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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Acceptance of health treatment claims that are not adequately supported by evidence. I dislike it when people sell ineffective and even harmful alternative health products to exploit the desperation of people with chronic illness.
I am curious about how much different test strips cost. In NZ there are 3 brands available on prescription and probably others available privately.
The cost (to the govt) for 50 test strips are as follows. These prices might be lower than the retail price because of bulk wholesale buying:
Accucheck performa (restricted to certain patients)
NZD 28.75
GBP* 12.25
Freestyle optium (restricted to certain patients)
NZD 28.75
GBP 12.25
Caresens
NZD 10.56
GBP 4.50
(Based on today's exchange rate of NZD 1 = GBP 0.43 (come here for a holiday ))
By comparison, the SD Codefree at http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm for 50 strips costs (without discount):
GBP 6.99
NZD 16.41
I would like to know what other test strips cost in the UK and how they compare to these prices (just out of interest). I'm trying to get an idea of what it would cost someone to do home BG testing, to help me understand why some people are reluctant to do it. I'm also wondering what it would cost per patient for the government to provide test strips, to compare that to the cost of poorly controlled T2 diabetes.
The cost (to the govt) for 50 test strips are as follows. These prices might be lower than the retail price because of bulk wholesale buying:
Accucheck performa (restricted to certain patients)
NZD 28.75
GBP* 12.25
Freestyle optium (restricted to certain patients)
NZD 28.75
GBP 12.25
Caresens
NZD 10.56
GBP 4.50
(Based on today's exchange rate of NZD 1 = GBP 0.43 (come here for a holiday ))
By comparison, the SD Codefree at http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm for 50 strips costs (without discount):
GBP 6.99
NZD 16.41
I would like to know what other test strips cost in the UK and how they compare to these prices (just out of interest). I'm trying to get an idea of what it would cost someone to do home BG testing, to help me understand why some people are reluctant to do it. I'm also wondering what it would cost per patient for the government to provide test strips, to compare that to the cost of poorly controlled T2 diabetes.