Customer Reviews

Precision Xtra Blood Glucose Test Strips 100 ea

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Shipping was timely But some of the expiry dates were only until Dec 08.
Otherwise the purchasing and getting the goods was fine.

I started testing in July, 2011. I've been through five different meters. The only one I liked before this one was Abbott's Freestyle Lite meter and strips, but they are very expensive. Every other meter I've gotten has read higher than the Freestyle. I thought initially it was the other meters, especially since those other meters were not consistent from one strip to the next and could vary way more than the plus or minus 10% that they are supposed to be "allowed." This one also reads high than the Freestyle, but it is at least consistent with itself. Very seldom do I have readings that when repeated vary by more than a few points.

When I have tried to "calibrate" with blood sugar tests at the clinic, the Freestyle has been a little below while the others were all higher than the clinic result. I haven't tryed comparing this one with the clinic yet.

As to the discrepancy with the Freestyle meter, I wound up coming up with a chart to account for the differences because the discrpancy increased exponentially from the Freestyle the higher the numbers got. And not a strict percentage. Basically, when my readings are below 90, they are about equal, but when the Freestyle reads 130, the other meters read in the 160s (putting the Freestyle at about 75% of the other meters). I recently had my A1C tested and it was 6.5, which the clinic says equates to an average of 140 for the three months it covers. If that's the case, based on the testing I've been doing (disclaimer: I'm definitely anal, I test a lot and keep charts!), then the "other" meters are all high and the Freestyle is low. So I'll use my calculations and have a chart that shows a range of where I am, using this meter as the upper limit of that range.

So now, I'm going to stay with the Precision Xtra and keep my charts and use my conversion chart to give myself a range of where my blood sugar is. I'm more interested in the trend anyway, which is going down, thank goodness!

Always a reliable product with excellent delivery and prices. I live abroad and the test strips are so much cheaper via Amazon. Thank you!

I've used the strips on daily basis, and they seem to perform as expected. The delivery was also timely. I will order them again in the future.

I gave this a five star because the price is the best I have ever found for these test strips. If you do not have medical insurance and you have to buy your own diabetic supplies, then by all means buy them at Amazon. The Glucose Meter that these strips are used for is also sold the cheapest at Amazon. The Precision monitor. Both the monitor and the strips separate can cost you as much as $60.00 or more for each on the open market. Amazon cells sugar testing supplies for the best price and they carry the major brands that is called for by medical standards. This product is an excellent buy with a real nice inexpensive price to boot.

Ordered item on Wednesday night and received them Saturday morning. Unfortunately the lot number on the test strip box was part of a recall by Abbot back in December. Called Monday morning and spoke with a rep and she apologized and said it was one that must have fell between the cracks. She told me to trash the strips they sent and she would re-send. Got them Tuesday morning. No complaints
from me. Things happen.

My husband is extreme diabetic and I ordered these as he is only entitled to 4 testing a day thru his insurance and he sometimes test as many as 5 or 6 times. With these strips we find these measure 20 points more than the ones from the drug store. I was concerned they may not be original.

I received the strips shortly after I ordered them and they indicate acurately what my blood glucose is. As a hypoglycemic it is important to know how low the glucose is before I go to bed. It is great to have a way of avoiding the night sweats, etc. because of blood glucose getting too low.

I clicked a single star. THAT WAS INCORRECT They were excellent to deal with.

Jerry Roberts

Good price, It was delivered before estimated delivery time. It was in excellent condition with long expiry date. Unlike other strips these are individually packed, so it won't go bad after 90 days of opening the box. Great value for money.