[Diabetes-talk] Pump Mate
Vincent Chaney
vgc732 at optonline.net
Fri Jan 13 04:03:33 UTC 2012
Mike,
In an email from Jerry Munden, dated November 7, 2011 he noted the discontinuation. The text is in the last portion of his question and answers section...
Dear VoiceRxT Partner,
I just received an excellent audio diabetes training resource created by The Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland and The American Foundation for the Blind. This audio resource about diabetes is easy to understand, written in layman's terms, and tells how to live a healthy lifestyle with diabetes as well as how to live with diabetes and visual impairment. It will be available soon on our website at www.voicerxinc.com Low Vision Center.
The VoiceRx talking pill bottle is now in the roll out phase in North Carolina with other states soon to follow. People in North Carolina that have a PBM service other than Medco or Express Scripts (ESI) can now take advantage of this new talking pill bottle for their prescription medications through the VoiceRx Pharmacy. VoiceRx is currently in negotiations with Medco and Express Scripts to be allowed in their network in North Carolina to serve the blind and vision impaired population with this medical necessity product. If you have either Medco or ESI as your PBM --- you might have to ask your insurer --- contact them to demand that they contract with VoiceRx so you can get the talking pill bottle. The bottle is currently being evaluated for accessibility by the American Foundation for the Blind Technical Group and other leading blind associations. The cost of the VoiceRxT talking pill bottle will be the same as what non-vision impaired people pay for their pill bottles . . . FREE with the standard cost of the prescription.
* Click the attachment above to hear
what happens when the button on the
bottom of the VoiceRxT bottle is pressed
VoiceRxT continues to find new ways to help move our blind and vision impaired customers towards Independence.
For all new VoiceRxT customers we will ship, with your first order of Prodigy® diabetes supplies, a free seven day "blind friendly" pill organizer, with both script and Braille markings, and an audio CD "How to Live Well with Blindness and Diabetes". Call VoiceRx at 877-319-6418 to get started.
Join us at VoiceRx to "Raise the Bar" for "Blind Friendly"
Diabetes Products, Instruction, and Service.
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Below is my recent response to answer some questions that came up on the NFB Diabetes In Action List Serve:
I am now working with VoiceRx, Inc. a major distributor of Prodigy® products. I spoke with the people at Prodigy Diabetes Care, LLC and I want to provide an update on some of the questions that have been coming up on the NFB Diabetes Action Network List Serve:
1. Prodigy meter accuracy: Prodigy meters were recently tested for accuracy by The North Carolina Memorial Hospital Staff of PhDs, under the supervision
of The North Carolina Medicaid Medical Staff. The entire data set from 10 testers, 3 meter types, 3 different blood glucose levels, 300 test strips
from different lots, the Relative Standard Deviation was 4% from the YSI 2300 hospital standard. (If anyone would like a copy of this North Carolina
Memorial Hospital Report, please let me know.)
2. I used to work for Prodigy Diabetes Care, but have transitioned to VoiceRx. The principal owners of VoiceRx are the owners of Prodigy, and
through VoiceRx they have innovated a new way to assist blind and vision impaired people to live more independently. VoiceRx sells Prodigy products,
and I continue to represent the virtues of Prodigy products because of that. I am not involved in the day to day operations of Prodigy, but I can contact
the people at Prodigy and get answers pretty quickly.
3. Prodigy Software - FDA Approval: Prodigy received FDA approval of the Prodigy software on 10/14/11 and it is available now on the Prodigy website at:
www.prodigymeter.com.
4. Prodigy IQ Insulin Pump + IQ Patch Status: Quote from Prodigy Staff - "Prodigy Diabetes Care, LLC has diligently attempted over the past several
years to develop an audible insulin pump and an even smaller "patch pump" for administering insulin via a cannula. Though Prodigy had anticipated that it
would meet applicable FDA requirements for the products when it introduced them at the 2010 AADE summer conference, the review at that time
indicated significant new FDA mandates. Since that time, despite intensive research and development efforts, Prodigy has determined that it
is not currently positioned to make the necessary technological improvements to ensure that operation of these devices is satisfactory for the FDA and the
diabetic community. Therefore, Prodigy will not continue the development and release of these products until it resolves some of the issues it has experienced."
Again, my goal at VoiceRx, Inc. is to be the leader in accessible Prodigy diabetes products, "blind friendly" How to Live with Blindness and Diabetes training tools, and the VoiceRx talking pill bottle available at the same cost non-vision impaired people pay for their pill bottles - free with the standard cost of the prescription.
Please consider using VoiceRxT as your source for Prodigy diabetes supplies and help us to help you.
As always, I am Here to Help,
Jerry Munden - "Recipient of the 2011 NFB Bolotin Award"
Director of Business Development
VoiceRx, Inc.
4339 Stuart Andrew Blvd - Suite 209 ? Charlotte, NC 28217
Ph: 704.631.2276 ? Mobile: 704.962.1243 ? Fax: 877.319.6417
Email: jerrym at voicerxinc.com Web: www.voicerxinc.com
Vinny
Vincent Chaney Jr
NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
NJAGDU (NFBNJ Association of Guide Dog Users) Division President
NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
NFBNJ Resolutions Committee Member
NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
Mail: vgc732 at optonline.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Pump Mate
Where did you hear Prodigy was no longer working on the pump?
Mike Freeman
On Jan 12, 2012, at 11:24, Bonna Williamson <bwilliamson at redeemer.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone:
> I was so disappointed to find out yesterday that Prodigy has discontinued the process of getting their "talking Pump" on the market. I started to do additional research. I spoke to James at Access solution. He has designed a "Pump mate" to work with his Medtronic insulin pump. He Has been working with Medtronic for 2 years trying to get them to help package this product. The FDA process is lengthy and Medtronic can get it through the FDA quicker than a small company. The "Pump Mate" allows a blind diabetic to use all the functions on their insulin pump by talking each selection and activation. The voice is very clear and the device appears to be small. So, I am praying for this new development to make it through the FDA so that I will be able to use all the different functions on my pump. I have sent a letter asking Medtronic to consider the " Pump Mate" for the visually impaired. If you are interested Google search "Pump Mate" and a proto type comes up with dimensions and ho
> w it works. If you wear a pump from Medtronic please consider writing to them to request their help in having the "Pump Mate" available for those of us that would like to be independent with our pumps.
>
> Bonna Williamson
> Austin, Texas
>
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> Bonna Williamson
> School Counselor
> Redeemer Lutheran School
> 512-451-6478 Ext. 8850
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