[Diabetes-talk] Test Strips Used with Prodigy Voice Meter?

Thu Jun 16 11:14:28 UTC 2016

Good morning Alan.

Once again, burn here. As for buying the meter, the prodigy voice is the most accessible meter!! You can access the memory and set the time and date, anything else you might want to do with the meter. The AutoCode, however, is not fully accessible. As for purchasing the meter, the most inexpensive I have found is the NFB's independence market. If you would like that information, we can give it to you. It is at the national Center for the blind, 200 E. Wells St. Baltimore, MD 21230. You can call 410–6 59–9314. The menu will tell you which number to push for the independence market. I do not remember offhand. But, the meters are $50 for purchase from the independence market. At least, there, you will be assured that you will get a prodigy voice meter instead of something they send you because they tell you it's a talking meter. There talk is cheap. Just because they hear it talk does not mean it's something you're going to want. Believe me. I've seen too much of that experience with a lot of people!!. They have no clue. There is dizzy as the day is long. At least, here, at the Independence market we have experts regarding accessible technology for our products. Just so you know. Burn.

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> On Jun 16, 2016, at 1:16 AM, Alan Lemly via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Many thanks to all who posted to answer my question. Now, I just need to
> locate the lowest price online for a Prodigy Voice meter to use with those
> Prodigy autocode strips when they arrive.
> 
> Alan Lemly
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 3:14 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Bernadette Jacobs
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Test Strips Used with Prodigy Voice Meter?
> 
> The prodigy AutoCode meter and the prodigy voice use the same strips.
> Thankfully, prodigy was very smart and designed one strip for every meter
> they make. So, no matter which made her one orders from prodigy, the strips
> will be the same. All the strips fit every meter. They are all one in the
> same. Burn.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Jun 15, 2016, at 3:44 PM, Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> I use the Prodigy Voice with the auto code strips.  I purchase the 
>> strips through the company U.S. Med.  Their number is 800-876-3379.
>> Warmly, Joy
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Alan Lemly via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 12:33 PM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Alan Lemly <walemly at gmail.com>; blind-diabetics at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Test Strips Used with Prodigy Voice Meter?
>> 
>> Medicare has again changed the rules for getting diabetic test strips 
>> and I'm looking for a provider. This seems like a good time to switch 
>> to the Prodigy Voice meter as my vision continues to deteriorate.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I've contacted Arriva out of Florida and I've set up an initial order 
>> for the Prodigy Autocode meter test strips. I know the Autocode meter 
>> is different from the Prodigy Voice but since the strips will be the 
>> main cost over time, I'm trying to determine whether these two meters 
>> use the same test strips. If the Prodigy Autocode strips won't work in 
>> the Prodigy Voice meter, I need to find this out as quickly as 
>> possible and cancel my order with Arriva.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I know I probably should have gotten this information from the Arriva 
>> enrollment person I spoke with but my experience after talking with 
>> several of these Medicare-approved suppliers is that they are strong 
>> on trying to sell you stuff that the government is paying for and weak on
> listening.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer in clarifying whether the 
>> Prodigy Voice and Autocode use the same test strips.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Alan Lemly
>> 
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