k9diabetes
06-15-2008, 07:42 PM
I was just reordering Chris' supplies and thought I'd post the expense of his lancets, test strips, syringes, and insulin.
I don't buy on eBay so there are probably cheaper deals out there and I don't get my syringes from Wal-mart, which also would be less expensive. I've found a syringe I like and they are inexpensive enough, especially compared to Chris' other meds, that I just go with what's convenient.
I buy lancets, test strips, and syringes from www.Hocks.com (http://www.Hocks.com) and buy far enough in advance to use free ground shipping.
We do an average of 3 BG tests a day, once before 3 of 4 of Chris' meals and injections.
Hocks' Cost
Lancets for Accuchek Softclix lancing device
- box 200
- $16.47 per box or about 8 cents each.
Syringes - BD Ultrafine II U-100 31-gauge, 3/10th cc, 5/16th short needle
- box of 100
- $27.80 or about 28 cents each
OneTouch Ultra Test Strips
- box of 50
- $36.00 each or about 72 cents each
Wal-mart Insulin Cost for R/NPH
About $23.00 per bottle for 1,000 units of insulin
We use about 28 units of insulin per day so a bottle lasts about a month.
This is easily half the price of what other pharmacies charge.
Hocks also sells insulin but it's not necessarily less expensive than Wal-mart and then I don't worry about whether it's managed to stay cool but not too cold while being transported individually instead of part of a large shipment in a refrigerated truck.
Cost for pets who don't need four injections a day! :)
two syringes - 56 cents
40 units of insulin (picking an average of 20 units twice a day) - 92 cents
1 lancet and test strip if testing once every day - 80 cents
Daily cost of $1.48 per day plus $0.80 for each BG test done.
I don't buy on eBay so there are probably cheaper deals out there and I don't get my syringes from Wal-mart, which also would be less expensive. I've found a syringe I like and they are inexpensive enough, especially compared to Chris' other meds, that I just go with what's convenient.
I buy lancets, test strips, and syringes from www.Hocks.com (http://www.Hocks.com) and buy far enough in advance to use free ground shipping.
We do an average of 3 BG tests a day, once before 3 of 4 of Chris' meals and injections.
Hocks' Cost
Lancets for Accuchek Softclix lancing device
- box 200
- $16.47 per box or about 8 cents each.
Syringes - BD Ultrafine II U-100 31-gauge, 3/10th cc, 5/16th short needle
- box of 100
- $27.80 or about 28 cents each
OneTouch Ultra Test Strips
- box of 50
- $36.00 each or about 72 cents each
Wal-mart Insulin Cost for R/NPH
About $23.00 per bottle for 1,000 units of insulin
We use about 28 units of insulin per day so a bottle lasts about a month.
This is easily half the price of what other pharmacies charge.
Hocks also sells insulin but it's not necessarily less expensive than Wal-mart and then I don't worry about whether it's managed to stay cool but not too cold while being transported individually instead of part of a large shipment in a refrigerated truck.
Cost for pets who don't need four injections a day! :)
two syringes - 56 cents
40 units of insulin (picking an average of 20 units twice a day) - 92 cents
1 lancet and test strip if testing once every day - 80 cents
Daily cost of $1.48 per day plus $0.80 for each BG test done.