The kit I was given in the hospital had an expiration date of 02/2014 for meter and 02/2014 for strips. Does this kit have an expiration date?
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Hi DonnaAll these expiry dates are unnecessary on a lot of stuff. The meter is a meter. It is not going to go bad after 4 weeks. I have my other Contour Meter and it is over 3 years old. I am not sure about the resting strips but I cannot see how they can go bad.Just carry on and enjoy the kit. It is great. It is no real big deal if you had to buy another one some time.
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The two expiration dates on the box are for the sample test strips and the small bottle of control solution included in the contents of the kit. If you compare the dates on the outside of the box to the expiration dates printed on the sample test strips & control solution, respectively. Meter hardware does NOT have an expiration date. That's a bit like suggesting your new TV or microwave might come with an expiration date. You could probably come up with one, but as far as I know it's not common practice to do this for hardware.
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Testing strips can go bad because there is an enzyme in them that can dry up. This happened to me with BD strips that were expired over 3 years. Like a lot of things they probably last a lot longer than the package says, is my guess. The meter exp date may be more for the batteries in them,
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I would not worry about the expiration date on the test strips. It's just a method for using older product first.
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Just sent the company who's saleing the strips a email and they will tell you a the expire date.i had no problem when I got mine the date was good for one two years.
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Hello. I encourage you to buy the testing strips on Amazon. The expiration date on the recently purchase ones for myself is February of 2017.
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Whenever I have ordered these strips from Amazon, they have had at least 1-1/2 years expiration from the time I got them. Hope it helps
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The meter itself doesn't expire. So if you are asking about the enclosed test strips, the other answers are very helpful. I would think you would certainly use the 10 strips long before they expire!
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My latest order of Aviva Plus test strips have an expiration date of 12/31/2015, so that's a full 16 months of shelf life in them.
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That date is printed on the bottom of the box, strips won't work at all after they expire. Take them back to the pharmacy ifyou get home with some; They will give you a new box.
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Unfortunately, both boxes I received this month were due to expire 4/2015. I've been advised that they're discontinuing these particular testing strips.
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I am not pleased that the strips i just received (March 31, 2014) expire July 31, 2014. That's only 4 months. NOT GOOD!
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The expiration date can be 6 months to a 2 years out. The last strips I received expired in 2017.
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The test strips that I purchased on 1/20/2014 are good through 6/20/2015 that would be 17 months before they expire. Hope this helps.
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The expiration is printed on the box and on each test strip. Be sure that your rate of usage of they strips will exhaust the supply in the box before the expiration date
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Greetings,All of our test strips are 1 year or better. The manufacturer may have updated all of their packaging slightly but will still be compatible with your meter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call on our direct line at 1-866-622-4984.
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Yes there are expiration dates on the strips I received. On the order I received my strips were in date.
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The strips I have currently are all 04/2014. I do not know when I will receive strips with later expiration dates. Belinda Consten
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Hello, I am the manufacturer of this product. The test kit has no expiration date, provided that it remains sealed and is stored under normal room temperature conditions. If you have any questions about the age of your kit, please email me at owen.reese@alphaenergylabs.com with your test kit serial and I can provide a manufacture date for you.