Diabetes is not only debilitating and potentially deadly, it can be quite expensive to manage. It is bad enough to learn you have a potentially life-threatening disease, but to add salt to the wound you soon learn that managing the disease is going to cost quite a bit of money.
It can be extremely expensive to monitor blood glucose level every day.
The best way to control diabetes is to constantly keep track of the level of sugar in your blood. This monitoring requires consistent checking using blood glucose meters, blood glucose testing strips and lancets. These meters require occasional maintenance and most diabetics use several testing strips each day.
Many diabetics require insulin and insulin is not cheap! A diabetic using insulin can easily go through hundreds of dollars each month just in medication cost.
For some people, the cost of these supplies and medication can be too much. Some diabetics have to forgo testing or insulin because of the expense. This is a sad but true scenario.
If you have diabetes and are struggling to afford your supplies there are alternatives.
Some diabetics discover they qualify for government assistance.
If you can obtain government assistance for your diabetic supplies you are very lucky. These programs often give you everything you need for a very low cost.
If you are one of those who “slip through the cracks” and don’t qualify for Medicare, you should consider trying store branded testing supplies. These off-brand diabetic care items often cost 60 or 70 percent less than the expensive advertised brands. The results from these brands are just as reliable.
Another idea is to search the internet for diabetic supplies and diabetic testing strips. Some diabetics end up with extra testing strips that they are willing to sell at a deep discount.
If you “google” your brand of testing strips, you will find many alternatives online to purchase them. The price is so much lower than your local store, you may never go back. Diabetics willing to accept slightly damaged boxes can get even deeper discounts.
If the cost of diabetes is getting you down, check out the savings you can get on the internet.
Joanie Westin was just diagnosed with diabetes and is now determined to find alternatives to the high cost of diabetes management. She encourages those with extra diabetic test strips to sell diabetic test stripsso that other diabetics can benefit. She also encourages us to stay informed with the latest events about diabetes. Check out resources for diabeticshere.
