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jeggeman31
03-13-2006, 05:59 AM
Did they stop making them? I have gone store to store and no one has them. I like checking it at home each month.
seacomp
03-13-2006, 06:17 AM
Did they stop making them? I have gone store to store and no one has them. I like checking it at home each month.
Did you check on the Web? Ask at the store?
Cyborg
03-13-2006, 06:18 AM
I saw them at CVS about 1-2 months ago...
am1977
03-13-2006, 06:31 AM
I thought I read somewhere that they had stopped making these tests, but maybe someone else could confirm this...? :hmmmm:
valc3
03-13-2006, 07:14 AM
I was at the pharmacy(Rite Aid) on Friday and they had plenty on the shelf.
spike
03-13-2006, 08:01 AM
Did they stop making them? I have gone store to store and no one has them. I like checking it at home each month.

Costco is now selling the Choice for $9.97. I picked one up 2 days ago.
Doetsch
03-13-2006, 09:46 AM
Walgreens has stopped selling them / CVS has stopped selling them. Pharmacist told me that they are no longer available for home use due to Accuracy and Cost.
JediSkipdogg
03-13-2006, 11:19 AM
All I could fine online was this....

http://www.hometestmed.com/a1c.asp
seacomp
03-13-2006, 12:09 PM
All I could fine online was this....

http://www.hometestmed.com/a1c.asp
Discontinued! I wonder why. Not enough demand or safety/accuracy problems?
duck
03-13-2006, 12:54 PM
Sh*t. This would break my heart.
spike
03-13-2006, 01:38 PM
Sh*t. This would break my heart.


I could go pick up some more at Costco and sell them to you for a small profit! :)
duck
03-13-2006, 01:58 PM
I could go pick up some more at Costco and sell them to you for a small profit! :)

Bwuuuhaaaaaahaaaaaa! I'm addicted to those things, I am a firm believer that they made my control a lot better. I take issue with whatever pharmacist said they aren't accurate. A few of us had compared the numbers from these things to the numbers from a lab A1c, and they were comparable. I don't think they sell very well, though.

Anyway, I'll be hitting Costco here shortly...If I have to stock up, I better get cracking...
JediSkipdogg
03-13-2006, 02:36 PM
Discontinued! I wonder why. Not enough demand or safety/accuracy problems?

My guess would maybe be demand. Because there was nothing on the FDAs site about them forcing them to discontinue or suspend sales. And when I found the original FDA letter it stated that in clinical FDA approval trials the machines were 98% accurate.
lelggren
03-13-2006, 04:43 PM
I work for a diabetes supply company, and I know that we sell them. I have also seen them in various other pharmacies throughout Layton/Clearfield area in Utah.
Jeannie
03-14-2006, 11:11 AM
I've also seen them at our Rite Aid recently.....maybe last week..and they still have lots on the shelf.
camjen1
03-14-2006, 11:34 AM
Good ole Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-boxes-CHOICE-A1C-HOME-TEST-Diabetic-Care_W0QQitemZ5674973073QQcategoryZ30117QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Choice-diabetic-care-A1C-HOME-TEST_W0QQitemZ5676938586QQcategoryZ11780QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
jeggeman31
03-14-2006, 09:32 PM
Well I did go to a CVS and found 2 of them. Then noticed they expired almost a year ago, guess they don't sell alot of them. Thanks all
duck
03-15-2006, 07:25 AM
Well I did go to a CVS and found 2 of them. Then noticed they expired almost a year ago, guess they don't sell alot of them. Thanks all

It has to be due to poor sales. **** it, this really annoys the **** out of me. Okay, I guess I need to start stocking up.
JediSkipdogg
03-15-2006, 07:56 AM
It has to be due to poor sales. **** it, this really annoys the **** out of me. Okay, I guess I need to start stocking up.

Find a pharmacist or doctor friend and have them order the A1C Inview for you. It's the exact same thing they sell on the shelf but alot cheaper. You pay $130 for it but that's for a 10 use unit.
spike
03-15-2006, 08:47 AM
Find a pharmacist or doctor friend and have them order the A1C Inview for you. It's the exact same thing they sell on the shelf but alot cheaper. You pay $130 for it but that's for a 10 use unit.

That doesn't beat the deal at Costco for the Choice ($9.97).
JediSkipdogg
03-15-2006, 09:01 AM
That doesn't beat the deal at Costco for the Choice ($9.97).

But if they stopped making it, then people have to find another option. My thoughts were the Inview. Besides, not everyone has a Costco or a membership there and we don't know how much longer you will be able to get them either. Just a thought I had.
duck
03-15-2006, 09:10 AM
Inview, eh?

Yeah, I don't care really what product I use, giving up the monthly A1c testing freaks me out about as much as if I had to go to urine-only sugar testing...
spike
03-15-2006, 09:29 AM
But if they stopped making it, then people have to find another option. My thoughts were the Inview. Besides, not everyone has a Costco or a membership there and we don't know how much longer you will be able to get them either. Just a thought I had.

sure. I just found a website that shows the Inview. The results come up a bit quicker on that one than the Choice. I'm wondering if it's more accurate. It would be well worth a few bucks more if it's more accurate than the Choice.
JediSkipdogg
03-15-2006, 10:57 AM
The problem is the Inview is for Physician use Only at this time. So you need a doc friend to get it and then sell it to you. I'm not sure how many will do that, tell them just to bill your Insurance for two office visits, lol.
Georgia
04-05-2006, 02:00 AM
Oh noooo...I've just been searching the web to order some choice home kits but could not find any. Then I searched on here & found this post :( :( :(
I liked the kits & found them to be 100% accurate. ****.
Ronin
04-05-2006, 04:46 AM
Everyone:

I was facinated by this thread. I found that Amazon.com sells various devices as well as a mail in kit.