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

[eileen scrivani]

Colleen,

I've heard the commercial several times within the last month, so I know I'm 
not imagining what I've heard.  Unfortunately, when I called Ariva to find 
out more about what has been advertized their customer service knew nothing 
about a talking stripless meter and they could not give me more information 
on it.  They were going to contact their advertizing department and said 
they would get back to me.  I don't really believe they will get back to me, 
but my ears are open so I'll be paying attention when these Medicare ads 
come on the TV in the future.

The only 2 talking meters Ariva carries at this point, both use strips and 
are:
1.  The Solus V2;  and
2.  The Embrace --  which is the meter I had seen listed on Maxi Aids web 
site.

Ariva did say that they did have non-talking meters that were stripless, but 
they do use blood with a cartridge.

If I find anything further out I'll post.

Eileen

-----Original Message----- 
From: COLLEEN ROTH
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 4:28 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A Stripless Talking Meter ...

Hello Eileen,
I think that the ad says that Ariva serves people with Medicare.
I didn't quite get the part about sticking your fingers. I thought maybe you 
stuck another part of your body.
It does say the meter talks.
Since I currently get very little blood, if any at all, I am not able to 
test.
If Ariva does indeed work without blood or with just enough blood that you 
do not have to use a strip this might be heaven-sent for me.
I have a friend who is a nurse who also has trouble getting enough blood for 
a reading from me.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: eileen scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:04 pm
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 Bl'
> 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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