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About Us.

ADS is committed to providing best-in-class service through convenience and operational excellence.

Industry Expertise Since 2002.

Advanced Diabetes Supply®, located in Carlsbad, California, was founded in 2002, and is a leading national distributor of Durable Medical Equipment specializing in diabetes supplies. ADS holds the most valued accreditations in the diabetes supply industry. In 2021, ADS’s commitment to accessibility and customer service was expanded by adding US MED (United States Medical Supply) to the ADS group of companies. The ADS Supply Group’s vision is to be the nation’s premier diabetes equipment supplier by wowing our customers and providing best-in-class service to patients, prescribers, and caretakers. Our national footprint gives us unprecedented efficiency, payor coverage, and flexibility. Our commitment to service, convenience, and operational excellence, makes us proud to be:

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  • The #1 distributor for FreeStyle Libre systems nationwide
  • The #1 specialty distributor for Omnipod Dash
  • The #1 fastest growing Tandem distributor nationwide
  • The #1 rated distributor in Dexcom customer satisfaction surveys
  • The #1 in Google and Facebook customer ratings among large, national diabetes DMEs

What is ADS Quality Care?

We understand the difficulties related to navigating your diabetes supply needs. Through our experience, we have learned that all of our customers have completely unique needs. As a result, our team is dedicated to delivering you with a personalized quality experience.

We work to move quickly and take the time to slow down when necessary. With almost two decades spent fine tuning our workflows, knowledge-base, and patient experience you can count on us to meet your needs when it matters most.

Advanced Diabetes Supply

Our Mission

To provide a best-in-class experience for our customers and healthcare partners, via our commitment to service, convenience and operational excellence.

Advanced Diabetes Supply

Our Vision

To be the nation’s premier diabetes equipment supplier.

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Watch to learn about the history of ADS

Meet Our Founders

Mark Howard and Tim Cady founded Advanced Diabetes Supply with an end goal of creating an organization that would lead the diabetes industry with diligence and persistence, pioneering efforts to deliver an innovative, refined, quality service experience in the DME diabetes supply space. Dedicated to being the first in the nation to obtain the National DMEPOS accreditation with the National Association

of the Boards of Pharmacy Advanced Diabetes Supply set the pace. The years since our founding have brought impactful industry shifts that have highlighted Advanced Diabetes Supply’s resilience resulting from their founders’ dedication to innovation, knowledge and exceeding service standards.

Advanced Diabetes Supply Group Philosophy.

Advanced Diabetes Supply is focused on developing an engaged and knowledgeable team that can provide our customers and partners with consistent quality care. Advanced Diabetes Supply employs over 900 representatives dedicated to leading our industry with innovation, knowledge and an unparalleled commitment to exceeding service standards.

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Employees Jennifer L. and Peter M.

Our Core Value

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We Grow Together

We never stop learning, improving, and growing. The strength of our team is in the strength of each of our team members. In showing dedication to our individual and collective growth, the sky is the limit in what we can achieve together.

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We Care

We are people helping people. We are here because we care. We care about our customers, our colleagues, our partners, and the important work we do every day. Put simply, people who care are good.

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We Obsess Over the Customer Experience

We always seek to make “good” into “great”. We put our customers at the center of everything we do, and never stop seeking ways to improve every aspect of their experience with us.

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We Commit

Our commitment drives action, which drives results. When we set a goal, we do not take achieving the goal lightly. We work together, and do all we can to crush it. Our Attitude Determines our Success.

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We WOW

In everything we do, we aim to be legendary. We want to delight our customers and blow away the expectations of partners, providers, and colleagues.

A Company That Cares.

We Focus on Meeting Your Service Expectations

Servicing a nationwide patient base, ADS is committed to delivering above your service expectations. Speak to our live, knowledgeable Customer Care Specialists who are ready to assist. You can contact us with any questions related to your diabetic supply products, insurance coverage, qualifying criteria details, or questions for our Pharmacists and/or Certified Diabetes Educators. We are always ready to help.

We Value You & Your Time

Advanced Diabetes Supply focuses on delivering information that is thorough, prompt, and accurate. We work with your prescriber to gather all the documentation required to help you get the products you are qualified to receive. We contact you 14 days prior to your refill due date in order to ensure that you have the supplies you need in time. We proactively obtain your prescriptions prior to expiration making us a valuable extension of your healthcare team.

Meet Bethany.

Focused on developing an engaged and knowledgeable team that can provide our customers and partners with consistent quality care, Advanced Diabetes Supply employs over 200 representatives dedicated to leading our industry through innovation, knowledge and an unparalleled commitment to exceeding service standards. Bethany has worked with ADS for over 11 years, representing the kindness and courtesy we deliver to all of our customers and partners nationwide

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Having the Right Priorities

Our processes, responses, and service ethos are all centered on our philosophy of being knowledgeable, timely, accurate and reliable.
These priorities in our culture allow ADS to consistently set itself apart in the eyes of our patients and partners.

Experience the difference by contacting us at 1-866-422-4866.

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