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Talking Blood Glucose Meter - Testimonials
The Solo V2 was designed to address specific issues that persons with diabetes are experiencing, but have been overlooked by meter manufacturers. Issues such as false results due to errors in coding the meter, persons with visual impairment having to enlist the help of a sighted person to get their test results, just to name a couple. These are real issues that have serious implications for millions of people on a daily basis. Solo Experience is an opportunity for you to share how the Solo V2 has helped you. If you would like to provide feedback on your Solo Experience you can do by registering you meter online or on the contact us page. We look forward to hearing from your.
Real Solo V2 Users Sharing Their Solo Experience
I like the meter. It is fast and accurate! - John W.
I love the way it talks to you! I sometimes have trouble reading things and I’m not always sure I read it right. I love carry case and how easy it is to use. The lancet seems less painful then the one used to use. - Georgia A.
This has been my first meter. It’s digital information is very easy to use because i am 72 years old and don’t know much about technology. Thank You. - Meryl B.
I really love this meter and the accuracy of it. I also appreciate the easy steps to apply the control solution for accuracy of all my testings. Thank you very much for your product. - David K.
I love the Solo V2. You don’t have to be visually impaired to benefit from this meter. I like that it’s code free and the fact that it shows if there is not enough blood and tells you your reading is a plus for any diabetic. I would like to thank you for providing the most state of the art meter for all diabetics. Keep working to helping people and I know your company will grow in this industry. - Eve W.
Best meter yet - easy to use - smooth PC connection! - Robert S.
This is actually the best meter I ever have had. Previously I have used an Accucheck, which I felt was the best. Nonetheless, the quality, simplicity, no coding technology and configuration make it extremely convenient. - Manual C.
Love the Large screen and the feel in my hands. - Adrein C.
I am totally blind, and glad to finally have another meter on the market made for people blinded by diabetes. - Eileen S.
Great meter. - Renee J.
I´ve really enjoyed using the Solo V2 especially the Alarm Reminder. - Bertha J.
When a small mistake can cost your life
I wanted to share my recent experience in the hospital. Last week I was admitted to a large well-known hospital in New Jersey for elevated blood sugars. This hospital is nationally known and not a small community hospital. They have spent billions of dollars in renovations and have the latest equipment around. As you know, I am a brittle diabetic with blood sugars ranging from 30 to 650 in a matter of minutes.
My real problems started when I called the nurse to check my sugar. She sent in a tech to test my blood sugar using a meter that required coding. I am totally blind and lost a limb since I was diagnosed with diabetes, so I know my body very well. When my readings are extremely elevated I get specific symptoms like serious chest pain. The initial reading was 202 after the tech stuck my finger.
I told the tech to please test again because the reading was too low for the symptoms I was experiencing. She sent in the nurse and they re-tested using the same meter but a different bottle of strips. The meter that was being used still required coding so I am convinced when she grabbed a new bottle of strips she forgot to change the code.
After the nurse tested my blood sugar again, it read ‘LO’ meaning my blood sugar was below 40 mg/dL. Being very clinically astute, the nurse ran to get a bottle of concentrated Dextrose 50 which is often used when a patient’s blood sugar drops to dangerous levels.
I felt the nurse playing with my IV. Since I became totally blind, I also became very inquisitive. I simply asked the nurse what she was putting in my IV and that is when she proceeded to tell me she was giving me a bolus of D50 because of my extremely low sugar.
As I said earlier, I know body very well and I could tell my blood sugars were running high so giving me D50 when I was already elevated could have serious ramifications. I insisted to the nurse to stop everything immediately and send my blood to the lab so I would know what my REAL levels. The nurse insisted their equipment never fails.
I knew she used 2 different bottles so she forgot to CODE the meter. Their equipment was not faulty. They were simply using a meter with old technology and it did not have any safety features in place. I know the meter I use at home is CODE FREE which is one less step I need to worry about certainly with all my complications. It is too bad the meter was are not fully audible because I would have been able to hear my results instead of relying on the nurse and technician.
I was shocked when the results came back from the lab. My blood sugar was 606 mg/dL and they were about to give me D50 intravenously. After I caught my breath, I was laying in my bed just thinking about this one isolated incident. A bunch of questions started to run through my mind.
What if I let the nurse injected the D50? The reality is I would not be writing this email today because I would have been in a coma or worse.
How many other patients is this happening to?
Why is a well-known hospital still using equipment with no safety features?
How come the nurse was NOT taught properly how to calibrate the glucometer when they still require coding?
Do they even know about glucometers that require no coding?
These hospitals give and hold medications based on the test results given by these machines. If I was a newly diagnosed diabetic or someone who didn´t know how to read their body as well as I could, death would have been guaranteed.
This is not safe medicine and other companies that manufacture these meters should be held accountable for their lack of safety. This was and continues to be a very dangerous situation and upsets me very much. You should be very proud to be involved in the production of a meter that has more safety features than any other meter on the market right now. The FDA and the government should not allow products like these inferior meters to be dispensed to individuals and hospitals. A big thanks to you and your company for producing a meter that will give accurate readings and one we can count on certainly being blind and dealing with every day life challenges.
I want to personally thank BioSense for making the world a better place for diabetics to live.
sincerely,
Tara C.
