Expired Testing Strips

[Laconic]

Haven’t tested for a while my accu chek performs nano strips expired November 2020, spoke to pharmacist who said there must be something in them and they won’t give an accurate reading now, just wondered if I can still use or I should put them in the bin?

 

[Hopeful34]

I'm using out of date strips at the moment, and checked results against in date ones, and they were as close as 2 tests consecutively with in date test strips, so I'm happily using the out of date ones.

 

[Rokaab]

I think its more a case of they might work fine, but also may not, probably on a single strip basis, so 9/10 might be right but the other may not be and well how will you know without another to compare to

 

[Jollymon]

Use them. They’ll be fine.

 

[Hopeful34]

I think its more a case of they might work fine, but also may not, probably on a single strip basis, so 9/10 might be right but the other may not be and well how will you know without another to compare to

Tried comparing them more than once, and also readings are consistent with Libre scan and xdrip, so I'm more than happy that they're ok, but everyone must make up their own mind.

 

[LittleGreyCat]

I just found a pot which was well out of date.
My half full pot is on the cusp, and the hidden pot was much older so I won't be using it.
Failure on the stock control front.

 

[searley]

I'm currently using a pot thats several years out of date without issue and they tally with what I expect (match dexcom)

So if they are all you have use them.. If they are just past use them.. But if you have access to in date strips use the in date ones

In most cases the date is there as a legal requirement.. Just like food but I tend to use milk 3 days past its best before etc

Just be aware that there is always a risk though of an issue

 

[searley]

I fact I've just found some I must use soon