answer:Typically, docs will write scripts for all related diabetes supplies if that is your diagnosis (e.g., lancets, test strips, glucometer, etc.) and these are often billable to your insurance. Talk to your pharmacist about what kind of deals are available with the test strips for different glucometers. I buy this stuff for several thousand clients and we are always able to select glucometers that have some deal or other on the test strips (these deals typically last about a year). If you have NOT been diagnosed with diabetes and want to avoid a pre-existing condition clause on an insurance policy before the President’s new health care program rolls out, you are probably on your own for the test strips but still might be able to negotiate a deal of some sort by talking to some area pharmacists and seeing what they have available.