So it's not just me, I thought something was amiss. Will call customer service Monday.
With my first batch of the new strips I was also getting much lower numbers. My pharmacist gave me a vial of the old style to compare and there was consistently about 28 points difference between the two strips. I called customer service and complained and they sent me replacement strips. The new batch (different lot numbers) were right on. That says to me there are some quality control problems with the new style.
It says both on their site and the box insert that these strips ( in a orange package ) are compatible. I think my FreeStyle flash is one of the older ones though. I really don't know, thinking of switching meters all together.
Your meter may not be compatible with the new strip. FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite meters must use different strips.