[Diabetes-talk] Solo V2 Announcement

[Mike Freeman]

Vincent:

(1) Before you wax too sanguine about the new meter's ability to accurately 
detect low blood, I think at least four tests per day for at least three 
months are required to be sure. It's one of the things that gripes me about 
a lot of medical reporting these days; the testing isn't nearly rigorous 
enough for my taste. So while I am not contradicting you, I'm saying that 
perhaps all of us should "wait and see".

(2) What's this jazz about three minutes not being enough time for a blind 
person to "prepare the test"? I say not testing within thirty seconds 
jeopardizes your test result. Moreover, I consider advocating a longer time 
before auto-shut-off denigrates our abilities as blind persons! If I can't 
get a test result within a minute, methinks I ought to do some serious 
practicing with a diabetes educator!

Just one opinionated curmudgeon's view.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vincent Chaney" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
To: <Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Vincent G Chaney Jr" <vgc732 at optonline.net>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 8:03 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Solo V2 Announcement


> To The NFB Members,
>
>
>
> I am honored to have been given the okay that I would announce that there 
> is another Fully Audible Glucometer available for NFB members that are 
> visually impaired and have diabetes. This meter has been in development 
> for the last 16 months and the NFB New Jersey Diabetes Division was very 
> instrumental in the design phase. We were chosen for the first public 
> announcement of the Solo V2 at our March 2010 NFB NJ Diabetes Division 
> meeting.
>
> The SOLO V2, manufactured by Biosense Medical Devices, was officially 
> approved by the FDA on March 2nd and we now have a choice. They are the 
> 2nd meter to receive 'Fully Audible' status meaning the SOLO V2 will walk 
> you through every step of the process from set up to obtaining test 
> results.
>
>
>
> Since the announcement of the Solo V2, Biosense (manufacture) entered into 
> a strategic agreement with Advanced Diabetic Solutions to distribute this 
> product.  Advanced Diabetic Solutions has ensured me their customer 
> service representatives are very well trained to address any questions or 
> concerns about the new Solo V2. As most of you know, since we have been 
> doing business with Advanced Diabetic Solutions in the NFB NJ and on the 
> Diabetes-Talk, we have been well supported by their staff.
>
> I am in regular contact with the owners of Advanced Diabetic Solutions and 
> they have allocated their initial shipment for our NFB members. ADS has 
> set up 3 extensions dedicated for the NFB DAN to use. Their main number is 
> 1-888-377-6382 with X7002, X7004 and X7027 especially for us from the NFB 
> DAN.
>
>
>
> The leadership team at Biosense did a phenomenal job reaching out to 
> members like myself to get feedback to make sure this meter is truly 
> 'FULLY AUDIBLE" and accessible through working with us, the blind.
>
>
>
> Two personal examples I want to share. They were originally going to 
> program the glucometer to automatically shut off after 3 minutes. I 
> quickly provided my input stating that 3 minutes was not enough time to 
> prepare the puncture site. Two weeks later, the meter is now programmed to 
> shut off in 5 minutes which gives us as visually impaired and blind 
> individuals plenty of time to prepare our blood sample.
>
>
> One other feature I wanted to highlight was their ability to have the Solo 
> V2 give audible error messages. One example that comes to mind, and gives 
> me a lot of confidence, is their audible output that warns the user there 
> is not enough blood on the strip. If your blood sample is too small it 
> actually speaks, "Not Enough Blood, Please Test Again!". In today's old 
> technology world, if we do not get enough blood on any meter, we get a 
> FALSE low reading. We all know this could have serious consequences if we 
> acted every time we received a reading that was not accurate.
>
>
>
> In summary, the Solo V2 is the only other Fully Audible meter on the 
> market today. It has the most voice prompts and was truly built to meet 
> the needs of visually impaired customers.
>
>
>
> If you want more information, please call Advanced Diabetic Solutions toll 
> free at 1-888.377.6382, extension 7027 or Tina Rockwell. The ADS Website 
> is: www.advanceddiabeticsolutions.net If you want additional Solo V2 
> information, please go to their website at www.SoloMeters.com. The entire 
> website was build to fully integrate with our screen readers and they have 
> download software for the Solo V2 that allows us to download our blood 
> glucose levels. In addition, if you or your affiliate, chapter or local 
> DAN want more information or training, please reach out to Advanced 
> Diabetic Solutions.
>
>
>
> Vinny
>
> Vincent Chaney Jr
> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
> NJAGDU Division President
> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
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