# Vendors **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/vendors/82.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Vendors category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-vendors-category/301)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-vendors-category/301 "2017-04-01T02:04:43Z")
Share your experiences -- good or bad -- with diabetes-related vendors --- ## [Replacements (long)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/replacements-long/16382)
**Author:** [@Freckles](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Freckles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/replacements-long/16382 "2026-09-25T04:38:15Z")
Thanks to you all I thought I was ready for the time it took and the ridiculous questions asked when they clearly didn’t understand the answers when requesting replacements. I was still a bit miffed by being so insulted… --- ## [Late shipment, they gave me a freebie G7](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/late-shipment-they-gave-me-a-freebie-g7/16306)
**Author:** [@Randy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Randy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/late-shipment-they-gave-me-a-freebie-g7/16306 "2026-08-20T20:57:56Z")
To begin with, I goofed. I keep a spreadsheet of shipments with “Date to call” for the next one, and I missed the date to call. Forgot to put it on my calendar. It was July 25 for a G7 shipment due on July 30. Came and w… --- ## [Skin Grip patches for CGM sensors](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/skin-grip-patches-for-cgm-sensors/13442)
**Author:** [@Strat1117](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Strat1117)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/skin-grip-patches-for-cgm-sensors/13442 "2026-05-30T15:24:51Z")
The wife of one of my golf buddies is the office manager at an endo office (not mine) and she recommended I get these to cover up my (then) Libre2. (I’ve since moved on to Libre3, but they still fit.) I don’t really get… --- ## [Experiences with Fairview Specialty Pharmacy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/experiences-with-fairview-specialty-pharmacy/15684)
**Author:** [@SAFA1](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/SAFA1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/experiences-with-fairview-specialty-pharmacy/15684 "2025-12-18T15:25:04Z")
Has anyone used for had experience with Fairview Specialty Pharmacy out of Minnesota? I am thinking of changing to them for my Dexcom G7 supplies, but I have been burned by mail-order suppliers in the past, so I would a… --- ## [Bad news for Dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-news-for-dexcom/15465)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/bad-news-for-dexcom/15465 "2025-11-24T05:17:11Z")
Bad news for Dexcom in this article. Some of the accusations are very one sided but this does not bode well for the company. The way these things go, the attorneys and short seller sharks get together and continue to pil… --- ## [Terrible Customer Service from Dexcom Sales](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/terrible-customer-service-from-dexcom-sales/6574)
**Author:** [@cardamom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/cardamom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/terrible-customer-service-from-dexcom-sales/6574 "2025-11-06T03:36:06Z")
Has anyone else had appallingly bad service from Dexcom sales? I’m not talking about their tech help, which has always been fine. Or their interpersonal manner on the phone which is fine (but which I don’t particularly c… --- ## [Amazon Pharmacy](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/amazon-pharmacy/10490)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/amazon-pharmacy/10490 "2025-06-22T22:56:50Z")
Amazon launched their pharmacy today: Doubtful I’ll try it right away, my neighborhood pharmacist treats me well and I’d hate to abandon another local small business. Hopefully this will put some serious downward pr… --- ## [Solara is wanting access to Clarity app](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/solara-is-wanting-access-to-clarity-app/15029)
**Author:** [@CRB](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CRB)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/solara-is-wanting-access-to-clarity-app/15029 "2024-12-18T07:38:29Z")
Has anyone else heard this yet? I ordered new G7 sensors today & at the end he asked for my permission to connect Solara to my Clarity app. I asked for info to be emailed to me. He said that has not been prepared yet,… --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: CanadianInsulin.com](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadianinsulin-com/1102)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadianinsulin-com/1102 "2017-05-31T03:37:26Z")
