[Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??

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> From: Blindhands at aol.com
> Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:06:31 -0400
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??
> 
> Can you still  get the Solo meter?  It sounds to me that the  newer meter 
> has more challenges and if that is the only one available, it is not  worth 
> consideration on switching to that.
>  
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
>  
> In a message dated 8/31/2013 1:42:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> etscrivani at verizon.net writes:
> 
> Cheryl:
> 
> I've had a lot of problems with the new Solus meter  that I was upgraded to 
> back in March.  I've been using talking meters  many many years as a blind 
> diabetic. In this case, brought the Solus V2  meter into my diabetes 
> educator 
> to make sure I was applying the sample  correctly.  I was.
> 
> Many times I test on this meter and get crazy  numbers that would indicate 
> I'm ready to pass out and I'm not symptomatic  at those readings.  Or I get 
> test after test or "TO LOW" or "No  sufficient blood."  I'm not happy with 
> the Solus, but Loved, loved  the Solo.
> 
> 
> I've been told by other diabetics not to retest that the  one resultthat 
> comes back should satisfy me, but I question the numbers  I'm getting from 
> the Solus and intelligence tells me to re-check.   After all its my health 
> and my life that is at risk when I'm basing  insulin dosages on these 
> numbers.
> 
> IMO only, something happened to  the manufacturing process in the change of 
> either meter or strips from the  Solo to the Solus and not many of us have 
> a 
> personal one on one  relationship with the owner of Advanced Diabetic 
> Solutions.  For that  matter now ADS is done and gone out of the picture 
> and 
> were left with no  contact to help trouble shoot problems that come up. 
> These big medicare  approved providers are not giving product support and 
> In 
> My Opinion that's  a problem.
> 
> Eileen
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: cheryl  echevarria
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 1:23 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for  the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??
> 
> I use Solo Meter  with no problem, Greg Santulli of ADS, we see each other 
> a 
> few times a  year. Showed me how to take better tests. He said that after 
> lancing your  finger, instead of trying to find the blood with the strip.
> First make sure  the strip is in the meter, than lance you finger, while 
> holding the meter  in one hand hold the meter with the strip upside down 
> meaning, hold the  meter with the strip out the bottom facing down. Sorry I 
> am bad at  describing things.
> and then touch the strip to the blood this will take  some practice, but 
> the 
> strip will suck in the blood that way, instead of  it side ways.
> Also a way of finding the blood again it will take practice,  the blood 
> will 
> be warm.
> Dah moments here. Again, trying to explain what  I am doing.
> It has helped a lot getting more blood as well with smaller  drops then 
> trying to pinch my fingers harder.
> If you need more of an  explanation, let me know.
> Since he showed me how to do it, it is much  better.
> I like the solo meter much better than the prodigy, but some places  it 
> isn't 
> on there formulary to get the strips with  Medicare.
> 
> 
> Disabled Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 of NY StateLeading  the Way in 
> Independent Travel!
> Cheryl Echevarria,  
> Ownerhttp://www.echevarriatravel.com631-456-5394reservations@echevarriatrave
> l.comhttp://www.echevarriatravel.wordpress.com
> 
> Affiliated  as an independent contractor with Montrose TravelCST - 
> #1018299-10 FLST  T156780Your old car keys can be the keys to literacy for 
> a 
> blind  child.  Donate your unwanted vehicle to us by clicking  
> https://nfb.org/vehicledonations or call 855-659-9314.Echevarria Travel  
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> 
> > From: Blindhands at aol.com
> > Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013  13:00:13 -0400
> > To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> > Subject:  [Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??
> >
> > Are folks having troubles similar  to the Prodigy meter  with the  Solo
> > meter??  I have  had these problems and if I feel things are not where  I 
> >  think
> > they should be I test over with blood from a different finger  and/or 
> > hand.
> > I did not think of calling  Prodigy.
> >
> > If you get the strips from where ever you get them,  should you contact
> > Prodigy or the place you bought the strips  from?
> >
> > Usually, I am not saying this has happen with Prodigy,  but they send you
> > back to where you purchased it.  As in this  letter, they replaced the 
> > meter,
> > but they did not replace the  strips.  So they have you running back  and
> > forth and all  you want is to know what your test results are   correctly.
> >
> > Joyce  Kane
> > _www.KraftersKorner.org_  (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> > Blindhands at AOL.com
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