[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy meters

[Mike Freeman]

Whatever one's political orientation, the reality is that the government is already involved in that the FDA must approve bg meters in order for these to be marketed in the U.S. Some may consider this a curse; some may consider this a blessing. However, I think it's fair to say that the FDA is about our only leverage for increased meter accuracy (whatever we mean by this) in that we are too small a minority to have appreciable influence on manufacturers through market forces.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message -----
From: William and Bernadette Jacobs <bandbjacobs at verizon.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, Oct 24, 2011 14:52:22
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy meters

>
>
> Yah Grant.  Looks like this could go endlessly.  Good thing we all have the 
> prerogative to use whatever meets our needs out here.  Fortunately, or 
> unfortunately, there  are as many people as different equipment out there. 
> As for government?  I quite agree.
> 
> Have a great day!
> 
> Bern
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant E. Metcalf" <thegems at dslextreme.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 5:36 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy meters
> 
> 
> > Over the years I have used the One Touch, the Roche, and the Prodigy 
> > meters. I am a type 2 diabetic since 1995 and personally have found the 
> > Prodigy very satisfactory for my needs. Testing morning and evening before 
> > meals, and sometimes before bedtime, I have found the prodigy Voice to be 
> > quite accurate when compared with my last 90 day HBA1C. I personally keep 
> > a daily record of my morning BG numbers, and the average difference 
> > between my personal record and the lab was just over 1 point difference in 
> > the 125 range-comthe lowest in 3 years. I am not a tight control person, 
> > although I do increase my injection units if the readings are higher than 
> > I think they need to be. Every person is different, every meter is 
> > different, and how we individually respond to the various circumstances in 
> > which we find ourselves is also going to be somewhat different as well. No 
> > single meter will meet everybody's needs regardless of the quality of the 
> > finished product--'cause that's just how things are! As for myself, Thank 
> > you DDI for Count-a-dose and the Prodigy Voice, they are working for me. 
> > Let's just hope that the various companies in the pump and meter making 
> > business will continue to find it profitable to compete for our dollars 
> > and do it in a more economically efficient way for them and for us! and, 
> > please forgive this last statement, but, I think the less the governement 
> > is involved, the better it will be for everyone.
> >
> > Grant
> > Bartimaeus Alliance of the Blind, Inc.
> > http://bartimaeus.us/
> >
> >
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