[Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question

[Mike Freeman]

Right. But just to show that "Your Milage May Vary", there are some who
would find flush buttons *more* difficult to use. I'm not contradicting you;
in fact, if I like the new meter, I may switch to it. I'm only saying this
to point out that, as with computers and much else, there's no one "right"
meter for everyone.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Gail the U. S. male
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4:06 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
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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