[Diabetes-talk] introduction

[cheryl echevarria]

Change the batteries.

Cheryl Echevarria


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K C" <kcc86 at hotmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] introduction


> Hi, Paul and welcome to the group!  smiles.  My name is Kijuana.  I am 
> also
> newly diagnosed as of October 31 of 2008.  I'm still trying to deal with 
> my
> diagnoses so if you'd like to talk with someone new to this I'd be
> interested.
>
> Now to the Autocode..  The Autocode is more for people with low vision 
> than
> it is for totally blind people.  My state rehab services got me one and 
> then
> people on this list suggested the Prodigy voice.  For one thing there is a
> very small, but detectable slot on the edge of the strips for your blood.
> Secondly the voice has a button on the front that will tell you your blood
> sugar reading as many times as you need to hear it.  And when you get 
> enough
> blood onto the test strip the machine says, "Now testing."
>
> Again, I welcome you to the group and hope you find the same level of
> support I have.  There's a lot to learn, and it can be really 
> overwhelming,
> but it really does get easier.  Take care.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:43 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] introduction
>
>
> >I am paul, and a newly diagnosed diabetic for about 3 months, and am
> >totally
> > blind, which for the record is not a diabetes related complication. 
> > This
> > group has been a real find for me, and if there are issues with the 
> > voice,
> > I
> > hope we aren't possibly going to lose the list as well.
> >
> > I have an issue with a prodigy talking audocode meter which I was given,
> > rather than the prodigy voice.  I have been working with this for about 
> > 3
> > months, and now that the batteries are aging, I think I'm running into
> > issues.  First, when I insert a strip, it plays its music, and thanks me
> > for
> > using prodigy, then tells me the current room temperature, and says to
> > apply
> > blood into the strip.  I do this, and often nothing happens, it doesn't
> > beep
> > to indicate it has enough blood to test, and after 3 minutes, it sings 
> > its
> > good-bye song, and shuts off.
> > There are no audible cues to tell me if low battery is an issue, or what
> > else to do.  Any suggestions?
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> > [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of darlene
> > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:19 PM
> > To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] newbe here
> >
> > hello  folks,
> >
> > where can I find an    order book  for  shoes, socks etc. dose Medicare
> > pay
> > for them also ?  how  do  I  go about  it ?
> >
> > is there   a chat room at  this  site for  support? newbe  here so don't
> > know
> >
> > thank you,jacky742
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