Why are some places so much cheaper for test strips?

I am prediabetic, so insurance does not cover my test strips. I’m supposed to test regularly. I have both a Walgreens meter and a new Ascension Contour given out at the prediabetes class. As you know, test strips are expensive – Walgreens price for their brand was $52.99/100 and for the Ascensia $99.99/100. I looked at various places and did find a lot of Ascensia strips for about $89. Then I found the place below and they are charging only $57.30 for a box of 100 strips with free shipping for orders over $100. The second charges $44/(2 boxes 50), again with free shipping. What’s up here? Why so much higher elsewhere and this place is dirt cheap? Are they not legit? Both claim on their website that the tests are not expired.

I would give it a try….buy 1 box, see if what they say is true without a big investment….the reason I believe they can be cheaper is that in the drugstores/Walmart, people come with their insurance card ( insulin dependent diabetics) and get their strips, so they can charge the higher prices because when insurance pays, people are not likely to shop around for better prices.

TEST STRIPS BLOOD GLUCOSEUSE W/9545 METERS 100/BX Bayer Healthcare LLC, Diabetes Care …

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