January 01, 2007
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Question
I am a case manager at a correctional facility, and I have an inmate with type 2 diabetes who is going to be maxing out his sentence and leaving prison. He has no money, and we have no resources to purchase a glucose meter for him. Can you tell me where I might be able to obtain a meter and strips free for him? He will have employment 30 days after he leaves prison.Answer
It should be reasonably easy to obtain a free meter readily from any of the following sources:- Any nearby diabetes center (at a hospital, doctor's office, or Community Health Center).
- Via a sales rep (ask any diabetes program or pharmacist about who's most likely to assist).
- By asking at the local office of the American Diabetes Association (check the local Yellow Pages or ask any diabetes program).
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