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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / April 2006Can you use X-brand strip for Y-brand meter?
Can you use a cheaper store brand strip for a name brand meter? Dean AndroTT: Usually, no. You can't. Apparently there is one less expensive strip that is usable in the Home Diagnostics "Prestige" meter. Home Diagnostics makes most of the "generic/'store brand" meters, so you can find "Walgreen's" Prestige or TrueTrack strips on sale that'll fit the "Long's" or "CVS" Prestige or TrueTrack meter you might have. That's it. TrueTrack strips won't fit an AccuCheck or OneTouch. Don't know if this helps, but I hope it answers your question. > Can you use a cheaper store brand strip for a name brand meter? > Can you use a cheaper store brand strip for a name brand meter? NO! You can't even use the strips for one model of name brand meter in another model of the same brand. Buy the meter whose strips you can afford, and you'll be okay. I second the suggestion to use the TrueTrack or Relion if money is an issue. --Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control the strips for the One Touch Ultra, One Touch UltraSmart and One Touch Ultra II are all the same strips kate  SignatureJoin us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org --- /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/ http://www.diabetic-talk.org/freeveggies.htm I have no medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because experience can be an expensive teacher. > > Can you use a cheaper store brand strip for a name brand meter? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood > Sugar Under Control |
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