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03-28-2006, 01:21 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 3,358
| | | Choice A1c test matched the lab's
I've used 4 Choice A1c kits and have had one low reading of 5.9 when I expected to be in the low to mid 6's. Recently I had a lab test which matched the Choice--6.1 It's a shame they took the Choice off the market. I'm down to my last one, which I found at Costco for $10 as I've mentioned before on this forum. |
03-28-2006, 01:40 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio
Posts: 2,156
| | | I found some at walmart the other day and bought $200 worth (what they had left) I test each month. I used one on my son and he was at 5.5
My wife thinks I am crazy but o well
__________________ Jim  Diagnosed April 1990 Pumping with the OmniPod now
Last A1C 7.1 ( February 2008 ) Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Of Ohio Website Proud Fan Of NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Jimmie Johnson, Lowes #48 the 2006 AND 2007 Nextel Cup Champion. The opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent
those of my wife who runs our house and makes more important decisions
than I do |
03-28-2006, 01:50 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 3,358
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Originally Posted by jeggeman31 I found some at walmart the other day and bought $200 worth (what they had left) I test each month. I used one on my son and he was at 5.5
My wife thinks I am crazy but o well | did you check the expiration dates? the one's I've purchased don't have much of a shelf life. The one I just got expires in 9 months. (Not that I'm saying they will be worthless a week after that. I find that test strips can go a couple of months past expiration w/o giving bad results, but some strips that I've had expired by more than 6 months have proven to be wildly inaccurate.) |
03-28-2006, 02:22 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,538
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Originally Posted by spike did you check the expiration dates? the one's I've purchased don't have much of a shelf life. The one I just got expires in 9 months. (Not that I'm saying they will be worthless a week after that. I find that test strips can go a couple of months past expiration w/o giving bad results, but some strips that I've had expired by more than 6 months have proven to be wildly inaccurate.) | That's my concern. I found about ten at a local CVS, but all expired in 2/06. I wonder when the acuracy will deteriorate? |
03-28-2006, 03:52 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio
Posts: 2,156
| | | The 2 I found at CVS expired 6 months ago or so. The all mine expire mid 2007. They will be gone b4 2007 hits.
__________________ Jim Diagnosed April 1990 Pumping with the OmniPod now
Last A1C 7.1 ( February 2008 ) Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Of Ohio Website Proud Fan Of NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Jimmie Johnson, Lowes #48 the 2006 AND 2007 Nextel Cup Champion. The opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent
those of my wife who runs our house and makes more important decisions
than I do |
03-28-2006, 05:31 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,773
| | | They got taken off the market? I wonder why. |
03-28-2006, 05:50 PM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,538
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Originally Posted by Funnygrl They got taken off the market? I wonder why. | Poor sales. I never had any issues finding these things on the shelf, esp. now. And now I know why. Which really angers me, because testing the A1c monthly has been a boon to my care! |
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