Their URL: https://www.canadianinsulin.com/ As of 4/28/2017 No Basaglar Lantus 5x pens -\> $187 per 5 3x lantus 5x pens -\>$162 per 5 Lantus vial -\> $141 3x lantus vial -\> $99 Novolog 5x pens -\> $137 per 5 3x Nov… --- ## [Who is ARX Patient Solutions?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/who-is-arx-patient-solutions/13973)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/who-is-arx-patient-solutions/13973 "2023-07-19T20:10:14Z")
I received a data breach notice today…from somebody calling themselves “ARX Patient Solutions”. It was just a form letter stating that all my personal info, SS # etc. was hacked away from their servers. But I don’t recal… --- ## [MEDICARE SUFFERERS, Who do you use for TANDEM supplies?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-sufferers-who-do-you-use-for-tandem-supplies/13731)
**Author:** [@harley4jcs](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/harley4jcs)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-sufferers-who-do-you-use-for-tandem-supplies/13731 "2023-04-06T16:02:49Z")
I started with Solara BUT needing to switch. US Medical has the “get her done” approach I want BUT after 4.5 hours of back & forth they tell me that they can not supply Tandem products though Medicare ! :frowning: … --- ## [Solara: middle finger to this Dexcom distributor](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/solara-middle-finger-to-this-dexcom-distributor/6604)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/solara-middle-finger-to-this-dexcom-distributor/6604 "2023-01-06T03:28:41Z")
Apparently my insurance now contracts wirh solara for this sort of equipment… so when I tried to contact Dexcom for refills a few days ago they told me I have to go through solara to order now. “Great,” I thought; anoth… --- ## [Freestyle Libre Sensor Failures](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-sensor-failures/9135)
**Author:** [@chris53](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/chris53)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/freestyle-libre-sensor-failures/9135 "2023-01-03T06:13:33Z")
Since switching to the FreeStyle Libre 14-day sensors 10 months ago, I have had 7 sensors fail prematurely. I used the 10-day sensors for about 10 months prior to switching to 14-day sensors. I never had any sensor fa… --- ## [Omnipod as DME](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-as-dme/11414)
**Author:** [@John58](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/John58)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/omnipod-as-dme/11414 "2022-09-14T00:44:11Z")
I had a great run with Omnipod ordered directly from Insulet Corp. Insulet handled everything when I got started, orders showed up on time and hassle free and my co-pay was not too painful in the grand scheme of things. … --- ## [Dexcom Ending DME Provider Status :-(](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-ending-dme-provider-status/11415)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-ending-dme-provider-status/11415 "2022-03-22T01:32:09Z")
Unfortunately Dexcom is getting out of the DME business, so instead of being able to order directly from them we now need to use Byram Healthcare to place our orders. Seeing how many problems we have encountered using D… --- ## [Pumping/CGM Kid’s Clothes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pumping-cgm-kid-s-clothes/12463)
**Author:** [@TomH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TomH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pumping-cgm-kid-s-clothes/12463 "2022-03-06T14:34:49Z")
For parents of T1/T2, I saw what I thought was a neat thing yesterday at a JDRF event. A company called PocketHero had clothes with built in pocket spaces for PDMs, controllers, phones, etc., sewn is as part of the patte… --- ## [Experience with Byram Healthcare or Edgepark Medical Supplies?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/experience-with-byram-healthcare-or-edgepark-medical-supplies/3347)
**Author:** [@ned](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ned)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/experience-with-byram-healthcare-or-edgepark-medical-supplies/3347 "2021-11-20T21:34:06Z")
My new insurance company won’t let me buy my Tandem infusion sets directly from Tandem; I have to buy from one of two resellers: Byram Healthcare and Edgepark Medical Supplies. Does anyone here have any positive or nega… --- ## [Instead of EdgePark, we can now order directly from Insulet](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/instead-of-edgepark-we-can-now-order-directly-from-insulet/10559)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/instead-of-edgepark-we-can-now-order-directly-from-insulet/10559 "2020-11-30T20:22:31Z")
We have had to order OmniPods for many years from EdgePark. We had numerous issues over the years with them. We just found out that UHC now has a direct relationship with Insulet. We switched 2 weeks ago. Insulet appears… --- ## [BuyInsulin.com: a new, cheaper and friendlier way to order insulin from Canada](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buyinsulin-com-a-new-cheaper-and-friendlier-way-to-order-insulin-from-canada/10406)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/buyinsulin-com-a-new-cheaper-and-friendlier-way-to-order-insulin-from-canada/10406 "2020-10-31T18:58:40Z")
