[Diabetes-talk] [SPAM] Re: DDI Products Covered in Illinois and Missouri

Thu Jul 30 03:02:46 UTC 2009

The Audible is a different meter; it's not fully accessible.

Kelly: Care to comment on this? If it's an oversight, perhaps an amended 
press release is in order, If it is *not* an oversight, we need to know 
why the Voice was left out and on whose behest.

To put it bluntly, if it was DDI's fault: SHAME ON DDI! If it was MO or 
IL's fault, NFB/DAN is gonna have some "fun" straightening this out. But 
we need accurate information first.

Mike Freeman, President
Diabetes Action Network

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] [SPAM] Re: DDI Products Covered in Illinois 
and Missouri

Tom:

I was wondering about the exact same thing. I saw the "Audible" listed 
in
the release and was not sure if it is the same as the "Voice."  Is the
"Audible" the exact same as the "Voice" meter or is it a step below in 
which
it does not give fully accessible features?

Eileen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Ley" <honesttomley at yahoo.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <bbpierce at pobox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:51 PM
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and
Missouri

Dear list members,

I do not know if it is an oversight in the DDI press release or not, but 
of
the Prodigy meters listed in the press release, Prodigy Voice is not 
among
them. The Prodigy Voice is the only blood glucose meter on the market
todaywhich is truly accessible to the blind, as has been discussed at 
length
in Voice of the Diabetic, here on the list, and elsewhere.

Here is the paragraph from the DDI press release to which I refer:

Begin citation
With the agreements announced by the Charlotte-based manufacturer,
Prodigy(tm) meters - including audible, auto-code and multilingual blood
glucose testing monitors - will help even more people to live well with
diabetes.
End citation

All three Prodigy meters listed in the press release require the ability 
to
read the screen to perform critical functions of meter operation.

Only the Prodigy Voice meter received an award from the National 
Federation
of the Blind; none of the three meters listed in the press release 
received
an award. They could not have received an award due to significant 
issues
with accessibility.

If the Prodigy Voice is not covered under these contracts, I hope it 
will be
added so blind persons covered by Medicaid in these two states will have 
the
opportunity to obtain a fully accessible meter.

Tom

--- On Wed, 7/29/09, Frye, Dan <DFrye at nfb.org> wrote:

From: Frye, Dan <DFrye at nfb.org>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] DDI Products Covered in Illinois and Missouri
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: bbpierce at pobox.com
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 6:45 PM

Colleagues:

I received the following information from DDI's public relations office.
If you have seen this, please disregard the duplicate circulation; if
not, I hope this detail will prove helpful. We will consider the
appropriateness of this release for the Braille Monitor, but I wanted
list participants to know of this as soon as possible:

CONTACT: Pete Bosak

Diagnostic Devices, Inc.

704-285-6409

peteb at prodigymeter.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Diagnostic Devices, Inc.'s low-cost Prodigy(tm) blood glucose meters now
Medicaid-covered in Illinois and Missouri

DDI's Prodigy(tm) line of blood glucose meters and test strips now even
more accessible

Charlotte, N.C. - July 29, 2009 - Diagnostic Devices, Inc. (DDI) has
signed contracts with the states of Illinois and Missouri that will
result in its Prodigy(tm) line of blood glucose monitoring systems and
test strips being covered under Medicaid in those states.

With the agreements announced by the Charlotte-based manufacturer,
Prodigy(tm) meters - including audible, auto-code and multilingual blood
glucose testing monitors - will help even more people to live well with
diabetes.

"And we will continue working with other states for coverage under their
Medicaid programs, and to demonstrate to them the savings Illinois and
Missouri taxpayers will realize with the Prodigy family of products,"
said Rick Admani Abulhaj, DDI's chief operating officer.

"We're thrilled that we were able to get on board with both Illinois and
Missouri Medicaid," said Mike Tickle, DDI's senior director of Pharmacy
Benefit Management and Major Retail Chains. "With our innovative
technologies, we're providing cost-effective diabetes management tools
that will now also benefit the taxpayers of these two states."

A recent study by University of Florida PharmD candidates found the
"talking" feature of the Prodigy(tm) AutoCode meter made a "significant
improvement" in overall diabetes control and compliance among patients
who took part.

The Prodigy(tm) Voice meter for blind or low-vision diabetes patients
has won awards from both the National Federation of the Blind and the
American Foundation for the Blind.

About Diagnostic Devices, Inc.

Diagnostic Devices, Inc. (DDI) is a privately owned company
headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. DDI develops, manufactures and markets
innovative technology-based diabetes products, with a focus on
blood-glucose meters. DDI's Prodigy(tm) product line offers "talking"
meters especially beneficial to the sight-impaired diabetic community.
Additional information about DDI can be found online at
www.prodigymeter.com <http://www.prodigymeter.com/> , or by calling
1-800-366-5901.

MNR 01-7/28/09

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