[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice

Wed Nov 21 18:14:19 UTC 2012

Speak to me in Washington State sells the Prodigy Voice too. I just got one 
from there and love it.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kelly Massaro" <kellym at prodigymeter.com>
To: "Jerry Munden" <JerryMunden at carolina.rr.com>
Cc: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice

> Hello Terri
>
> Please contact me off list so I can assist you in obtaining a Prodigy 
> Voice.
>
> Thank you Jerry!
>
> Kelly Massaro
> Prodigy Diabetes Care LLC
> kellym at prodigymeter.com
> 704-458-9400
>
> On Nov 21, 2012, at 11:54 AM, "Jerry Munden" <JerryMunden at carolina.rr.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Terri,
>>
>> I saw your email on the NFB DAN list serve regarding the Prodigy Voice 
>> meter
>> and thought I might provide you some answers.
>>
>> I was Vice President at Prodigy when the Voice meter was created with the
>> help of key NFB Accessibility Staff.  I no longer work with Prodigy so I 
>> am
>> not making a sales pitch but I can say it is the only meter to receive 
>> the
>> NFB + AFB Access Awards.   You had questions about simultaneous tests you
>> did with the Prodigy Voice and Autocode meters with readings of 94 and 
>> 107.
>> The FDA requires accuracy to be within plus or minus 20% of an FDA 
>> approved
>> standardized test.  In my experience in dealing with many testing 
>> agencies,
>> Prodigy was of the more accurate meters in the market.
>>
>> As far as where can Prodigy strips be purchased, I know the NFB Store has
>> them as well as many mail order distributors.  By copy of this email I 
>> will
>> ask one of my past colleagues, Kelly Massaro-Neal, to provide you more
>> information regarding current distributors.
>>
>> Hope that helps and Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends with the
>> National Federation of the Blind!
>>
>> Jerry Munden
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Terri S" <princessterri76 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:16 AM
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice
>>
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> Thank you for all the responses about my blood sugar reading, and the
>>> meater I got.
>>>
>>> It turns out that Mike was correct in thinking this was the Prodigy auto
>>> code. That's exactly what it is.
>>>
>>> Now I am wondering, can anyone tell me where I might be able to get the
>>> Prodigy Voice?
>>> I contacted the company that provides my diabetes supplies, and after
>>> explaining to the lady what I needed, she informed me that the auto code
>>> is all they carry.
>>> So any help anyone can offer, will be much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Terri
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>> Agreed. There is no difference between 94 and 107...there may always be a 
>> 20
>> point range for blood sugars...look more at a range than a number..you 
>> can
>> check your levels on the same machine with the same drop of blood and it
>> will most likely still be different.
>>
>> Valerie
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
>> Of
>> Bridgit Pollpeter
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:58 AM
>> To: 'Terri S'; 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Got the new Prodigy Voice
>>
>> First, the Prodigy Voice is the only fully accessible meter that Prodigy
>> makes. And second, 107 and 94 are not huge differences. They are both
>> numbers respectable target ranges. Fluctuating glucose levels are not
>> exactly abnormal, and even if retesting on the same meter, you may have
>> a slightly different number. Why, I have no clue, but I wouldn't worry
>> to much when the difference is between 107 and 94. Had it been 170 and
>> 94, then there would be an issue.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Read my blog at:
>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>>
>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Terri S
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:30 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the blind
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Got the new Prodigy Voice
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I ordered my diabetic testing supplies the other day, and to my surprise
>> I got a new meater. I already had the Prodigy Voice, and I believe this
>> is the newer one.
>>
>> Can anyone please write me off-list, and tell me how this thing works.
>> It only seems to have one button, and it doesn't announce the time. So
>> how does it keep track of my records?
>>
>> Also, I tested my blood sugar yesterday with the new meater. It gave me
>> a reading of 107. Then I tested my blood sugar with the older meater,
>> just to see if there was a significant difference. It gave me a reading
>> of 94. Which one should I believe? How do you know which is most
>> accurate?
>>
>> Any help with all of this would be very much appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Terri
>>
>
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