# I'm making a run for the border- the Canadian one

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-making-a-run-for-the-border-the-canadian-one/1296>\
**Category:** Insulin\
**Tags:** insulin, canada\
**Created:** [June 20, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-making-a-run-for-the-border-the-canadian-one/1296 "2017-06-20T22:02:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/im-making-a-run-for-the-border-the-canadian-one/1296/6 "2017-06-20T23:44:33Z")

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> [@Irish](#):
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> Eric, know anything about Canadian test strip pricing?

I haven’t found a better deal in Canada on strips. There might be one, but I haven’t found it yet.

The best ones you can get for super cheap are only $0.22 per strip. On Amazon, the Contour Next One, if you buy them in big batches (like 200 or more), they are cheap. And the Contour Next One is a quality meter!

> [@Irish](#):
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> I’ve been thinking the same thing lately, but the hassle of finding a good one prevents me from trying. In our neck of the woods, you either have an np or an endo.

I will tell you what I think is life-changing. Keep your current guy, but find a different Endo you like that is more reasonable, and have two Endo’s.

And you would only need to see him once a year. So maybe you would have to drive an hour or two once a year. That’s no big deal.

You can even call them and screen them a bit too. Just be up-front, say you don’t want to hassle over diabetic baby-talk, that you want to be treated like an adult and be able to try things like Metformin or Afrezza without a having to make a federal case out of it.

Or you can just see an Internist or GP and get scripts. You’d still see your Endo once a year or whatever you need to, but you can get scripts from a different doctor to try.

Once they have the confidence to try things a bit, I really encourage people to step out on their own if their Endo is not supportive.

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