Third-party Test Strips

A. Third-party or "generic glucose reagent strips" are test strips developed by a company other than the one that manufactured the glucose meter. They are less expensive than the strips the manufacturer intended the blood glucose meter to be used with.
Use third-party test strips with caution. Manufacturers may change their blood glucose meters and test strips. If third-party strip manufacturers do not know about these changes, then third-party test strips may be incompatible and render inaccurate results. The amount, type or concentration of the chemicals on the test strip may be different, or the actual size and shape of the strip itself may vary. Blood glucose meters are sensitive to these features of test strips and may not work well if they are not correct for a blood glucose meter. If you are unsure whether a third-party test strip will work with your blood glucose meter, contact the meter's manufacturer.