Have you seen the price of test strips on ebay?

timo2 said:

That's a pretty good deal on the Accu Chek, Graham. You should go into business on Ebay.

Check out this entry on "evergreening" from Scott Strumello's excellent blog. There's an estimated 900% markup on the manufacturing cost of test strips. :shock:

http://sstrumello.blogspot.com/search?q=evergreening

Stay out of trouble,
timo.

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Thanks for the link Timo, my intrepid Duck code name 00Q special agent with the D.I.A. came up with the same as phoenix ( get a duck phoenix much easier). I pulled this quote out which says a lot about the money involved

The US market for diabetic patient monitoring systems is expected to reach $9.1 Billion by 2010. Current market leader Roche Diagnostics makes a whopping $1Billion gross annual profit from its diabetes division alone, with the majority of that money coming from disposable supplies like test strips.

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http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/10/the ... ng-co.html

Keeping out of trouble at the darkside of diabetes were we have cookies :twisted: .

Cheers
Graham

P.S. Seeing the threads about Ebay cue the music 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn ... re=related

I am sorely tempted to put in a bid on the ALF alarm clock.

Credit where credit's due, Graham, our Mr Roche knows how to lovingly milk a cash cow.

Hi Timo,

timo2 said:

I am sorely tempted to put in a bid on the ALF alarm clock.

Credit where credit's due, Graham, our Mr Roche knows how to lovingly milk a cash cow.

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Your too late I already bought the ALF alarm clock, I think we could come to some arrangement if you wish to purchase it off me though,I need to fund my strips somehow :roll:

As for Mr Roche give the guy a break, it's Mr Kellog thats the problem he provides the customers :x

Cheers
Graham

If i didnt have insurance which covers my diabetic supplies i would use ebay, at over 1 euro per strip it adds up, yeah its not cheap, neither is the insurance, but not everywhere has an NHS.

But on the flip side I do agree, people shouldnt profit from their condition, the amount of money wasted from people taking extra supplies could go on research making things better for us.