[Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 104, Issue 3

[James Hunt]

Hello everyone, my name is James Hunt. I have been a member for a
while, but not a big contributor. I use the Prodigy Voice, and am
totally blind. Your info here is great! As far as alternative test
sights, I have had the most success on the pads of my palms, beneath
the thumbs. I hope this is helpful. Thanks a million!

On 5/11/16, diabetes-talk-request at nfbnet.org
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>    1. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Ladd, Kim (DBVI))
>    2. Re: Test strips and solution for Prodigy meter
>       (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>    3. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Anita Ogletree)
>    4. Re: insurance not covering Prodigy test strips issue
>       (TALey at ups.com)
>    5. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Ladd, Kim (DBVI))
>    6. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Mike Freeman)
>    7. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>       (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>    8. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>       (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>    9. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Mike Freeman)
>   10. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Anita Ogletree)
>   11. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Anita Ogletree)
>   12. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Anita Ogletree)
>   13. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Mike Freeman)
>   14. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER (Anita Ogletree)
>   15. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>       (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>   16. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>       (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>   17. Re: HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>       (Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter)
>   18. DexCom G5 Mobile CGM (ed worrell)
>   19. Re: DexCom G5 Mobile CGM (Veronica Elsea)
>   20. Re: DexCom G5 Mobile CGM (TALey at ups.com)
>
>
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 12:38:00 +0000
> From: "Ladd, Kim (DBVI)" <Kim.Ladd at dbvi.virginia.gov>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <44A732DD034FDF4C8221C2A226D1AA5A0C5311CA at COVMSGCES-MBX13>
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> Anita,
> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but I
> also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the state. You
> just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the education. So, if
> you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a diabetes education
> referral.
>
> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
> Diabetes Educator
> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
> 401 Azalea Avenue
> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>
> -----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 11:44 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> Me again!
>
> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago. I
> lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his last name
> was my VR counselor when I was there.
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Anita
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 09:29:39 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Test strips and solution for Prodigy
> 	meter
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>
> This is really great info because I was just told yesterday that my
> insurance does not cover the Prodigy test strips, even though they have for
> several years now. So I need to find an alternative.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jolena Foster via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:01 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jolena Foster <fosterp55 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Test strips and solution for Prodigy meter
>
> I don't know about the recalibration and stuff like that. But I get my
> strips from Maxi Aids. They come 50 strips for 16 dollars or 200 strips for
> 67 dollars. Check them out at www.maxiaids.com. I hope this helps.
>
> Jolena Foster
>
>
>
> On 5/10/16, Raul A. Gallegos via Diabetes-talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> Hello all. I just joined the list. I myself am not diabetic, but my
>> girlfriend is. She uses the talking Prodigy talking meter. I am
>> wondering where the best places you have found to get additional test
>> strips and calibrating solution. I'm very new to all of this and so I
>> want to learn as much as I can. Walgreens sells 50 strips for $60 and that
>> seems like a lot.
>> I found 100 strips for $33 from Amazon from a seller with great
>> reputation.
>> What sort of things should I watch for when purchasing test strips? I
>> know they should not be expired. Also I just learned that if they are
>> stored in extreme temperatures that could ruin them as well.
>>
>> While I am at it, are there only one kind of talking glucose meters
>> for blind people to use? I have only seen the Prodigy. Lastly, how
>> often should it be recalibrate do?
>>
>> Thanks, and my apologies if my questions seem elementary.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Raul A. Gallegos
>> Assistive Technology Trainer
>> ?Any teacher that can be replaced with a computer, deserves to be.? ?
>> David Thornburg
>>
>> Voice/Text: 832.554.7285
>> Office: 832.639.4477
>> Personal Email: raul at raulgallegos.com
>> Work Email: training at raulgallegos.com
>> Twitter: @rau47 and @AT_Trainer
>>
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 14:43:35 +0000
> From: Anita Ogletree <aogletree2015 at gmail.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID:
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> I live in California now. I wonder if DOR provides that service. How can. I
> find out?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Anita,
>> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
>> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but I
>> also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the state.
>> You
>> just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the education. So, if
>> you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a diabetes education
>> referral.
>>
>> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
>> Diabetes Educator
>> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>> 401 Azalea Avenue
>> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>>
>> -----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 11:44 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Anita Ogletree
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>>
>> Me again!
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago. I
>> lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his last
>> name
>> was my VR counselor when I was there.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40pan
>> > ix.com
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
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>> > dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
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>> > 15%40gmail.com
>> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 14:48:50 +0000
> From: <TALey at ups.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] insurance not covering Prodigy test
> 	strips issue
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> Bridgit,
>
> I strongly suspect that if you have your endocrinologist write a
