[Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question

Tue Nov 6 15:26:02 UTC 2012

Hi, where do you purchase this meter, and how much does it cost? Do you also 
know if insurance companies would pay for it? I am now able to get my strips 
ordered and paid for by my insurance company and local pharmacy.
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gail the U. S. male" <gailcrowe1959 at gmail.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question


>I like that it now says the time. also, I find it is easier to use in some 
>ways than the Prodigy voice.  I also like the before meals and after meals 
>flags on the readings.  Also, although I haven't used it yet, you can 
>upload the meter to a website, and not have to hand write logs.I
>
> I also like the hard case, and the buttons are flush with the meter, so 
> they're not as easily accidentally pressed as with the prodigy. Sent from 
> my iPhone
>
> On Nov 5, 2012, at 8:48 AM, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
>
>> What do you like about the upgrade of the meter?
>> And how do you like it different from the prodigy?
>>
>> Original message:
>>> Mike, when you say that the solo v2 does not say time readings is no 
>>> longer correct!  I have the latest version, Which I was sent to 
>>> evaluate, and it now does say the times, unlike it's earlier 
>>> counterparts.  I switched to this meter from the Prodigy voice, and just 
>>> love it!  I don't use the alarm reminder though.
>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 4, 2012, at 9:53 AM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> The meter that has an alarm to remind you when to test is the Solo V2.
>>>> However, it has some drawbacks: There's no SAY DISPLAY key; one has to
>>>> review readings in memory. Moreover, although times of readings are
>>>> displayed as one reviews them, the times are not spoken.
>>
>>>> And although you may differ from me, I never saw the necessity of an 
>>>> alarm
>>>> to remind one when to test. It's sort of like a string around the 
>>>> finger:
>>>> one can put one on but one is then faced with trying to remember why. 
>>>> Seems
>>>> to me it's pretty easy to remember to test when you get up, go to bed,
>>>> before meals or two hours after meals. That pretty-much covers when 
>>>> people
>>>> (either type 1 or Type 2) test. To me, almost everything else is 
>>>> unnecessary
>>>> froth. But to eash his/her own.
>>
>>>> Mike Freeman
>>
>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>>>> Of
>>>> Terri S
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 3:41 AM
>>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question
>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>
>>>> A friend of mine was telling me that there is a meter out there, that 
>>>> is
>>>> fully talking. It can remind you when to test somehow, and it can keep 
>>>> track
>>
>>>> of certain times, or all times you test. I can't remember this for 
>>>> sure.
>>>> Also, you can't easily waste strips, because it tells you if there is 
>>>> not
>>>> enough blood, or possibly even too much blood on them.
>>
>>>> However, I can't remember the name of this meter. Does anyone have any 
>>>> ideas
>>
>>>> as to what I could be talking about?
>>>> Does anyone have this meter? If so, what do you think of it?
>>
>>>> My friend tried to get this meter for her husband.
>>>> However, Medicare wouldn't cover it for some reason.
>>>> Does anyone here have this meter, who has Medicare? If so, how did you 
>>>> get
>>>> them to cover it?
>>>> I'm curious about this, because I'd really like to have it. Right now I 
>>>> am
>>>> using the Prodigy Voice. While I like it alright, I'd like something 
>>>> better.
>>
>>>> Thank you so much!
>>
>>>> Terri
>>
>>
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