Wal-Mart adds ReliOn diabetes supplies for $9

BENTONVILLE, Ark. Wal-Mart Stores on Tuesday announced that it would incorporate its ReliOn diabetes management products into the retailer’s affordable pharmacy program by selling all ReliOn diabetes supplies for $9, the ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Meter, a 20-count package of ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips and the ReliOn A1c test.

According to Wal-Mart, a customer with diabetes testing once per day can save more than $200 annually based on the retail price of competing test strips sold at the mass merchant.

“This latest expansion of our health care offering comes from our commitment to help people affected by diabetes save money so they can live better,” stated John Agwunobi, senior vice president and Wal-Mart’s president of its health and wellness division. “We are pleased to introduce $9 ReliOn testing products that address some of the unique health care needs of diabetes patients. By providing affordable, quality solutions we hope to positively impact the lives of the millions already living with the disease.”

Wal-Mart is helping to get the word out on its $9 diabetes supplies through the sponsorship of several American Diabetes Association events, including the recent ADA Diabetes EXPO events in Atlanta, Boston and Tampa.

To date, Wal-Mart’s affordable pharmacy program has saved customers more than $1 billion.