[Diabetes-talk] Responses to talking blood glucose meters and breakfasts

[d m gina]

Hello
I don't know where you live, but I'm willing to share a number where 
you can get the strips sent to your home.
I also would love to show you how to use the meter.
I got my new meter today, and had it going rite away.
Because I knew what to do.
Here is my email address.
Then I would be pleased to give you my phone number so we could work this out.
I'm in mountain time, so if you live back east I'm two hours behind you.
Hope this helps.
dmgina at samobile.net

Original message:
> Ok, here are my thoughts on talking meters and breakfast items.  I'm new to
> diabetes too and I ended up with a prodigy talking meter because it was
> heavily recommended by people here.  My pharmacist thought the solo was the
> way to go because he said he felt it was easier than the prodigy, but it
> ended up that the prodigy is what insurance paid for, so that's what I got.
> The phone support for it leaves a lot to be desired, and there are no
> Braille instructions for the operation of the meter itself.  I sent an
> e-mail to prodigy about this issue and asked if they had directions in a
> format other than print, but that was over a month ago and they never did
> bother to respond.  I still have frustrations with the meter's use.  It both
> upsets and amazes me that with the Braille label on the box and this 1800
> number to call for staff members who are supposedly specially trained in its
> use how uninformed the phone staff is and also that there are no audio
> instructions for operating the meter itself.  I still don't know which
> buttons do what and how to set up most of the functions.  So for technical
> support or even basic questions, I've found the prodigy disappointing.
> Also, getting new test strips and lancets for it proved to be a major
> headache for my local pharmacy.  They kept insisting they didn't have these
> materials in stock and that I needed to call the manufacturer, who told me
> they didn't have it either and I needed to check with the pharmacy again.  I
> finally got the new supplies but it took some doing.

> Speaking of talking products, I read somewhere in bridging the gap that
> Bayer makes some kind of device that doesn't make you stick your fingers and
> you can still check your sugar.  Any idea if this device is accessible?  How
> about any of these glucose monitors that work on a continuous basis, or
> patches that go onto or under your skin.  Any idea if these are accessible
> too?

> Ok, on to breakfast topics.  With my busy work schedule there just isn't
> time for things like making oatmeal.  I don't get up early enough for that
> in the mornings to make that work and am usually rushing out the door to get
> to work on time.  In saying that, I have been eating the Jimmy Dean
> breakfast bowls.  I'm aloud up to 45 grams of carbohydrates at meals and
> this falls under that number.  With it, I drink something like a crystal
> light drink, maybe a lemonade or orange juice flavor so it's almost like
> having lemonade or orange juice again.  I gave both up on my diagnosis.

> Oh, and I hate skim milk!  1% is about all you'll get me to do and that's a
> maybe.  My mom's funny.  She'll drink that skim milk and put ice in it.  I
> asked her why she just didn't get herself a glass of water and save herself
> the taste.

> Ok, I guess I've run my mouth enough for one night.  Have a good evening.

> Julie





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