[Diabetes-talk] Solus V2

Sat Apr 20 02:08:35 UTC 2013

Hello Mike,

I live in New York State.  Admitedly to be fair to the person I spoke with
at the insurance company, probably all she saw was that it did audible
readouts and figured that was all I would need.  She'd never heard of any of
these meters that were mentioned either, and I wouldn't have known myself
(or thought to ask), whether or not I'd be able to do things like set the
time or date.  I probably would have assumed I could have and been upset
when I couldn't.  I wouldn't have known that information if I hadn't asked
about it, so thanks for pointing that issue out.  It probably wasn't
something she would have thought about either.  Knowing a reason why
something won't be a working solution might be a better argument to take
back to my doctor, and ultimately the insurance company, than just saying "I
want this one" without him or I or someone else understanding and being able
to explain why it wouldn't work.  As it is, the pharmacy I work with says
that they carry the solo meter and the manager over there said he'd work on
getting me one.  I'm not sure how he'll be able to do that but he has pulled
off other things before so I'm going to give them a chance and see how it
goes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Mike Freeman
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:05 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Solus V2

Hello, Julie. 
Your insurance company reveals the usual ignorance about the needs of blind
diabetics. Neither the Advocate nor the Embrace meters are fully accessible.
They can speak the current reading but do not allow a blind person to
independently review readings from memory nor do they allow a blind person
to independently set time, date and other meter parameters. 
You should get your prescribing physician to write a prescription stating
that you specifically need the Solus V2; that no other meter is acceptable.
Ideally, your physician should be willing to call your insurance company
directly and jawbone their personnel till they cry "Uncle"! Often this is
enough to get the company to acquiesce. If not, I would be glad to try to
help you. 
What state do you live in? 
If all else fails, you could see if the Prodigy Voice or Autocode are
covered. If the Autocode is covered, you could buy the Voice because it uses
the same strips as the Autocode. The Prodigy Voice is also fully accessible.

hTH! 

Mike Freeman

On Apr 18, 2013, at 15:00, "Julie Kline" <julie.kline at rochester.rr.com>
wrote:

> Hey Mike,
> 
> Thanks for the info on this meter.  Looks like I am dead in my tracks 
> though to work with this particular vendor.  I checked with my 
> insurance company, and they said that Advanced Diabetic Solutions is 
> not in their network, and they won't cover neither the meter nor the
strips if it's not in network.
> They told me I had two options if I wanted the insurance to cover the 
> costs of this meter and strips, but I've never heard of either one.  
> They said I could use a provider called Advocate or another called 
> Embrace.  They said they had audible meters through those companies, 
> but I don't know a thing about either one.  Are either of these places 
> you've heard of?  I asked about the cost of just paying it outright, 
> and while I could swing the meter, the strips are a little steep for me
right now.
> 
> Again, thanks for the info.  I'll try some other avenues, but even if 
> I can't get it, I hope it works out for someone else who can.
> 
> Julie
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 3:15 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Solus V2
> 
> Hello, all.
> 
> 
> 
> The other day, Julie Klein asked if the Solus V2 were out yet. I told 
> her I thought it was still in Beta-test. However, angela Perone, a 
> member of DAN from New Jersey, informs me that Advanced Diabetic 
> Solutions from Atlanta has the new Solus V2 available and can send it 
> plus the mini-USB cable needed to hook the Solus to your computer and 
> transfer your data to the Solus website to you. The telephone number I 
> have for Advanced Diabetic Solutions is (888) 377-6382 and their web 
> site is http://www.advancedidabeticsolutions.com
> <http://www.advancedidabeticsolutions.com/> .
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> 
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