Re: diabetes testing supplies

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Dear ,

Thankyou. I sure hope i won't need it but if I do this will

sure save me money. Thanks

Love,

w

> i get my glucometer, test strips, lancets, etc. everythree months

through a mail order company. I was getting test strips through my

insurance mail order plan. The cost was $35 for a three month

supply. I probably could have gotten the lancets through them, too,

but I don't use all that many so I just bought them myself. The

glucometer was covered at 75% of the cost by my insurance. This

mail order company contacts your insurance, your doctor, and then

negotiates with your insurance to get everything you need with less

out of pocket expenses for you. I got a brand new meter - the

accucheck - the one with the test strips in the drum, way more test

strips and lancets than I actually use. The negotiated price for me

is $5 every three months vs $35 every three months just for the test

strips through my insurance mail order plan! The name of the

company is CCS Medical Diabetic Supply of USA. Here's the link

http://www.ccsmed.com/english/default.asp. The phone number is 1-

. They were very nice. It did take about 20 minutes or

so on the phone to give them my info and doctor's name and phone

number. They did all the rest. They also have some other medical

supplies such as respiratory supplies, ostomy supplies, etc. This

has been so convenient for me. I haven't had to file anything and I

get my supplies just like clockwork! I love the accucheck monitor.

I didn't think handling the strips was a big deal, but it is sure

nice to just pop the little drum in and the push the button and out

pops the test strip. It only requires a TINY bit of blood and it

takes 8 seconds to get a reading. The person you work with at CCS

will help you decide which monitor is best for you. Your doctor

does have to give them a prescription and specify how many times a

day he wants you to check your blood sugar, as that will dictate how

many test strips you get for three months.

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> Hope this helps some of you.

> W

> alabama

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