[Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER

Tue May 10 21:18:58 UTC 2016

The best help is practice, practice, practice.

Mike

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From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Anita Ogletree via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 2:02 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Cc: Anita Ogletree
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER

Hello Mike and thank you for responding to my questions.

I still have the Prodigy Voice and I will use the auto code testing supplies
they sent to me.

Any help I can get so that I can get comfortable with testing more than
every now and then is most appreciated. I find myself feeling extremely
squeamish and unsure whenever I have attempted to test in the past.

As I said before, it has been a long time since I have tried but I really
want to get started as soon as is possible.

Thank you again.

Anita

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From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:35 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER

Anita:

Insofar as I am aware, there is no accessible copy of the Autocode manual.
This isn't surprising as the Autocode is nowhere as accessible as is the
Prodigy Voice. You will have to have sighted assistance to set up the
Autocode and you won't be able to review readings in memory nor will you be
able to repeat the speech of the last reading; reviewing readings from
memory requires sight. In other words, the autocode speaks the current
reading *Once* so you'd better be listening closely and be ready to write it
down.

All is not lost, however. The Prodigy Voice can use Autocode strips so just
get a Prodigy Voice and get the Autocode strips from your pharmacy; no one
will be the wiser. That's what I do.

As for alternate site testing, I know of no blind person who has
successfully done this precisely because one can't feel where one poked. I
ran into a diabetes educator once who maintained that it could be done but,
as I say, I've never known any blind person who did this because one has to
let the blood flow up into the tube when you poke.

So for most people, finger-sticking it is. We can help you with this.

Pharmacies/doctors most often have *no* idea what it takes to make an
accessible meter and they tend to think that if it talks at all, it is
accessible. Balderdash!

Mike Freeman

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Anita Ogletree via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 1:00 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Anita Ogletree
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER

Hello.

I haven't commented on this list for a while but I believe some of you
remember me.

I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic, which a lot of folks have suggested
that really means that I am a diabetic. At my last doctor's visit and
according to the lab results from March, my A1C was down from 6.3 to 5.7.

I have switched from the Prodigy Talking meter to the Prodigy Auto Code
because the insurance I have now uses it's own pharmacy and the Auto Code
was recommended.  Other than the fact that the Auto Code can be used to test
on alternate parts of the body, does anyone know if one is better than the
other? Or is it a matter of personal preference?

I also am going to confess that when I only had the Prodigy meter with
speech that only allowed the testing on the fingers, I was unable to do the
testing myself because I could not steady my hand in order to stick my
finger. So it has been a long time since I've kept up with testing. I've
only recently received the Prodigy Auto Code this past weekend and I have
been trying to read the user's manual that is to difficult to scan. I found
one online but it seems only to refer to the one without the Auto Code.

Can anyone direct me to accessible instructions for the Auto Code or does
anyone on the list have an accessible format that you are willing to share?
I really want to start monitoring my blood sugar so that there are no
surprises when I visit my doctor again. I have experienced a lot of pain in
my legs and feet over the past couple of days but that may be due to the
fact that I was doing a lot of walking last week wearing sandals.

Thanks.

Anita

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