Bayer Ascensia Autodisc Test Strips Review

In March of 2001 I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes.  I knew something was amiss with my body because I was urinating (almost) every two hours, my throat was always soar (dehydration); I always felt tired and run down, and my eye sight was getting worse.  Finally I had had enough of feeling lousy so I went (gasp!) to see my Primary Care Doctor, who diagnosed me with diabetes.  At the time I had a 465dl blood glucose reading, and I was immediately put on an IV drip to lower it. 

I got my blood glucose levels down and under control, but now I would have to monitor said levels for the rest of my life.  So I rushed and bought a traditional glucose meter and strips and found to my chagrin that this would be a very expensive habit to maintain. 

To save money I cut back on the number of times I measured my glucose levels; not good.  One day I was browsing one of the diabetes BB's and ran across the Bayer Ascensia Breeze Glucose meter, which uses the Ascensia Autodisc blood glucose test strips.  

The draw of the Bayer Ascensia Breeze Glucose Meter /Ascensia Autodisc blood glucose test strips combination is that I no longer have to worry about handing the test strips directly.  Using the traditional glucose meter I had to handle the test strips would could lead to contamination, if one was not extremely careful; and at almost $90.00 a box, I could not afford to contaminate too many of the little buggers. 

With the Ascensia Autodisc blood glucose test strips those worries are non existent because each one of the (10) test strips is completely encased in foil on the disc and the only time it is exposed is when it is time to test your blood levels.  The test strip is expelled by the meter itself, exposing enough of the strip to take a blood sample by placing the drop on the tip.  The strip draws the blood in and the meter beeps when it has enough.  And best of all my health insurance pays the FULL COST of the test strips; that's right they are free!

Each box of Bayer Ascensia Autodisc blood glucose test strips ships with (5) discs for a total of (50) test strips per box, which usually last me a month.