Can you pay extra for the strips to test more than one place? Or do you have to buy a whole new kit? Also, can you put the two strips in dif places?
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I have yet to get a response from them on the sample I sent So far... Money wasted
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You get a couple weeks supply of strips; something like 15-20. You will have to buy strips fairly soon, esp. if you use the meter several times a day.I believe they run about $50-$60. per 100 strips & can also be bought online as well.
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NO! and you will need a little more blood in the sample than you do with meters like the FreeStyle.You will however be able to see the blood travel up the space in the strip, and the test is not too difficult and most times it seems to be as accurate as the ones I do with the FreeStyle.Over all, it is a good bargain as the strips coat about 20 cents each as apposed to the FS strips which cost over $1.50. I have repurchased these test strips now several times, and will probably continue to do so. Hope this helps.
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I have 2 minis, one old for which I bought these, and one brand new, and curiously the strips work on both. You do have to calibrate it, and it will be a + or - 5 points difference in the result from the lifescan one blue strip to the unistrip generic on the same blood droplet. You do have to input the right code on the mini once you insert the strip, if it is brand new it displays the code 25, and with the up / down arrows change it to the code on the strip bottle (mine are always coded 49)
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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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The "Sidekick" comes with 50 strips. The package says the tester will only work on the strips you get. The one I bought included a testing solution so you can verify the accuracy.
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I would like to say yes, but we have misplaced one of our two (with young children) and one or both is usually not charged to test (our fault). If I can find it, I will let you know .. but please don't wait to ask someone else more timely / helpful. :( .. :)
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Hi,I know there is a special test fluid you can buy to check every bottle of test strips before you use them to make sure they are functioning properly, never had a box longer then about 3 months and never had a problem besides once in a while an individual strip giving an error message. Maybe you can contact the company/maker of the tests trips directly to make sure before you buy. Have a great day
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Short answer: Buy more test strips and lancets right away. It came with 10 test strips and a lancet device that has worked very well for me. The lancets in the device can and should be swapped out. It comes with a very small number that won't get you far--I think 10. You need a new test strip each time and the instructions say to change your lancet every time also (the disposable/replaceble needle inside). I don't do that and I haven't met anyone who does but it is what they recommend. I try to change out my lancet after maybe... 20 or so pokes (?) and I NEVER let anyone else use my lancet. That's common sense. But I wouldn't suggest other people defy their instructions and the instructions DO say to change it every single time which I did for a while before I became lazy and irresponsible. I guess I can't sue them if I get an infection.
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Not total sure, I know I have 3 different machine here at my plant - each one requires there own test strips. I know there was a couple different number of machines for this brand that take these strips.
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The product comes in a box with the monitor and test strips,and full instructions on how to use it.However,there are only about 8 test strips and they can be used up very quickly.Therefore,you would have to order new ones at 50 or 100 in a box.Much cheaper to order the test strips from Amazon,since the drug store and retailers are more expensive.
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Hi Suresh,The machine comes up with 10 strips as free. The expiry date is mostly kept late. By the time of expiry you will use all these strips given free with the machine. I use to check once a week or 2 weeks but still it got over before the exipry date.Thanks,Abhishek
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No- you need to use the specific test strips-ACCU-CHEK Aviva Plus 50 test strips. I think each machine is a little different. I LOVE this meter- so well worth the investment.
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Yes! Try it first for free via their official website. They will send you 2 free strips.
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In a word, yes. In my experience, there is no need for test strips if you use the tests using the Taylor kit. The test strips are a convenient (if not very accurate) way of getting a very general idea of where your pool is at, but for more granular information, you'll want to use a real test kit (like the Taylor K-2006).
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Greetings Martin, All of our test strips are 1 year or better! However, the code on the corner of the test strip box may not be the same. They are no coding test strips and that number does not affect your testing. Please feel free to give us a call if you have any questions at 1-866-622-4984. Have a great day!
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I have bought One Touch test strips. The first time I got strips that were close to end date. I wrote to the store and they exchanged one box, which worked for me as I only test daily. That was choosing the lowest possible price. I just bought again, paid a little more, bought from a Diabetic Supply Co. and my dates are next year. That is how I will proceed in the future, pay a little more than the bottom price and try to get them from an existing business. But the first guys took my return and gave me good dates. They treated me great.