[Diabetes-talk] Talking Glucose meter question

[d m gina]

Is the meter larger than the prodigy or smaller?
You can fit your bottle of strips as well as a lancit and holder correct?
Do you think it is harder to put blood on a strip compared to prodigy?
Or does the blood go on the end of the strip as the prodigy?
Do you get 25 or 50 strips in bottle?

Original message:
> 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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