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

[Veronica Elsea]

Not to mention, every time you insert a new sensor, you have to calibrate with your BG meter. The data from a CGMS runs a little bit behind because it’s getting its info from a different fluid and all over the thing come warnings about how it’s good for spotting patterns and warning of lows, but not accurate enough to replace a meter. Now, strictly personal opinion here, taking a very expensive device and calibrating it against a meter that has a 20 per cent range of variation? Ummm, now that makes sense, right? Not!
If I were really having trouble detecting lows, I’d get a dog. They’re faster at detecting the lows and don’t set off alarms if they’re not in the same room with you. <grin>
Veronica

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On May 4, 2014, at 5:03 PM, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

> A CGMS is not a substitute for a regular glucose meter but can be useful in some situations.
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sally Maguire
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 7:36 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] A Stripless Talking Meter ...
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> Eileen,
> 
> I would love to have a CGM, a continuous glucose monitor.  They don't have a talking one yet, but isn't that the perfect thing for us?  My doctor told me to talk to my senator.  
> I hear it costs about $4,000. per year, so you need a good insurance plan-not Medicare as I have.
> This is what the other diabetics on the Tour de Cure use while riding.
> 
> Sally
> 
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "eileen scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "NFB Diabetes Talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:49 PM
> 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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