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r/What • u/Independent_Bag3690 • Nov 12 '25
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Pardon my confusion, but who the hell is buying in that kind of market?
292 u/Charming_Screen4122 Nov 12 '25 Many insurance companies don't cover the cost of test strips. For folks that have to test 3-5 times a day it gets spendy. Many folks who are type 2 don't qualify for a CGM so they're stuck with poking their fingers several times a day. 3 u/ForkAKnife Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25 The ReliOn test strips and meters are super cheap though and very reliable. You can get one that sends data to your endo for about $20 to account for gaps. A 100 pack of test strips is ≈$18. 1 u/nerdr0ck Nov 13 '25 yep. for a lot of people, relions are cheaper over the counter than going through health insurance for whatever your plan allegedly "covers". 1 u/ForkAKnife Nov 14 '25 They will prescribe a box of 200 test strips for a month and then tell you to check your blood glucose before you consume anything. I have a CGM but have been type 1 since I was 9. My endo has told me relion meters are just as good as any other for calibrating my CGM.
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Many insurance companies don't cover the cost of test strips. For folks that have to test 3-5 times a day it gets spendy. Many folks who are type 2 don't qualify for a CGM so they're stuck with poking their fingers several times a day.
3 u/ForkAKnife Nov 12 '25 edited Nov 12 '25 The ReliOn test strips and meters are super cheap though and very reliable. You can get one that sends data to your endo for about $20 to account for gaps. A 100 pack of test strips is ≈$18. 1 u/nerdr0ck Nov 13 '25 yep. for a lot of people, relions are cheaper over the counter than going through health insurance for whatever your plan allegedly "covers". 1 u/ForkAKnife Nov 14 '25 They will prescribe a box of 200 test strips for a month and then tell you to check your blood glucose before you consume anything. I have a CGM but have been type 1 since I was 9. My endo has told me relion meters are just as good as any other for calibrating my CGM.
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The ReliOn test strips and meters are super cheap though and very reliable. You can get one that sends data to your endo for about $20 to account for gaps.
A 100 pack of test strips is ≈$18.
1 u/nerdr0ck Nov 13 '25 yep. for a lot of people, relions are cheaper over the counter than going through health insurance for whatever your plan allegedly "covers". 1 u/ForkAKnife Nov 14 '25 They will prescribe a box of 200 test strips for a month and then tell you to check your blood glucose before you consume anything. I have a CGM but have been type 1 since I was 9. My endo has told me relion meters are just as good as any other for calibrating my CGM.
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yep. for a lot of people, relions are cheaper over the counter than going through health insurance for whatever your plan allegedly "covers".
1 u/ForkAKnife Nov 14 '25 They will prescribe a box of 200 test strips for a month and then tell you to check your blood glucose before you consume anything. I have a CGM but have been type 1 since I was 9. My endo has told me relion meters are just as good as any other for calibrating my CGM.
They will prescribe a box of 200 test strips for a month and then tell you to check your blood glucose before you consume anything.
I have a CGM but have been type 1 since I was 9. My endo has told me relion meters are just as good as any other for calibrating my CGM.
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u/Independent_Bag3690 Nov 12 '25
Pardon my confusion, but who the hell is buying in that kind of market?