[Diabetes-talk] AccuCheck

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Fri Nov 15 04:54:42 UTC 2013


Yup; the VoiceMate no longer is manufactured or sold, at least to my
knowledge. And no Roche replacement has been put on the market.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Joy Stigile
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:00 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] AccuCheck

Hi Michael,

The last time I called Accucheck they were phasing out their talking meter, 
the Voice Mate.

Warmly, Joy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Barber" <nfbiowa at qwestoffice.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] AccuCheck


> Yes. I believe they come in their own cartridges. The one thing was that 
> it tracks the number of strips you use and subtracts for each one you use.

> A person with sufficient vision could read that while the rest of us would

> just have to keep track of how many we use each day. I believe she said 
> they come in cartridges of 50.
>
> Cordially,
> Michael D. Barber
>
>> On Nov 13, 2013, at 9:46 PM, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:
>>
>> Did you ask her if she could replace strips, as well as lancets?
>> I bet that was interesting.
>>
>> Original message:
>>> I observed a sighted person using an AccuCheck device the other day to 
>>> check
>>> her blood sugar.  It had a barrel of strips which were dispensed and you

>>> put
>>> it in the meter.  You poke your finger with the lancet which is also
>>> self-contained and then apply the blood droplet.  The time between the
>>> application of the drop and result was half the time as that of the 
>>> Prodigy
>>> Voice or Solo V2.  Does anyone know if the AccuCheck has a meter that 
>>> talks?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Cordially,
>>
>>> Michael D. Barber
>>
>>> (515) 771-8348
>>
>>
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