I’m in Canada and it’s how I got all my meters until I got switched to a CGM. The hospital sent me home with a starter pack with a brand and some samples. I’ve never seen generic strips here, but that would be welcome. I’ve used FreeStyle and AccuChek and both required the branded strips, but never had to pay for a meter. I’ve seen commercials on TV for Contour doing the same deal.

Best Buy used to/might still idk sell a meter under the brand iHealth, the strips were about half the price. I tried it out and it worked fine but eventually I got proper insurance and used what was prescribed.

Mmm salty

CATS: All your pizza are belong to us

Blood Glucose Monitors and the related test strips. Usually you can get the meter for free if you buy 100 strips or something, and then you’re locked in to the closed system

I would hope that all the politicians and celebrities people actually parasocially care about would get all the attention something like this would stir up and compared with how awful so many of them are in public, even the worst posts of mine would hopefully end up pretty tame in comparison to whatever they’re up to anonymously.

I really like Wild Wild West, I didn’t watch it for forever because of how hated it is/was but thought it was actually funny and enjoyed the mix of steampunk and goofyness. Kevin Kline is always great.

I also like Jingle All the Way and watch it every few years, it’s perfectly watchable until the very end when it collapses under a terrible CGI spectacle that just doesn’t work