[Diabetes-talk] VoiceRx is Prodigy

[cheryl echevarria]

I used to have the Roche meter, but they don't have any new ones, and the 
things I had was huge.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GREGORY ROSENBERG" <gregg at ricis.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] VoiceRx is Prodigy


> Good morning everyone,
>
> Not only do I agree with the issues you both raise, but I have found that 
> Prodigy is the worst meter I have ever tested. Roche makes some of the 
> most accurate and consistent meters that I have tested and used. The 
> industry says that meters can be up to +-20%, Roche has always been 
> between 1% of my lab results. Granted meters are intended to give you a 
> measurement of relative change, but I have had a prodigy show 90 when I 
> was 67. Had I not sensed Hypoglycemia coming on I might have been in 
> trouble. My Roche meters always are close enough I never get a close call 
> in either direction.
>
> I have many clients that are durable equipment resellers. So I have tested 
> dozens of meters over the years. Hands down Prodigy is at the bottom of 
> the barrel.
>
> On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:57 AM, Jim Smith wrote:
>
> > Bern, I'm glad to hear that Jerry is a stand-up kind of guy. Hopefully 
> > he'll
> > come and answer some of these questions then.  You're right about the
> > ethical practices though.  That's the biggest problem I have with 
> > prodigy.
> > It's not just advertising products that don't exist, but it's also how 
> > they
> > deal with things.  Every time I had an issue with the prodigy autocode, 
> > the
> > attitude of everyone I dealt with was it must be my fault. The date read
> > wrong, my fault.  Consistently low readings, my fault.  Wouldn't stay on
> > english language, my fault.  With enough trouble, they would eventually
> > replace the product, but simply replacing faulty product doesn't help; 
> > they
> > need to fix the issues. Add to that the fact that there is no software 
> > and
> > the answer is always that "it's at the FDA" is unacceptable.  It's been 
> > at
> > the FDA for almost 2 years.  I've talked to FDA representatives that 
> > have
> > said there's no way that it should take that long unless there are 
> > serious
> > problems with the software.  I had 4 different autocodes before I 
> > decided to
> > take matters into my own hands and pay out of pocket for a onetouch 
> > meter.
> > I've never been happier. I'm sorry to vent like this, but it makes me 
> > mad
> > that a company that professes so much delivers so little.  Wasn't
> > manufacturing supposed to be moved to the USA? And even if the pump is
> > supposedly delayed by the FDA, what about the other products? The 
> > software?
> > The patch?  I'll get off my soapbox now, but I can tell you that I won't 
> > be
> > supporting voicerx since the owners are the same. Especially when 
> > dealing
> > with something so serious as prescription medication.  Again, sorry for 
> > the
> > rant.
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