.com we regularly get asked by our buyers and sellers just why it has become so expensive to treat a common disease like diabetes. The truth is that we don’t really have an answer to that. There is no single element of the treatment that is prohibitively expensive, but it appears to be that the combined cost of both the test strips and the insulin overall that has pushed the prices up yet again.
Manufacturers have blamed Pharmacy Managers for increasing the prices at the point of sale, while health insurance companies complain that the manufacturers charge too much in the first place. With no one willing to take responsibility for increasing prices, it is almost impossible to establish exactly why it has become so expensive to treat diabetes in America.
For a person living with diabetes, medical expenses are about 2.3 times higher than those for the average person without diabetes. People with diabetes accrue about $7,900 in diabetes-related healthcare costs annually and about $5,800 because of other health problems.
Insulin prices continue to rise
For some time now, manufacturers of insulin have been under scrutiny for unnecessarily hiking up the prices on drugs that have existed for nearly two decades. Lantus insulin, for example, has seen a huge 49 percent increase in price according to a study undertaken by the University of Pittsburgh.
Part of the problem is that although this type of insulin has been around for a long time when the original patent for Lantus expired in 2015, there were dozens of secondary patents in place to prevent competition, allowing manufacturers to increase prices much faster than inflation.
Shop around for your insulin
One of the best ways to keep the cost of insulin down for your own use to a minimum is to look around for cost-effective insulin prices. One option is to contact drug companies directly for assistance. They may be able to provide you with coupons, or discounts for using their brand. The ADA offers a prescription assistance resource where you should be able to find drugstores in your area that will sell it at a reasonable price.
Testing supplies can also be pricy
Blood testing meters are a limited expense as the one you purchase should last you a fair while, but the testing strips are a necessity every single day. Your insurance coverage may not send you as many as you need, or worse still will not cover test strips at all.
If you are on a low income or have no health care you may not receive as many test strips as you need to manage your condition effectively on a daily basis. If you are lucky enough to receive more test strips that you need to use on a monthly basis, you could help someone else out by selling your unwanted, unused and still boxed test strips to us instead.
If you would like to find out about earning cash for your unwanted, unused and boxed test strips, complete our online quote form today.
If you have extra, unopened and unused boxes of diabetic test strips – whether you have switched brands, no longer need to test or test less frequently, or have a loved one who has passed away – don’t let them gather dust until they’ve expired and end up in the trash. We’re the best place to sell diabetic test strips online, and if you want to sell your test strips, we’re here to make the process easy and enjoyable!
Visit us at Sell Your Test Strips and get your free quote today!
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