[Diabetes-talk] good description

[Mike Freeman]

Hey! Just send the numbers in Morse code! (grin)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant E. Metcalf" <thegems at dslextreme.com>
To: "diabetes-talk list" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:16 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] good description


> Hello list,
>
> Thanks Bern for the best description of the Solo V2 so far.
>
> As for understanding speech, I also have problems at times distinguishing 
> between numbers from 13 to 19 and 30 to 90. As we old-timers begin to lose 
> hearing, these numbers are harder to distinguish. I sometimes wish they 
> would say something like 1-3-0 or 1-5-0 for 130 and 150. then 113 and 130 
> and 115 and 150 would not leave me guessing or trying to find my sighted 
> wife who can't understand them either.
> Of course, having the meter able to repeat or review the numbers audibly 
> would be of some help. I suppose learning how to  upload to my desktop 
> might offer another solution, but not as convenient as lazy-boy would 
> like.
>
> Grant E. Metcalf
> Bartimaeus Alliance of the Blind, Inc.
> P.O. Box 572
> South San Francisco, CA 94083-0572
> Phone:  650-589-6890
> Email:  Thegems at dslextreme.com
> Website:  http://bartimaeus.us/
>
>
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