OneTouch Ultra test strips

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Permalink Reply by Sophie on September 29, 2009 at 5:35pm

I, too, was happy to see these strips when I renewed about a month ago!

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Permalink Reply by Curtis Pitt on September 29, 2009 at 5:55pm

I have saw that Error 5 as well a bunch of times.......So I will bet glad when I am ready for a refill.......Let me know how they end up working......

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Permalink Reply by Kristy on September 29, 2009 at 5:57pm

Oh cool I can't wait to get the new ones; I'm up for a renewal in a few weeks..The price didn't drop too did it?? Yeah I know..wishful thinking! I'm surprised they didn't pay a few hundred million to advertise "New & Improved" .

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Permalink Reply by msann59 on September 29, 2009 at 6:35pm

hey guys i use onetouch ultra also, my insurance i get 300 for 12.00 dollars love that price

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Permalink Reply by Dori S on September 29, 2009 at 8:17pm

I had the same experience when I opened the last bottle.

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Permalink Reply by Cassie Kile on September 30, 2009 at 2:17am

I'm actually not sure if the price dropped because I tend to close my eyes when the price comes up ;) They did tell me that they used an "evoucher" for $25 off? Anyone ever seen that? The woman who actually rung me out didn't know what it was but there was a note on the bag that it was used when they packaged it. I don't think it really affected what I actually paid because I'm sure it went towards the overall cost before my copay was calculated. Anyway, so far so good guys! I put a blood sample on one yesterday and realized it was too small and started to pull the strip out so as to avoid seeing the dreaded error 5 (somehow it makes me less angry if I realize it myself before the meter does!) and to my surprise it actually got a reading before I could get it out! Woohoo! Less blood required as far as I can tell. Happy testing everyone!

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Permalink Reply by Manny Hernandez on October 2, 2009 at 5:07pm

I reported this to LifeScan and they replied back to me.

They said the new blue OneTouch Ultra strips are identical to the original black ones in terms of accuracy and performance. If you experience failed tests, make sure to call should call their Customer Service center at 1-800-227-8862 for assistance.

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Permalink Reply by Big Al on October 2, 2009 at 5:59pm

I've not been having any failed tests. Seems to use less blood than before. May just seem that way, but I am VERY happy with the new strips.

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Permalink Reply by Cassie Kile on October 3, 2009 at 3:09am

I agree with Big Al :) Maybe they didn't want to admit their other ones weren't perfect ;)

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Permalink Reply by rainbowgoddess on October 10, 2009 at 12:28pm

I got a refill two days ago and as far as I can tell, the strips haven't changed.

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Permalink Reply by Gary on October 12, 2009 at 11:15am

I spoke to a Lifescan rep at the TCOYD conference in Santa Clara this past weekend (11-Oct) and these new Ultra strips-- the light blue variety-- is their attempt to address the "no coding" features found in other brand-- without having to discard your current Ultra strip-compatible meter (UltraSmart, Ultra2, UltraMini, etc.)

If I recall, all of the light blue varieties come off the factory line as code "25". Today, next week, next month, each bottle containing the light blue variety is code "25". So, as long as you continue to receive and use the light blue strips, you'd set your meter to "25" and you won't have to adjust it again (unless you happen to receive the older black strips).

As it was explained to me, once the current supply of the older black strips are depleted, they will be replaced with the newer light blue. May take some time for the older inventory to run out.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shaw on October 12, 2009 at 3:42pm

That is great news. I have noticed that they have all been 25 recently (the last 9 months or so). Don't think I have had to code for quite awhile. These were all of the black ones. Maybe they started there, and then went to the new blue ones. Less blood is great by me.

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