[Diabetes-talk] Question about a new advertised talking meter

[Mike Freeman]

That makes sense. And, in fact, alternate site testing doesn't work beans
for the blind for the very reason that many folks are attracted to it --
lack of feeling the prick. If you think about it, if you're blind and can't
feel the prick, how the kec are you going to know where the drop of blood
is? (grin)

Thanks for pointing that one out, Shirley.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shirley Roberts
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:54 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Question about a new advertised talking meter

Most of the time when they advertise these meters that talk about not having
to prick your finger, they're basically talking about being able to do
alternite site testing but they get people's attention by saying "you don't
have to prick your finger".

Shirley Roberts
n8lx at earthlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:39 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Question about a new advertised talking meter

Julie:

If it sounds too good to be true, it most assuredly is. There isn't a bg
meter on the market today that doesn't require fingersticks. And none of the
research supposedly looking toward a noninvasive bg meter has panne out
today. Think about it: such a system would have to go through *extensive*
FDA approval and insofar as I am aware, no noninvasive meter technology has
a 510(k) application before the FDA.

Again, there are only two more-or-less completely accessible meters
available in *this* country: the prodigy Voice and the Solo V2.

Don't fall for the advertising hype!

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie Kline
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:27 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Question about a new advertised talking meter

Good evening all,

A few times during the National News, I have heard ads for a new meter that
is supposed to not only talk, but you don't have to prick your finger to use
it.  I didn't catch the correct spelling of the group, but I think it's
Arriba or Arriva Medical Group.  I don't know if they work with other
insurances besides Medicare or not since their working with Medicare was one
of their big selling points.  Not having to prick your fingers would be a
major selling point for me, enough that I don't care about whether the
memory portion of this talks because when I used to test I wrote down my own
readings anyway.

Has anyone heard about this meter?  I'm just wondering how accessible it
would be, like if your time and date settings on it talk too or just the
readings.

Thanks.
Julie


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