Now this would be a great way to motivate PWDs (people with diabetes) to check their blood sugars more often.
There’s a page right out of Willy Wonka’s playbook, what? Boy, if only we got rewarded like that for checking our numbers… Thanks to the multi-talented Terry Keelan for continuing his If Diabetics Ran the World series.
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Need help navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! That would be our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil lets us know where we can find lower-cost diabetes supplies, and addresses a question that might just get under your skin. Don’t worry, though, he’s got some advice you’re probably itching for!
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Melinda, type 3 from Texas, asks: How…
Have you heard about the new move by Medicare to slash prices of diabetes supplies by up to 72% this July, making a vial of test strips in many cases just $10.41 out-of-pocket?
Since Medicare generally sets the stage for competitive pricing across the board, this may sound like amazing news for so many of us suffering from the “stinging cost of test strips“! However, we’ve learned that this move may not be a good…
The diabetes community has long been calling for cheaper, generic glucose test strips that would ideally work with a variety of meter brands. Dream on, right?
In fact, some companies out there are making excellent headway in the “generic” category, despite being under siege by “the big guys.”
One of those is a small Southern California-based company called Pharma Tech Solutions that’s looking to enter the market with a product it’s eager to distribute called the…
Welcome back to our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine! Your host is veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week’s query has him doing a little science experiment to answer a question about re-using test strips… Not quite the 2-liter volcano like we made back in grade school, but educational and fun all the same!
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Randy, type 1 from Arizona asks: Is there…