One Touch Test Strip Coupons

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One Touch test strip coupons can help diabetics control the costs of managing their disease. One Touch test strips are used by diabetics to test their blood sugar on a regular basis to determine how well their disease is controlled. Savings may come in the form of coupons when available, or as free products sent by the manufacturer.


Diabetes is an incurable disease, but it can be managed by lifestyle changes and medical support. Untreated or out-of-control diabetes leads to cardiovascular, nerve damage, kidney disease and failure, erectile dysfunction, and eye disease.[1] The key to controlling diabetes is eating a healthy diet and regular testing to determine the body's blood sugar level. This process, carried out several times a day as directed by a healthcare provider, requires blood glucose meters, test strips, and other paraphernalia.[2]


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Brand name for Blood glucose meters
Manufacturer LifeScan, Inc.[3]
Phone number 800-227-8862[3]
Uses To test blood glucose levels in diabetics
Types of coupons Varies, including free monitors and discounted supplies
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About One Touch Test Strips

OneTouch sells OneTouch® Ultra® Blue Test Strips. They also sell OneTouch® Ultra® Control Solution, which patients may use to test the accuracy of their strips. The Blue strips contain DoubleSure technology, and automatically test every blood sample two times for enhanced accuracy. OneTouch test strips are glucose-specific, which means that they do not detect other types of sugars in the blood. OneTouch also sells lancets, lancing systems and other diabetes devices.[4]

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One Touch Test Strips Patient Assistance Programs and Coupons

  • LifeFirst, the manufacturer of OneTouch meters and supplies, offers a free Delica Lancing System with Advanced Guidance Control to qualified patients. The application is available online.[5]
  • The company also offers a free OneTouch UltraMini Meter to eligible diabetics. Details are on the OneTouch website.[5]
  • The Diabetes Life website, which is a portal to many sources of information as well as recipes and other networking for diabetics, has a brief questionnaire that will search among offers to find those for which a patient is eligible.[6]
  • Drug store chains such as Walgreens have discount programs to help qualified patients save on their medicine and diabetes testing supplies.[7]
  • According to Lifescan, diabetes patients can save as much as $250 a year by using Blue Test Strips. These have the smallest copay with most insurance companies, and also qualify for Medicare Part B coverage.[8]
  • Many diabetes patients are covered by Medicare, which pays for testing supplies and medications, often delivered by mail order.[9]

About Diabetes

The term "diabetes" describes a group of disorders in which the body has high blood sugar because it either does not produce enough insulin or because the insulin that is produced is not effective. There are three main types of diabetes:

  • Type 1, usually diagnosed in childhood
  • Type 2, adult-onset
  • Type 3, gestational, appearing during pregnancy

High blood sugar results in increased urination, thirst, and hunger. Diabetes affects the way the body digests food for energy. Risk factors for Type-2 diabetes are family history, inactive lifestyle, and being middle-aged or older. Ethnicity also plays a role; African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans have a higher risk of developing diabetes.[10]


Also See: Diabetes Coupons, Insulin Coupons, Patient Assistance Programs, Walgreens Prescription Club, AAA Prescription Savings Program, CVS ExtraCare Program, Rite Aid Wellness Program, Insulin and Alzheimer's, Insulin Side Effects, Avandia Side Effects

References

  1. ↑ http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/complications/index.aspx
  2. ↑ http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/type1and2/daily.aspx#check
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.onetouch.com/contact-us
  4. ↑ http://www.onetouch.com/our_products
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.onetouch.com/
  6. ↑ https://mydiabetesoffers.dlife.com/
  7. ↑ https://webapp.walgreens.com/MYWCARDWeb/servlet/walgreens.wcard.proxy.WCardInternetProxy/RxSavingsRH
  8. ↑ http://www.onetouch.com/support/products/get-test-strips
  9. ↑ http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11363.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002072.htm
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