[Diabetes-talk] Prodigy Voice

Thu Nov 22 18:10:18 UTC 2012

Hi,
If you were asking about the Prodigy Voice Meter it is available from the Independence Market of the National Federation of the Blind.
It Strips can be ordered from several places.
If your Prescriptions are rrovided via Express Scrips you should be able to get your strips covered through them.
Colleen Roth

----- 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>
Date: Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 11:53:18 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 Bl'
> 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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