[Diabetes-talk] meter accuracy

[William and Bernadette Jacobs]

Although I have a sighted husband who is home evenings, I'm sorry.  We don't 
have a whole lot of choices out there.  Furthermore, If I can't have a meter 
I can use independently, what's the point.  If I had to wait for a kind 
soul... not gonna happen.  I'm not that patient!  Furthermore, I wouldn't 
want that kind soul to hang around long enough to tell me what THEY think I 
oughtta be doing if they didn't like my numbers???  That's as far as I'm 
gonna go!!!

Bern
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Baillif" <lbaillif at yahoo.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:50 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] meter accuracy


Hi Gregory,
I have to agree with you. I have always been partial to Roche meters, and I 
recommend them to clients whenever I can do so. Unfortunately, now a days 
insurance companies dictate which brands of meters are covered, so often 
there is not much choice. There has been talk for the last four years that 
Roche will be coming out with a new talking meter (the Voice Mate Plus), but 
there always seems to be a reason for the delay. They were waiting until 
their new strip technology came out, but that was over a year ago. I doubt 
that it will happen. And even if it does, I doubt it will be affordable.

As for the accuracy of the Prodigy, whenever I have asked for increased 
accuracy I am told that the meter is meant to give a range of high and low, 
but not be used for clinical decisions. But since we all make decisions 
about diabetes management based on patterns of blood sugar, the accuracy 
really does matter.
As we get more choices in talking meters, hopefully acuracy will improve due 
to competition.
Lynn

Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:55:55 -0500
From: GREGORY ROSENBERG <gregg at ricis.com>
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] VoiceRx is Prodigy
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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.
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