# Formulary change: your thoughts on bolus and basal insulins? **URL:** \ **Category:** Insulin\ **Created:** [November 2, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534 "2017-11-02T04:53:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![drbbennett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/drbbennett/32/604_2.png) [@drbbennett](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/drbbennett)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534/21 "2017-11-02T19:15:39Z")
Re test strips, are you sure the formulary change is etched in stone? My insurer always wants me to switch to a cheaper brand every time I reorder, but as soon as I tell them that I have to use the ContourNext+ because it communicates with my pump, they back off. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534/22 "2017-11-04T15:48:05Z")
> [@Thomas](#): > > Oh great. I also see they will want to switch us from the Contour Next back to the One Touch Ultra. Great. Well that is not happening. I will buy those on Amazon if need be. i have exactly the same thing with my Medicare; they will only pay for One Touch products: meter, test strips, etc. i stockpile the One touch (but still use the meter from time to time) but buy my Contour strips from Amazon. i don’t use a CGM so i find the Next strips very helpful and cost effective. i know i have to pay OOP, but b/c i test so frequently, i find that it is deff worth the investment. ---
**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534/23 "2017-11-04T23:43:34Z")
> [@daisymae](#): > > but buy my Contour strips from Amazon. i don’t use a CGM I do use a CGM and only the Contour Next One will automagically connect to xDrip+, providing one or no click calibration. My insurance, however, only pays for Freestyle strips, so I just buy my own Contour Next strips. Just got 500 for $105 with free shipping on eBay. Since I’ve long ago reached my OOP maximum, maybe I’ll take @Eric 's advice and just get the strips from insurance and sell them on eBay 😜 ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534/24 "2017-11-05T00:25:53Z")
> [@docslotnick](#): > > Since I’ve long ago reached my OOP maximum, maybe I’ll take @Eric 's advice and just get the strips from insurance and sell them on eBay 😜 i’m going to put on a long raincoat with internal pockets stuffed with One Touch test strips and stand on the corner at night and sell them to unsuspecting D tourists for $5 a strip. ---
**Author:** ![daisymae](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/daisymae/32/1199_2.png) [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534/25 "2017-11-05T00:31:01Z")
**PS:** through Medicare i get 300 One Touch test strips / month for $0. so i am always filling that prescription. as has been said before on our site, nothing wrong with stockpiling. 😉 [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/formulary-change-your-thoughts-on-bolus-and-basal-insulins/2534.md?page=1)