My insurnce company will pay 1/3 on the Freestyle strips. I think they are the most expensive ones plus the my pharmacist said that companies work out "deals" with certain manufacturers. To be honest, I looked up the Precision and it doesn't look half bad. (It is made by Braun, a name I have some confidence in.)

http://www.glucerna-precision.com/s...?page=221&cat=0

Edited to add: Jim, your A1c is so good, you should use the meter your insurance pays for and just take it in to your Dr like you did your Freestyle. Save the extra $$ for ALA. I am thinking that I will be spending a lot of money on strips if I hang on to that Freestyle.

Also, having looked at this link...the Precision meter and strips are definately the most expensive I have seen. This meter looks great!