[Diabetes-talk] A question and message here

[cheryl echevarria]

Solo needs to know this so we need to let ADS know this to tell them to work 
on it.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A question and message here


> Dar:
>
> I can't answer your shoe question as I don't use diabetic shoes. However, 
> if
> a shoe doesn't feel right, there's something wrong.
>
> AS for the meter, it's called the Solo V2. I'll speak of it a bit more in 
> a
> moment but I have a question for you: is your friend using his/her lancet
> device set to maximum penetration? If not, he/she should try this as it is
> my experience, no matter what meter one uses, this is the only truly
> dependble method to ensure enough blood on the strip. In my experience, 
> when
> one has consistent trouble with the Prodigy Voice and insufficient blood,
> the lancet isn't set on max. In short, I don't believe all the hype about
> tiny blood samples because the drop of blood must bead to be sucked up
> properly by the strip and for a blind person, it is my experience that 
> this
> requires a larger blood sample to work well. To be blunt, if the lancet
> doesn't sting, it isn't going deep enough. (grin)
>
> But back to the Solo V2. Advanced Diabetic Solutions out of Atlanta sells
> it. Cheryl Echevarria has given you the phone number and web address for
> this company.
>
> My limited tests tell me that it is, indeed, somewhat less likely than the
> Prodigy Voice to give an inaccurate reading due to too little blood in 
> that
> it either just doesn't function or gives an error if there is insufficient
> blood on the strip.
>
> However, there are two "features" to the Solo V2 that, in my estimation, 
> are
> serious drawbacks and which are a show-stopper for me. First, there is no
> "SAY DISPLAY" key that will allow one to hear whatever is on the display 
> as
> many times as one wishes. Second, both when testing and when reviewing
> memory, the time of the readings isn't spoken. When reviewing memory, one
> hears the date of the readings but not the time of day. If, as one should,
> one is writing one's readings down, this makes review of readings 
> virtually
> meaningless. I can't quite see how this drawback slipped through the 
> testing
> process. The time *does* show up on the display but not in the audio.
>
> In other words, we still don't have a "perfect" meter in my view. But if
> your friend wants the Solo V2, he/she should contact Advanced Diabetic
> Solutions.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "d m gina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 10:17 AM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] A question and message here
>
>
> >I have a friend who is asking about the new meter.
> > For the life of me I can't think of the name.
> > He is having problems with the prodigy getting enough blood on the 
> > strip.
> > so he is wishing for the new meter.
> > another question,
> > I did get to the foot care center,
> > I am told that I would wear a size eight shoe, I am asking for an eight
> > and a half.
> > My reasoning is this,
> > When the insert is put into the shoe, and you want to wear a heavy sock
> > then I was told to switch inserts.
> > At $70 a pair this doesn't feel rite to me.
> > When I tried walking with my dog in the seven and a half shoe the toes
> > were at the end and the pain was so grate that I couldn't handle it any
> > more.
> > I was told it was in my head that my toes were at the end of the shoe 
> > with
> > the eight because he could feel a half inch to an inch at the end of the
> > shoe.
> > I don't know how to solve the problem except to say I won't bring home
> > something that would hurt my feet as bad as did happen yesterday.
> > Thanks,
> > I did call them almost crying saying that if I can't get what I need 
> > then
> > don't get it.
> > I feel they will do what they want then blame me.
> >
> > -- 
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