[Diabetes-talk] 1. Medicare Authorized Suppliers of Solus v2 Test Strips?

Wed Jan 20 00:27:28 UTC 2016

Bonnie:

First, the word glucometer® is a trademark owned by Bayer; it's sorta like
thermos being a trademark name for one brand of insulated vacuum bottles. So
I usually say "blood glucose meter" instead.

Second, the "best" blood glucose meter is the one the person with diabetes
will use. Aside from that general observation, there are two
fully-accessible blood glucose meters -- one is fully-accessible and the
other is also with a caveat.

The first fully-accessible meter is the Prodigy Voice. You can purchase it
from the NFB Independence Market for something like $50. Also, Advanced
diabetic Solutions from Atlanta, Georgia has it as does Independent Living
Aids, MaxiAids, etc. A blind/visually impaired person can set it completely
and he/she can review all 400 readings from memory without sighted help.
Some pharmacies can get it also but they usually confuse it with the Prodigy
Autocode meter which also talks but, like many meters made for the Medicare
market (Embrace, Companion, Clevercheck,  etc.), they only say the reading
*once* and one needs sighted assistance to review the readings and set up
the Autocode. So you need to insist upon the Prodigy Voice. However, the
Prodigy Voice can use Prodigy autocode strips and these are farily common; I
know CVS Caremark carries Prodigy Autocode strips. Advanced diabetic
Solutions carries Prodigy Voice or Prodigy autocode strips but The best deal
I've found for Autocode strips is to purchase them from Amazon.

The second accessible meter is the Solus V2. You can purchase it also from
Advanced Diabetic Solutions. It is fully accessible (one can set it up and
review readings without sight) except that, because the meter handles both
English and Spanish, the speech can handle only the last ten readings from
memory; the rest are in the meter but one needs sight or needs to use the
Solus V2 software when the meter is hooked to a computer to review the rest
of the readings without sight.

The Solus V2 allows one to tag readings as before or after meals or other
categories and has the ability to set an alarm to remind one when one should
test again. However, I tend to consider these last bells and whistles if one
keeps a good log (which IMO all diabetics should).

The meter can be purchased from amazon as well as Advanced Diabetic
Solutions and other suppliers. However, if one purchases from Amazon, one
can't be sure one has the last firmware revision which one needs for the
memory review with speech to say the time of each reading.

Earlier today, Eileen Scrivani offered the name of a provider of Solus V2
strips that works with Medicare. My list of such suppliers that work with
the Prodigy Voice or Autocode is dated. But, as I say, my experience is the
best deal for Autocode strips is on Amazon.

The number I have for Advanced Diabetic Solutions is (888) 377-6382.

Hope this helps.

Mike Freeman

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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] 1. Medicare Authorized Suppliers of Solus v2 Test
Strips?

Hello everyone,
I occasionally need to recommend a glucometer to a newly blind person and
I'd like to know the in-and-outs about which works best along with
advantages dealing with purchase prices and government programs and the
like. Any information will be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Bonnie 

Bonnie Lucas, MS, CVRT, MSW
Braille and Technology Instructor, VISA Coordinator
Equipping Alaskans for Success
Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
3903 Taft Drive
Anchorage, Alaska  99517
Phone: (907) 248-7770    Direct: (907) 771-4306
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   1. Medicare Authorized Suppliers of Solus v2 Test	Strips?
      (Alan Lemly)
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      (Eileen Scrivani)

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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:07:16 -0600
From: "Alan Lemly" <walemly at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Medicare Authorized Suppliers of Solus v2
	Test	Strips?
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Hello Listers,

I'm cross-posting this message to both the Blind-diabetics and the
Diabetes-talk lists.

I'm looking for a supplier of Solus v2 test strips which is authorized by
Medicare.

Thanks for any such suppliers you can recommend.

Alan Lemly

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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:15:08 -0500
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Medicare Authorized Suppliers of Solus v2
	Test	Strips?
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Alan, 

I just had to change suppliers to get my Solus V2 test supplies.  Try this
company:

Kohlls pharmacy: 866-414-9900 

They are Medicare approved.

Eileen

From: Alan Lemly via Diabetes-talk
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Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Medicare Authorized Suppliers of Solus v2 Test
Strips?

Hello Listers,

I'm cross-posting this message to both the Blind-diabetics and the
Diabetes-talk lists.

I'm looking for a supplier of Solus v2 test strips which is authorized by
Medicare.

Thanks for any such suppliers you can recommend.

Alan Lemly

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