{"product_id":"bayer-contour-next-70ct-test-strips-short-dated","title":"Bayer Contour Next Test Strips - 70ct - Short Dated","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBayer Contour Next Test Strips - 70ct - Short Dated\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe same Contour Next strips, the same proven accuracy, at a fraction of the price. The only difference is how close the expiration date is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are factory-sealed, unopened retail boxes of \u003cstrong\u003eContour Next blood glucose test strips (70 count)\u003c\/strong\u003e from Ascensia. Nothing about the strips themselves is different from a full-dated box. The printed expiration date is simply closer, and that is the entire reason the price drops. Pick your expiration window above: the nearer the date, the lower the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat short dated actually means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnopened and factory sealed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Original retail packaging, never used, never repackaged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull accuracy to the printed date.\u003c\/strong\u003e Test strips are rated to perform to specification right up to the expiration date on the vial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou choose the window.\u003c\/strong\u003e Select an expiration range above and the price adjusts with it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for people who test often.\u003c\/strong\u003e If 70 strips is a month of testing for you, full-dated shelf life is something you pay for and never use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContour Next test strip features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeven readings per sample.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contour Next technology evaluates a single drop of blood seven times for exceptionally accurate results.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo coding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Strips are ready to use straight out of the box.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTiny sample size\u003c\/strong\u003e of just 0.6 microliters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast 5-second countdown\u003c\/strong\u003e with pre-meal and post-meal markers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-chance sampling\u003c\/strong\u003e lets you reapply blood to the same strip, so a short fill does not waste a strip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70 Contour Next test strips, supplied as two sealed vials of 35 or one vial of 70, in the original retail box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMeter compatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese strips work with every Contour Next meter: the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-ascensia-contour-next-ez-glucose-meter\" title=\"Contour Next EZ Glucose Meter\"\u003eContour Next EZ\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-ascensia-contour-next-one-glucose-meter\" title=\"Contour Next One Glucose Meter\"\u003eContour Next One\u003c\/a\u003e, Contour Next Link and Contour Next Link 2.4. They do \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e work with the older \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-ascensia-contour-glucose-meter\" title=\"Bayer Contour Glucose Meter\"\u003eBayer Contour\u003c\/a\u003e meter, which uses Contour strips rather than Contour Next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow close is the expiration date?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt matches the rung you pick above. Each option is labelled with the actual month printed on the box, and that label rolls forward automatically as stock moves, so what you see is what ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre these genuine Contour Next strips?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Factory-sealed US retail boxes, stored in a climate-controlled warehouse and lot tracked. We never buy Medicare or Medicaid labelled stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill they still read accurately?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAscensia rates the strips to full specification up to the printed expiration date. A short-dated box performs the same as a long-dated one until that date passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the carton say not for retail sale, or Rx only?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome Contour Next cartons carry that print because of how the manufacturer routes the box, not because the strips are different or restricted. The strips inside are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if I will not use them all before they expire?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePick a longer window. The 3 month and 2 month rungs cost a little more and give you more runway. At two tests a day, 70 strips is a little over a month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking for something else?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-ascensia-contour-next-70-test-strips\" title=\"Contour Next 70ct Test Strips\"\u003eContour Next 70ct, full dated\u003c\/a\u003e, with Buy More Save More pricing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-contour-next-70ct-test-strips-dinged-box\" title=\"Contour Next 70ct Dinged Box\"\u003eContour Next 70ct, dinged outer box\u003c\/a\u003e, sealed strips in a scuffed carton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-contour-next-glucose-test-strips\" title=\"Bayer Contour Next Glucose Test Strips\"\u003eContour Next 50ct and 100ct, full dated\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-ascensia-contour-next-100-count\" title=\"Contour Next 100ct Short Dated\"\u003eContour Next 100ct short dated\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-ascensia-contour-next-50-count\" title=\"Contour Next 50ct Short Dated\"\u003e50ct short dated\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/bayer-microlet-lancets-100-count\" title=\"Bayer Microlet Lancets 100 Count\"\u003eMicrolet lancets\u003c\/a\u003e, the lancets made for Contour meters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/contour-next-70ct-test-strips-microlet-lancets-100ct-combo\" title=\"Contour Next 70ct plus Microlet Lancets Combo\"\u003eContour Next 70ct + Microlet lancets combo\u003c\/a\u003e to save on both together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/contour-next-ez-starter-kit-meter-100-test-strips\" title=\"Contour Next EZ Starter Kit\"\u003eContour Next EZ Starter Kit\u003c\/a\u003e with the meter and 100 strips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/contour-next-test-strips\" title=\"Contour Next Test Strips\"\u003eContour Next supplies\u003c\/a\u003e or every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/short-dated\" title=\"Short Dated Boxes - All Brands\"\u003eshort dated box in stock\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor self-testing, monitoring and management of blood glucose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck with your healthcare professional before testing with blood from sites other than your fingertip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from Plainview, NY. 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