Stripped

[kevin_standlee]

A D'Oh moment: This morning I realized that while I'd remembered to pack extra diabetes testing lancets (I forgot them on the last trip from home), I forgot to pack another container of 50 of the test strips themselves, so I have only 19 test strips left. I'll slow down to one test per day (I normally test twice) to stretch the supply, but I'll run out before I get home again. The strips are too expensive ($1 each in the US; I haven't checked the price here) to buy over the counter, in my opinion, as I'm not insulin-dependent, and therefore the testing is more a way to monitor ongoing treatment progress.

Comments

[were-gopher.livejournal.com]

The British Diabetic Association have an online shop. Is that any help?

https://shop.diabetes.org.uk/store/essentials/meters-and-test-strips

They may also have suggestions on how else to get fresh supplies.

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'll be in one place long enough to justify the order; also, I'd prefer to hold up my existing supplies to what's on offer to make sure it's the same test strips. If I really feel desperate about it, I reckon there will be shops that sell them, albeit not a Walgreen's on every corner the way it seems they are in the USA.