[Diabetes-talk] Clevercheck swap

[cheryl echevarria]

remember if you have medicare you can get  from any supplier that carries 
prodigy voice I was getting mine from thediabeticstore.com and they stopped 
getting them as well.

Cheryl Echevarria


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chanelle Hill" <chanellemh at gmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Clevercheck swap


> Dear Amy,
> My situation was similar to yours, and I did not  care for the Clever
> Check meter. Homecare Solutions, which carried the Prodigy Voice and
> test strips, decided to discontinue the product. Settings on the
> Clever Check cannot be independently adjusted, the time and date are
> not spoken, and memory results only give the blood sugar levels
> without a corresponding date and time. The company where I finally got
> my Prodigy Voice strips is Byarm Healthcare. I got their information
> from my Diabetes educator. Some of the other companies that sold
> Prodigy Voice strips did not take Minnesota Medicaid. The contact
> phone number is (800) 334-0235.
>
> Chanelle
>
> On 5/8/09, Vincent Chaney <vgc732 at optonline.net> wrote:
> > Amy,
> >
> > Advanced Diabetic Solutions, who joined us in New Jersey with our 
> > Diabetes
> > Division, has no problem in acquiring the "Prodigy Voice Test Strips". 
> > You
> > can reach them at:
> >
> > Their Web Page is: http://www.advanceddiabeticsolutions.net/
> >
> > I and all the people in my Diabetes Division, plus many here in the DAN,
> > have contacted Advanced Diabetic Solutions in Atlanta, Ga on my 
> > reference
> > and how they have worked with us in New Jersey.
> >
> > Good Luck...
> >
> > Vince
> > Vincent Chaney, NFBNJ Diabetes Division President ,
> > Co-chair Lead NJAGDU
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Amy Krout-Horn" <krouthorn at verizon.net>
> > To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:34 AM
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Clevercheck swap
> >
> >
> > Hello All,
> > I've been testing with a Prodigy Voice since November 2008, and 
> > receiving my
> > strips from a mail order company. Yesterday when I called to order new
> > supplies, they informed me that they are no longer going to distribute 
> > the
> > Prodigy strips because, according to the customer service rep, they are 
> > too
> > difficult to obtain. She said that they will send me a Clevercheck, free 
> > of
> > charge. I , ever the cynic, asked many questions and was assured that 
> > the
> > Clevercheck has all of the same functions as the Prodigy Voice, except 
> > that
> > it does not announce the date when initially powered up. Because I've 
> > been
> > so happy with the Prodigy meter, I'm reluctant to give it up, but want 
> > to
> > give the Clevercheck a fair shot. Is anyone using the Clevercheck? What 
> > are
> > your opinions? If I try the Clevercheck and find that it isn't to my
> > satisfaction, does anyone know where I can reliably receive mail order
> > Prodigy Voice supplies?
> > Because I've read all the positive material written in "Voice of the
> > Diabetic" about the Prodigy model, and haven't heard anything on the
> > Clevercheck, I fear that my skepticism may be legitimate. I appreciate 
> > any
> > feedback on this subject.
> > In Gratitude,
> > Amy
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