Adrian, Guide Dog Week is featuring good and bad service to GDO's. Since I know you have had dogs and may be interested in putting this information to them for such a campaign, you may want to write me privately for further information. I am not a diabetic but am very interested in your information. Have you made the Diabetes Helpline aware of your situation and that of other blind people, by the way? -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrian Rowe Sent: 01 August 2004 18:36 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: blood sugar monitors Hello Andrew, Unfortunately, its the British standards authority that are not granting licenses for overseas blood monitors to be distributed in this country. The Gluciplus monitor, which is sold by Vis-ability, is imported from overseas. Yes, it can be purchased by individuals, and as you quite rightly point out, the strips that are used for this machine, are not available on the National Health. If you read my article, which I am willing to forward to you by Email. Points out, that sighted diabetics get both their blood monitors and strips, provided free on the National Health. So why should us blind diabetics have to pay for keeping our diabetes under control. This is why I am running this campaign, and as a matter of interest, I am not the only person who has an interest in this subject. Both the RNIB and NFB are also showing an interest, and indirectly, are giving me some support. Adrian Rowe. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: blood sugar monitors > Hi, > > The Gluciplus monitor, which is sold by Vis-ability, is found at: > > http://www.vis-ability.co.uk/=20 > > As I said, you need to pay for the strips for this meter. > > Andrew. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >On Behalf Of blindo > > Sent: 30 July 2004 16:46 > > To: access uk > > Subject: [access-uk] blood sugar monitors=20 > >=20 > > Sorry, the other thing I meant to ask for was a supplier, UK=20 if > >possible, of talking blood sugar monitors.=20 Can anyone help on > >this one to.=20 > > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** vacation ## d > > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to=20 > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq =20 > ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** vacation ## d > ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. > ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** Going on holiday and want to halt messages? Send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** vacation ## d ** where ## is the number of days followed by d for days. ** For other things like digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq