Okay, I understand, a lot of elderly people and children are using these products and with the old, smaller vial people couldn't get their fingers inside to get the strip out; I remember thinking that too when I got the meter with the pump in December of 2005. Then I grew to love, absolutely adore the smaller test strip vial because I could easily carry an extra one with me in my purse, gym bag, pocket wherever, with no worry of how much space its taking up. I became to appreciate that my test strips were more discrete like my pump and not taking injections. Not anymore!I am sure this is for the best of most patients who use BD meters and the MiniMed Paradigm meter, but I am still displeased by the change. I mean...Its obnoxiously big now. It doesn't fit the old case that my meter was in, the case is designed for the smaller vial (notice the obscene vial above and blocking where the strip needs to go for a fresh test and sample).
Fortunately, BD foresaw this problem and are shipping me a new meter case and 50 free strips in the new, insanely large vial. I'm thinking that with a larger vial is an even larger case...I may need a new purse, my current purse barely fits all my "purse" and diabetes things!
I'll just stash my meter in my adult diaper bag with my granny panties, thank you! Who needs a normal sized purse when you have diabetes? Sheesh...
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Is it really because of older people, or is it that they have to make it at a different factory since BD's getting out of the strip business, I wonder.
Actually, its probably not best for most people with diabetes, but it is better for large retailers (notably Wal-Mart).
There was an interesting article in May 21, 2007 edition of The Wall Street Journal about how Wal-Mart had pressured Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Henkel/Dial (maker of Purex detergents) to drastically reduce the size of its detergent bottles with supposedly ultra-concentrated detergents so they could fit more on the shelves and restock less frequently, and hopefully sell more in the process.
I would venture to guess that the BD test strip vial development had something to do with the major drug distributors (Medco, Caremark, McKesson, etc.) and making it easier for them to track inventory and fit them it their warehouses than it did with any consumer preference!
Can you tell me more about these bd test strips. My son was just diagnosed with diabetes, and I don't understand what these are for. The nurse didn't explain it very well, and I was too proud to admit that I didn't understand her. Can you put this description into layman's terms?
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