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> If I checked my sugar just twice a day it would run me almost $400 a month in supplies. That's $6.66 per test! Here in Australia I recently purchased a blood
by TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
> If I checked my sugar just twice a day it would run me almost $400 a month in supplies.
That's $6.66 per test! Here in Australia I recently purchased a blood glucose tester for approx $50 and 100 test strips for $50, that's full retail price. If I had a diagnosis from a doctor I would probably be entitled to a diabetes card thingo which gives a significant discount.
- adrr 9y agoUS prices are magnitude higher than other countries. I have frequent jumper's knee and use Voltaren Gel which my insurance won't cover. Out of pocket, it is $1200 per tube for generic. In Canada its $10.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y agoDid you intend to write $1200? That's two order of magnitude greater. Astonishing.
- jason_slack 9y agoThis is very true. I take Prednizone 1-2 times per year for an allergy I have to nickel, cobalt and gold. In the U.S. a few days of pills (maybe 30 pills) is around $30usd with my insurance. I am traveling in China right now and needed Prednizone after coming into contact with nickel. 100 pills was 4rmb which is only $0.64usd
- Kluny 9y agoDo people not just buy stuff online from Canada, if that's the case?
- jason_slack 9y agoits not that easy. Your package could get intercepted or you might not even get the same stuff you wanted. I am not sure how often this happens but I know people that always seem to have bad luck doing this.
- MandieD 9y ago$1200?! The more concentrated version was about 17 EUR/100mL at a retail pharmacy in Germany, over the counter, no prescription.
- rasz 9y agohttps://www.goodrx.com/voltaren-gel https://www.goodrx.com/voltaren-gel $60-100, maybe you meant $120
- adrr 9y agoI use 2.5%+ version. Goodrx doesn't always have coupons. https://www.goodrx.com/diclofenac-sodium?form=tube-of-gel&dosage=100g-of-3%25&quantity=1&days_supply=&label_override=diclofenac%20sodium https://www.goodrx.com/diclofenac-sodium?form=tube-of-gel&do...
- jpindar 9y agoMany kinds of test strips are less than $1 each here too.