[Diabetes-talk] accessible glucommiters

[Mike Freeman]

Thought you might! <g>
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shirley Roberts" <n8lx at earthlink.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] accessible glucommiters


> That's great; I vote for that one!! (smile)
>
> Shirley Roberts
> n8lx at earthlink.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:46 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] accessible glucommiters
>
> Don't you wish meters sent Morse code?
>
> On Nov 2, 2010, at 14:39, Vincent Chaney <vgc732 at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Lauren,
>>
>> An upgrade would likely help. If you require speech, the Prodigy Voice 
>> would
>> be the unit from Prodigy and not the Autocode, though the Autocode has 
>> been
>> updated since 2008. I believe there is a repeat in the Autocode today. 
>> With
>> the Prodigy Voice and the BioSense Solo you are able to change all 
>> settings.
>> This weekend, for example, those of us who need to alter to standard time
>> will be changing our meters back one hour. The Prodigy Voice and the
>> BioSense Solo both will give you test results in memory. The Prodigy 
>> Voice
>> gives you 450 results with the date and time while the Solo is being 
>> updated
>> from our feedback and a review I had submitted to the BioSense Company.
>> Currently the Solo only gives 10 results with the date only. They have 
>> said
>> this will be expanded in the quantity and will include the time of the 
>> test.
>> With regards to the speech and your limited hearing, I also have an issue
>> with the teen numbers sounding like the ones like thirty, forty, fifty,
>> sixty, etc. As all meters are not lab exact, the best thing would be to
>> retest as you may get a reading close but not exactly the same. If, in 
>> your
>> example of 150, you got 145 you would know that your first was likely the
>> 150 and not the 115 reading. The only problem would be if the first was 
>> 150
>> and the second was 140, you may not be sure if you had heard 140 or 
>> 114(sad
>> face). I have worked with both the Prodigy Voice and the BioSense Solo 
>> and
>> have had this speech problem. In actuality, I have this issue with my
>> talking watch as well and do not have any troubles with my hearing.
>> Wishing you the best...
>>
>> Vinny
>> Vincent Chaney Jr
>> NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board of Directors
>> NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
>> NJAGDU (NFBNJ Association of Guide Dog Users) Division President
>> NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
>> NFBNJ Resolutions Committee Member
>> NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
>> Mail: vgc732 at optonline.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Lauren B. Hunter" <nightingale at pcdesk.net>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:35 PM
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] accessible glucommiters
>>
>>
>>   Thanks so far for the responses i've received.  i'm not sure which
>> prodigy it is, but from what i'm remembering, i've had mine since August
>> or September of 2008.  i have also found at times that i get inacuriate
>> readings, and for me it helps that i generally know where my levels
>> should be.  So if i end up getting something really low or really high,
>> i will end up testing again.  my current insurance is Mediacare, it
>> sounds like if i upgraded to something newer, that might solve some of
>> my problems?
>> Lauren
>> -- 
>>
>> "I am responsible when anyone, anywhere
>> Reaches out for help, I want my hand to be there"
>> From the Shattered Fortress by Dream Theater
>>
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