glucose test strips 50 count

Back in December, I wanted to start testing my blood glucose daily. After a bit of research,I purchased a Contour Next EZ Diabetes Testing Kit as it was rated the most accurate. However, I could not get the hang of getting enough of a blood sample to make it work. So, I purchased an Abbott Freestyle Lite test kit at my local pharmacy as it was #2 in that list.With the Freestyle Lite, it seemed to have a better lancet device and the test strips allowed easy (and seemingly small!) blood samples. All was good. Then, I purchased my first batch of Freestyle test strips from Amazon. I noticed the different coloring and the "not for sale in the US" or imported from the EU (European Union) or Ireland notice on the test strip bottle. I purchased two of them and, given the price, I thought I'd use them and see where things went. However, I saw comments that they were not accurate.So, being an engineer and not afraid of Excel, I decided to compare the two. I purchased another test strip bottle at the local pharmacy. What the heck, I added the Contour into the test. First, I would periodically test all with their manufacturer's test solutions. All were within their limits. (It bugs me that not all manufacturer's solution work with manufacturer's devices. Some solutions do seem to work across manufactures but others not. The Contour seems more sensitive requiring its own...)My methods: each morning, I laid out three sets of each test strip: Free stylepharmacy, Contour, and Freestyle Amazon purchased. Clean hands with soap and warm water. Select and clean (alcohol wipe) a finger (based on my spreadsheet), ensure it was dry, using only the Freestyle lancet, and started poking. Carefully take a sample with the pharmacy-purchased Freestyle and immediately with the Contour from the same poke, if possible (I finally figured out how to do them). I noted the results on a spreadsheet (each row had data, finger, 3 pharmacy-purchased results, 3 Amazon-purchased results, and 3 Contour results). I worked to get samples quickly. Sometimes additional pokes with the lancet was required. I would pull and discard the test strip with one hand and then replace with a new one with the other so as not to risk contaminating the test strips.I did this for three months. I added averages and standard deviations. Twice, over the last two months, I had blood draws from LabCorp. The first time, I went to the parking lot and took samples within 10 seconds for all three sets of test strips. The second time (earlier this week), I only tested the pharmacy Freestyle and the Contour but I also worked with the phlebotomist / lab tech to get a sample directly from her blood draw but also took a normal finger poke in the parking lot.I used the pharmacy-purchased Freestyle as the base for comparisons among the strips.So, here are MY observations.First, the pharmacy Freestyle test strips showed the least variation across samples taken (remember, 3 samples of with each kind of strip were taken every morning).Contour was the most consistent results:Contour average of daily standard deviations of 3.9;Freestyle1 pharmacy-purchased Freestyle average of daily standard deviations of 5.0;Freestyle1 Amazon-purchased Freestyle average of daily standard deviations of 5.4.When compared with the pharmacy-purchased Freestyle strips, the Amazon purchased were within %2.8 of the pharmacy purchased and the Contour was within %8.8 of the pharmacy purchased Freestyle strips.When comparing the differences between my glucose meter readings LabCorp testing, when samples were taken directly from the LabCorp injection site, the pharmacy-purchased Freestyle Lite was within %4 and the Contour with %9.6. When the LabCorp results were compared to finger-stick taken within 10 minutes, the pharmacy-purchased Freestyle Lite was within %2.8, the Amazon-purchased Freestyle Lite strips were within %13, and the Contour were within %5.5.My conclusion is that the both devices and all the strips were within the %15 range required for glucose meters. Further more, the Freestyle lite pharmacy-purchased strips was the most accurate though had a little more variation within the range of being accurate. The the Amazon-purchased strips results were fine. While the Contour were more consistent, they seemed to fall in between the pharmacy-purchased Freestyle strips and the Amazon-purchased Freestyle strips..

The freestyle lite glucose test strips were a reasonable price compared to the pharmacy. I would recommend purchasing it.

Delivered on time

Very good quality, arrived on time. If you are a person with diabetes and use this type of bandages to check yourself, I recommend it.

Product was as ordered and fine. It took a longer period of time to receive from the date of purchase - almost 2 weeks.

It serves its purpose and the Supplier should ensure that the expiration date is at least one year of sale.

Great price and love them

I've ordered and received over 6 boxes. Make sure it's from J&D Int. USAI am typically apprehensive about buying medical care items because of fraud and fakes, However, I need to brag about this one. I've ordered and received 6 boxes without any failures and comparably accurate.It's the real deal at a fair price. To me most American sources have Greedy pricing including reputable sources.The packaging is real and the use by date is in 2026, The real test was to actually use the strips, YES they do work - No Errors. . Very Pleasing to see the reader light up with results. I have a Abbott Freestyle Lite Glucose reader that has accepted these new strips for dozens of uses. A very fair deal!!! Take note that the seller offers drop shipment so you never run out. Thanks for helping me save a penny or two! This rating is for J&D Int. USA shipped from Amazon. If you select re-order from recent Tracking in your account, it's possible that you will be taken to another sellers merchandise. Please notice who the seller is. I suggest J&D. I am miffed that Amazon allows showing you other sellers when selecting re-order or buy more. Insist on Boxing items in your delivery preferences, as envelopes can be crushed.