[Diabetes-talk] Getting Your Doctor To Get Prodigy VoiceSoftware; was - ...

[Eileen Scrivani]

Cheryl:

Like Joyce said, and I agree with, both the software & the cable should come 
with the meter as a package so people don't have to go chasing it down after 
buying the meter.  As for downloading it is often a struggle to get normal 
refill prescriptions or other types of forms to be filled in by various 
doctors.  My doctor is a good doctor and I am over all happy with him, but 
like many doctors dealing with his staff can be painful at times.  I think 
this is common place among busy practices and I can tell you right now it 
will be an issue asking someone in their office to download software for my 
Prodigy.  The software should be provided with the meter at point of 
purchase. The software could then be used by the patient and the doctor if 
necessary.  I'm not getting into any type of confrontation over this with 
either my doctor or people in his staff, nor should I have to.

The problem is that all these companies who make glucose meters want their 
software & their cable to be proprietary so we have to buy exactly what they 
offer us.  I do recall reading something about the newer prodigy meter using 
a standard USB cable, but it and the necessary software should come with the 
meter as a package when purchased.  Just about every little electronic 
device I've bought over the last few years from a minidisk recorder to the 
reader stream, cell phone, etc (accessible or not accessible), comes with a 
little mini USB cable and if needed software for the device.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Getting Your Doctor To Get Prodigy 
VoiceSoftware; was - ...


> well if the doctor has the prodigy voice then we should definitely get the 
> usb cable and software, and from what I understand the doctor just needs a 
> regular usb cable connection standard and not one specially made for the 
> prodigy voice, the software the doctor can easily acquire from DDI or 
> infact the can I think download it from the DDI website, I don't know if 
> this is still an option but I think someone from DDI might have there ears 
> on and let us know if this is still true, so doctor should have a standard 
> usb port in there office anyway, being medical biller knowing this for 
> there computer systems and they don't have to buy a special one, and some 
> from DDI I am sure they will response with the part about downloading 
> software from DDI website.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
>
> skype: angeldn3
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Getting Your Doctor To Get Prodigy 
> VoiceSoftware; was - ...
>
>
>> Eileen,
>>
>> would be willing to bring in my cable that I purchased for the machine 
>> and
>> let the doc's office use it to get the results from the machine.
>>
>> I honestly believe the cable should come with the machine without chasing
>> around for it after you get the machine.  That should be included in the
>> price of the machine.  If it was  the insurance would pay for  it.
>>
>> Joyce
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