[Diabetes-talk] Talking meters and insurance

[Debbie]

There's a service called Medcare at 561-767-8191, and they may be able to 
help.  Several of my friends use the Embrace meter.

Hope this helps!

Debbie Human
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kelly Thornbury" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Talking meters and insurance


> I've only caught the end of this thread between Mike and Julie...My 
> apologies if I repeat previous info.
>
> I've had a few issues with the "well, the meter reads the result, so it is 
> accessible" dilemma. I've been using a Prodigy Voice for a few years, but 
> have found it ever increasingly difficult to find the strips. My most 
> recent supplier (admittedly a bunch of boneheads, a story for another 
> time) was able to get me a three month supply, then quit carrying the 
> strips. They were kind enough to send me first one of those "accessible" 
> meters as a replacement that only read the current measurement, and they 
> got it back with a slightly "colorful" letter. They then sent me a meter 
> that is very similar to the Voice, right down to the programming and the 
> prompts, except for the "Thank you for using Prodigy Voice..." which 
> instead reads "Thank you for using this product..." Ironically, the strips 
> for the new meter (of which I admittedly don't know the manufacturer) work 
> in my Prodigy Voice (for which my supplier "no longer carries strips 
> for"). Just wondering if anyone knows if Prodigy was bought out by another 
> group? My new meter feels and operates like a "next gen" if someone like 
> me were to design one. Updated but essentially the same.
>
>
>
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