Is Roche Abandoning Visually Impaired Consumers?
As of this writing, Roche Diagnostics has informed their sales outlets that they will stop producing the Accu-Chek VoiceMate after January 1, 2007. Roche states that they will continue to provide service and support for the VoiceMate, and that the Comfort Curve test strips required by the machine should be available for the next four to six years. Once current supplier inventories of the VoiceMate hardware are depleted, however, no more VoiceMate units will be available. Roche is working on the replacement for the VoiceMate, but as of this writing has made no public announcements on the features of the next generation product nor have they announced when they expect to bring it to market. Any replacement will first need to pass the FDA approval process, which can take quite some time. We will keep you posted as Roche makes more information available. How Can I Pay for my Talking Blood Glucose Monitor? Many private health insurance plans will cover the cost of a prescription for a talki
