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

Wed May 11 16:08:01 UTC 2016

When talking about the Prodigy meter I have one that at one end is
oval-shaped while the opposite end is squared. It only has one button on
top in the right corner of the oval-shaped side with theat side facing you.

The manual online describes something altogether different from what ,i
ho2d in my hands. The device they describe has more buttons. Do I have the
right one?

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 8:58 AM Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk <
diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Bridgit is largely correct. The only part of her message below with which I
> differ is her assertion that only the last ten readings are held in memory
> by the Prodigy autocode. In fact, I believe that the Autocode can hold as
> many readings in memory as the Voice. However, one doesn't have access to
> the readings without sighted assistance.
>
> It is the Solus V2 that only allows the last ten readings to be spoken when
> reviewing in memory, In fact, it, too, allows all four hundred of the last
> readings to be reviewed from memory but will only review the last ten or so
> with speech.
>
> All of which may not play into anita's decision but people look to this
> list
> for information so thought I should set the record straight.
>
> Mike Freeman
> 2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Anita Ogletree via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 8:02 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> Bridget,
>
> Thank you. I know that is what Mike said as well.
>
> I am going to use the Prodigy Voice and I plan to start today. I don't want
> to be hard headed.
>
> Thanks to all.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:58 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> 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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