Sell a Deceased Parent's Diabetic Supplies
Sealed, unexpired diabetic supplies left behind are worth real money, and most people clearing out a house have no idea. A few boxes of CGM sensors can be a few hundred dollars. Here's what can be sold, what can't, and where the rest can go.
First, check who paid for them
This decides everything else, and it's the part most people don't know to look for. A lot of supplies in an older person's home arrived through Medicare or Medicaid. We don't buy those — not from an estate, not from anyone. The boxes are often marked, and the pharmacy paperwork usually shows it.
If they were paid for privately or through commercial insurance, they're ordinary property and we buy them like anyone else's. Send a photo and we'll tell you which you have before anything moves.
What's actually worth something
The value is concentrated in places people don't expect. Test strips are the obvious thing and the least valuable. Sealed CGM sensors — Dexcom, FreeStyle Libre — are worth far more per box, and the hardware people assume is worthless (receivers, transmitters) carries no expiration date at all, so age alone doesn't rule it out.
We publish what we pay by brand rather than making you ask: see the full price list. Sealed and unexpired only — opened or out-of-date boxes have no resale value, and we'd rather say so now than after you've packed them.
If you can't sell them
Plenty of what turns up can't be sold by anyone — medication, opened boxes, government-funded supplies. That doesn't mean it has to be binned. Unexpired medication can often be donated rather than thrown out, and there's a keep, donate, dispose or sell breakdown covering the rest. Ask us either way — we'll point you somewhere useful even when there's nothing in it for us.
Questions families ask
Can I sell diabetic supplies that belonged to someone who died?
Sealed, unexpired, over-the-counter supplies that were paid for privately or through commercial insurance are ordinary property, and we buy them the same way we buy anyone else's. The exception is anything a government health program paid for — we don't buy those from anyone, in any circumstance. If you aren't sure which you have, send a photo of the box and we'll tell you before anything changes hands.
How do I know whether Medicare or Medicaid paid for them?
The boxes are often marked, and pharmacy paperwork usually shows it. Supplies dispensed through a government program frequently carry a printed note to that effect. If the person paid cash, or used commercial insurance with an ordinary copay, that's a different situation. When it isn't clear from the box, we'd rather work it out with you first than after.
What about their insulin, Ozempic or other medication?
Prescription medication is handled case by case — send a photo and someone will tell you either way before you go to any trouble. If it isn't something we can take, it still doesn't have to be thrown away. There are real programs that accept unexpired medication, and it's worth a look before anything goes in the bin.
Is there a minimum? I only have a few boxes.
No minimum. Pricing is per box, so three boxes are worth doing. Plenty of what comes to us is what was left in one cupboard.
I'm not ready to deal with this yet.
That's normal, and there's no deadline from us. The only thing worth checking now is the expiration date — that's the one part that runs out on its own. Everything else can wait until you are.