[Diabetes-talk] A Stripless Talking Meter ...

[Mike Freeman]

Remember: your meters are no more inaccurate than are meters for the sighted. I did read of a lab-standard meter for the home. It was available in Sweden, cost around $600 and required a pipette of blood.

Guess there ain't no such thing as a free lunch!

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of eileen scrivani
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 8:03 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A Stripless Talking Meter ...

All I know is what I heard on the commercial.  I suspect it does not use blood either, but am not certain.  I'm tempted to make a switch, but don't want to go from one inaccurate meter to another that could possibly be even worse.  And then too don't want to be stuck in a situation where I have to use my supplies before I'd be able to go back if it turned out it wasn't the meter for me.

Again, it is Ariva that has had the ads which I've heard a few times.

Eileen

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Freeman
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 10:12 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A Stripless Talking Meter ...

I would be interested to learn of such a device but don't quite see how it would work -- at least if it uses blood samples. Current technology uses chemical reactions to produce an electrical voltage which is measured and, I presume, its wave-form analyzed. This would mean that the sampling device would have to be cleaned between each use, assuming it could be used multiple times which I can't imagine since one can't reverse the chemical reaction which leads to the voltage.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of eileen scrivani
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:50 PM
To: NFB Diabetes Talk
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] A Stripless Talking Meter ...

Hi,

Does anyone on this list know anything about a talking strippless meter for testing BG’s?  I have recently heard advertizements on TV from Ariva Medical promoting a “talking” meter that does not use strips.  I know these types of things have in the past not been accurate, but it is tempting and I’m sick of the two meters out there that claim “accessibility.”  So, even if the stripless meter wasn’t fully accessible, at this point I’m used to that anyway.

Thanks for any input from those who know for a fact and have used the meter.

Eileen


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