There are a couple of useful links there for more affordable brands of meters.
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Have you tried a well known auction site - I use the accu-check nano and the strips are approx £15.00 for 50 however I bid for 200 a time and usually get them for £10.00 for 50 which is a lot cheaper. In fact the last bid I won was £39.00 for 200 inc postage so not too bad.