[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice

[Debbie Wunder]

Hello, my pharmacy is able to order the strips, and thus my insurance pays 
for them. I used to buy them from ILA, until I found out insurance would 
cover them as long as you get a written script from your doctor.

Debbie

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Munden" <JerryMunden at carolina.rr.com>
To: "Terri S" <princessterri76 at gmail.com>; "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" 
<diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:52 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice


> 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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