[Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question

[Mike Freeman]

Insofar as I am aware, there is no switch. Nor would you really want one as
people would become confused when their meter didn't work. But the Solo has
a hard case that prevents accidental button-presses. And what is a drawback
for some -- flush buttons -- is an advantage here.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d
m gina
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:31 AM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question

Can you turn it off, and if so that is good, or when I cary my prodigy 
in my purse it babbles more than I do giggle.
I can turn this off, but it would be nice if there was a switch instead 
of having to go threw settings.

Original message:
> 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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