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

Wed May 11 14:58:04 UTC 2016

The Autocode requires sighted help to set up, unless you have enough useable
vision. It's not accessible to use the repeat button. So if you don't hear
what the reading is, you cannot press repeat like you can with the Voice.
And in the memory, it will only read back the last 10 readings, I believe.
So when logging sugars (which you should) you cannot access more than the
last 10 readings, which for me, would be a day and less than half of another
day. With the Voice, you can access all back readings going back quite some
time.

Bridgit

-----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 10:31 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Anita Ogletree <aogletree2015 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER

Hi Jolena!

Thanks for reaching out to me. So does the meter you use audibly speak all
of the results like the Prodigy Voice? Are you able to test on alternate
sites like the palm or forearm, successfully?

I decided to switch back to the first Prodigy meter because I still have to
work on getting use to testing on a regular basis.

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 8:07 PM Jolena Foster via Diabetes-talk <
diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Anita:
>
> I use the auto code glucometer. It's easier to handle and you get the 
> results in 7 seconds. I've had this meter for several months now so I 
> don't have the manual for it. I'm so sorry. You might be able to look 
> up the manual to see if you can get it online... like in PDF form. I 
> hope this helps.
>
> Jolena Foster
>
>
>
> On 5/10/16, Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk 
> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> > Hi all! I am new to this list. I am not blind, but I am a type 2 
> > diabetic and work as a diabetes educator for the blind and vision 
> > impaired. I have found great value in being a part of this list 
> > serv, because learning
> from
> > all of your experiences helps to make me not only a better 
> > self-manager
> of
> > my diabetes, but also a better educator.
> >
> > Anita, I could only locate a pdf version of the Prodigy meter, but 
> > below
> I
> > have pasted the instructions for the alternate site testing for the
> Prodigy
> > meters.  I hope this helps.
> >
> > Prodigy Auto Code Alternative Site Testing There are important 
> > limitations to Alternate Site Testing (AST). Please consult your 
> > healthcare professional before performing AST.
> > What is AST? Alternate Site Testing (AST) means you can use parts of 
> > the body other than your fingertips to check your blood glucose levels.
> > Prodigy(r) meters allow you to test on your palm, forearm, upper 
> > arm,
> calf
> > or thigh.
> > What is the Advantage? Fingertips feel pain more readily because 
> > they are full of nerve endings (receptors). At other body sites, 
> > nerve endings are not so numerous and you will not feel as much pain 
> > as you will
> experience at
> > the fingertip.
> > When to use AST? Food, medication, illness, stress and exercise can
> affect
> > blood glucose levels. Capillary blood at the fingertip reflects 
> > these changes faster than capillary blood at other sites. Therefore, 
> > if you are testing your blood glucose level during or immediately 
> > after a meal, physical exercise or stressful event, take the blood 
> > sample from your fingertip only.
> > Use AST only:
> > Two hours or more after your last meal.
> > Two hours or more after taking insulin.
> > Two hours or more after exercise.
> > During a relaxed and calm state.
> >
> > Do not use AST if:
> > You have reason to believe you have hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
> > Your routine glucose results are often fluctuating.
> > You are pregnant.
> > To increase accuracy when using AST, rub the puncture site before
> extracting
> > blood.
> >
> > Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
> > Diabetes Educator
> > Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
> > 401 Azalea Avenue
> > Richmond, Virginia 23227
> > Email: kim.ladd at dbvi.virginia.gov
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> > Behalf
> Of
> > Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 4:35 PM
> > To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> > Cc: Mike Freeman
> > 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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