BuyInsulin.com is a brick and mortar pharmacy in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that recently turned itself into an online ordering pharmacy. I have been in touch with the owner to double check the information I am mentioning abov… --- ## [Medicare and Dexcom](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-and-dexcom/9852)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medicare-and-dexcom/9852 "2020-06-11T12:17:13Z")
I just got a call from Dexcom letting me know that they were discontinuing directly selling to Medicare insureds. I was assigned to an outfit called USMed. Anybody else get the same info from Dexcom, and does anyone hav… --- ## [A record Insulet support call!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-record-insulet-support-call/9774)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-record-insulet-support-call/9774 "2020-05-19T22:34:05Z")
I just had a support call with Insulet to get a replacement for a pod that had an alarm. 4 minutes total! That includes listening to the greeting, punching in the numbers to get to the right support category, verifying … --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: Mark's Marine Pharmacy RXCanada4Less.com](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-marks-marine-pharmacy-rxcanada4less-com/1101)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-marks-marine-pharmacy-rxcanada4less-com/1101 "2020-03-14T19:12:28Z")
Marks Marine Pharmacy is also a great place. Family-owned kinda feeling. I really like them. Cheaper insulin than you can get in the U.S., NovoLog and Humalog are about 1/6 to 1/10 of the cost! (Lantus is about 1/4) Anot… --- ## [A shout-out to Insulet!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-shout-out-to-insulet/8871)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-shout-out-to-insulet/8871 "2019-12-16T03:53:31Z")
My PDM went on the fritz—internal battery failing, I reckon, based on another FUD thread—and they overnighted a new one immediately!! Hooray!! --- ## [Dexcom support](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-support/8835)
**Author:** [@redhawks2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/redhawks2)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-support/8835 "2019-12-14T04:23:11Z")
Having trouble getting my new sensors from Dexcom. Their support people in India are not following through with orders and I am getting low on sensors. I called Dexcom’s support phone number and was shocked that they no … --- ## [Is it OK to order insulin from Canada?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-ok-to-order-insulin-from-canada/3489)
**Author:** [@arnolfo](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/arnolfo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/is-it-ok-to-order-insulin-from-canada/3489 "2019-08-22T12:13:57Z")
Even though I gained decent insurance through the ACA over the last few years my wife and I are again without insurance for 2018. I could not afford the extra $1000 a month increase from BCBSofIL - going from $800 to $18… --- ## [A shout-out to the OmniPod support staff](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-shout-out-to-the-omnipod-support-staff/7201)
**Author:** [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-shout-out-to-the-omnipod-support-staff/7201 "2019-04-11T23:40:59Z")
Last night I got home from a meeting that ran late. My bolus correction had not worked and I could feel that my infusion site was irritated. So I checked my Pod site and sure enough, blood in the Pod window. I called sup… --- ## [Dexcom Overpatch Review](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-overpatch-review/6374)
**Author:** [@ClaudnDaye](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/ClaudnDaye)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-overpatch-review/6374 "2019-02-03T07:55:22Z")
This is a fairly simple review of the product offered FOR FREE by Dexcom called “Overpatch.” We have used the overpatch over Liam’s CGM for the past two change outs and here are my thoughts. The overall “real estate”… --- ## [Insulin from Canada: PharmacyChecker](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-from-canada-pharmacychecker/1092)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/insulin-from-canada-pharmacychecker/1092 "2017-05-30T16:15:35Z")
I found this site today. I was comparing prices on insulin. There are so many ways to get insulin cheaper from Canada. Like 1/4 of the cost!!!! But sometimes they don't ship insulin because the cost of keeping it cold … --- ## [Online Canadian Pharmacy: CanadaDrugs.com](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadadrugs-com/1100)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/online-canadian-pharmacy-canadadrugs-com/1100 "2018-02-08T09:14:08Z")
I have used CanadaDrugs.com several times. A+ from me. Cheap, reliable, easy to use. https://www.canadadrugs.com/ [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-share/vendors/82.md?page=1)