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

[cheryl echevarria]

excuse me, but all meters have alternate site testing, and yes I have heard 
these meters on tv.

You can test on your palm of the hand, but I find it hurts more, also other 
areas, ask your diabetic educator in your area or

Alternate site testing offers fingertip protection and less pain. Alternate 
site testing areas can be the upper arm, thigh, calf and the fleshy parts of 
the hand.


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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: Saturday, August 20, 2011 11:39 PM
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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