[Diabetes-talk] Need Prodigy Voice for Elderly woman whoisentirely blind & only use of 1 hand

[Vincent Chaney]

Bridgit,

I have taken this to submitting a resolution in NJ which had been approved 
at our state convention in November 2009 and I have taken the lead to submit 
and present this as a resolution at the 2010 NFB National Convention in 
Dallas this year. I know of many persons in NJ who have had much problems 
acquiring the Prodigy Voice due to not being included on the formulary list 
of DME, Durable Medical Equipment. This is inclusive of persons with 
Medicare, Medicaid and personal insurance. One NJ member even had to accept 
the Prodigy Autocode as his personal insurance would not approve the Prodigy 
Voice.

Vinny
Vincent Chaney Jr
NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board of Directors
NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
NJAGDU Division President
NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Prodigy Voice for Elderly woman 
whoisentirely blind & only use of 1 hand



Hello,



I get my Prodigy Voice test strips from my local pharmacy.  I also had no 
problems getting my Prodigy meter when I lost my vision.  My doctor and 
nurse educator were really great and did everything necessary on their part. 
Is this not always the case?



Here in Nebraska we have been trying to work on a resolution to present to 
doctors and clinics about blind diabetics receiving proper and accessible 
devices.  Many sighted diabetics are given meters free of charge when first 
diagnosed, but not blind patients.  Over the years I received a lot of free 
meters and supplies, but that was not an option when I lost my vision. 
Anyway, has anyone else attemptedd something like this for their Affiliate? 
Any thoughts?



Bridgit Pollpeter

> From: k7uij at panix.com
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:13:17 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Need Prodigy Voice for Elderly woman who 
> isentirely blind & only use of 1 hand
>
> Call Kelly Massaro at (704) 285-6425. She works for DDI and can assist
> though I'm not sure she can come up with three- months-worth of supplies.
> You may have to go to Advanced Diabetes Supply out of California or 
> Advanced
> Diabetic Solutions out of Atlanta, Georgia for your strips and the meter
> although this last is now pushing another meter called the Solo V2 which 
> has
> some advantages but IMO isn't quite as accessible as the Prodigy Voice.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jackie at EMS Easy Medical Store" <Jackie at EasyMedicalStore.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 8:35 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Need Prodigy Voice for Elderly woman who 
> isentirely
> blind & only use of 1 hand
>
>
> > Hi there!
> >
> >
> > Please let me start by saying I dont know know much about diabetes - but 
> > I
> > really need some help for geriatric patient who is totally entirely 
> > blind
> > and only has use of one hand. Reading some of the archives...It's
> > obvious
> > that you guys truly CARE!
> >
> >
> > I work for a small medicare-certified dme provider (mostly do 
> > wheelchairs
> > &
> > beds). I need a Prodigy Voice test kit +3 months worth of supplies for
> > this
> > patient.
> >
> >
> > None of our suppliers carry the Prodigy Voice. I tried Google, Amazon &
> > ebay. But cant find the Kit + supplies at the same store, plus I'm not
> > even
> > sure I which supplies I need or how much. The MFG's site did not help
> > much
> > (no direct references to the supplies OR the test strips)
> >
> >
> > Can anyone help? I need to order it ASAP!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jackie
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