[Diabetes-talk] Question Re Expiration Dates On Diabetic Prescriptions.

[blindhands at aol.com]

I have just recently done a little testing and these are my results.
 
I had test strips for the Prodigy Voice that had by the manufacturer a use  
by date of December 1, 2009   I had new strips that I had just gotten  with 
a use by date a year later.  I tested using the expired strips and the  
reading was 256.  I immediately retested with the new strips using the same  
pricked finger and came up with a reading of 150.  I did one more test with  
the new strips and pricking another finger and came up with 154.  
 
I did toss out the old strips, but I was curious and that is why I did the  
testing.  The old strips tested a little more then 100 higher.  since  I 
take coverage calculating test results, counting carbs I would have over  
calculated my slow acting coverage with the old test strips.
 
So I find it weird that the pharmacy is putting dates.  I would say it  is 
up to the Manufacture and the Drug FDA to have rules on expiration dates for 
 products like this.
 
Joyce