Test strips are an essential tool for checking blood glucose levels to manage diabetes. The test strips are an ongoing need that’s also expensive. The cost varies widely, depending upon the brand, number of strips used and how often an individual has to test. Further complicating the equation is that test strips aren’t interchangeable between different brands of meters.

There are store brands, known as generic strips, that cost as little as $20 per 100 (20 cents per strip), while name brands can cost up to $188 per 100 ($1.88 per strip). That’s a low of 80 cents per day if a person tests 4 times per day to a high of $7.52. All test strips have to meet minimum accuracy requirements.

The test strip industry is a study in contradictions. Test strip manufacturers insist the cost is a direct result of research and materials to create the tiny strips. Many people say that the cost of the strips increases if their insurance is paying for them. The plastic test strips have a thin gold coating and one end has a coating of enzymes. When blood enters the test strip, it reacts to the enzyme and creates an electrical impulse that’s read by the glucose meter.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are held up as the gold standard of glucose monitors and are only available by prescription. Some insurance companies pay a portion of the cost, some don’t, and some insurers limit it for use to people with Type 1 diabetes. It’s typically too expensive for most people, even with insurance, for the cost of the sensors each month that can range from $160 to $500 per month.

It’s no wonder that diabetics are turning to alternative sources to obtain the test strips they need. Resellers of diabetic test strips buy test them from people that don’t need them or have too many, and resell them at a discount to individuals that that are uninsured or underinsured. It’s one way for people with the disease to obtain the test strips needed to help them stay alive.

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