> prescription for the Prodigy autocode strips and have him provide
> documentation to your insurance that you have to use a fully accessible
> meter, your insurance will have to cover them, even though they are not on
> their formulary.
>
> That is how I had to handle it. Large insurance companies want to get the
> least expensive price for test supplies, so they contract with one company
> to provide them all their meters and strips. Since the meter/strip company
> is going to be selling so many to that insurance company, they give the
> insurance company a better deal. For example, my insurance has the One-Touch
> line only. Unless you have a medically necessary reason you can't use
> One-Touch models, you don't really get a choice. But, blindness and the need
> for a fully accessible meter is a reason for them to allow the exception.
> Their accountants may not like it so much, but I don't think they have a
> choice if the prescribing physicians provides the documentation.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----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 10:30 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Test strips and solution for Prodigy meter
>
> This is really great info because I was just told yesterday that my
> insurance does not cover the Prodigy test strips, even though they have for
> several years now. So I need to find an alternative.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Jolena Foster via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:01 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jolena Foster <fosterp55 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Test strips and solution for Prodigy meter
>
> I don't know about the recalibration and stuff like that. But I get my
> strips from Maxi Aids. They come 50 strips for 16 dollars or 200 strips for
> 67 dollars. Check them out at www.maxiaids.com. I hope this helps.
>
> Jolena Foster
>
>
>
> On 5/10/16, Raul A. Gallegos via Diabetes-talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> Hello all. I just joined the list. I myself am not diabetic, but my
>> girlfriend is. She uses the talking Prodigy talking meter. I am
>> wondering where the best places you have found to get additional test
>> strips and calibrating solution. I'm very new to all of this and so I
>> want to learn as much as I can. Walgreens sells 50 strips for $60 and that
>> seems like a lot.
>> I found 100 strips for $33 from Amazon from a seller with great
>> reputation.
>> What sort of things should I watch for when purchasing test strips? I
>> know they should not be expired. Also I just learned that if they are
>> stored in extreme temperatures that could ruin them as well.
>>
>> While I am at it, are there only one kind of talking glucose meters
>> for blind people to use? I have only seen the Prodigy. Lastly, how
>> often should it be recalibrate do?
>>
>> Thanks, and my apologies if my questions seem elementary.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Raul A. Gallegos
>> Assistive Technology Trainer
>> ?Any teacher that can be replaced with a computer, deserves to be.? ?
>> David Thornburg
>>
>> Voice/Text: 832.554.7285
>> Office: 832.639.4477
>> Personal Email: raul at raulgallegos.com
>> Work Email: training at raulgallegos.com
>> Twitter: @rau47 and @AT_Trainer
>>
>>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 14:49:36 +0000
> From: "Ladd, Kim (DBVI)" <Kim.Ladd at dbvi.virginia.gov>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
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> I am not sure if they provide individualized diabetes education, but you can
> contact them at:
> Blind Field Services, call (916) 558-5480, or send an email to
> mailto:blindinfo at dor.ca.gov
>
> Kim Ladd
>
> -----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 10:44 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I live in California now. I wonder if DOR provides that service. How can. I
> find out?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Anita,
>> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
>> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but
>> I also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the
>> state. You just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the
>> education. So, if you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a
>> diabetes education referral.
>>
>> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
>> Diabetes Educator
>> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>> 401 Azalea Avenue
>> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>>
>> -----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 11:44 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Anita Ogletree
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>>
>> Me again!
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago.
>> I lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his
>> last name was my VR counselor when I was there.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
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>> > an
>> > ix.com
>> >
>> >
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>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
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>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/kim.ladd%
>> > 40
>> > dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
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>> > Diabetes-talk:
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>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/aogletree
>> > 20
>> > 15%40gmail.com
>> >
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>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 07:50:11 -0700
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <004b01d1ab94$6c115600$44340200$@panix.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Um, you *could* pick up the telephone! (grin)
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----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 7:44 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I live in California now. I wonder if DOR provides that service. How can. I
> find out?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Anita,
>> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
>> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but I
>> also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the state.
> You
>> just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the education. So, if
>> you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a diabetes education
>> referral.
>>
>> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
>> Diabetes Educator
>> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>> 401 Azalea Avenue
>> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>>
>> -----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 11:44 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Anita Ogletree
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>>
>> Me again!
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago. I
>> lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his last
> name
>> was my VR counselor when I was there.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40pan
>> > ix.com
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/kim.ladd%40
>> > dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 09:54:20 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <008001d1ab95$002e82e0$008b88a0$@gmail.com>
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> Anita,
>
> That's what this list is for, smile.
>
> Family health history can be scary. Just do what you're supposed too and be
> as positive as possible. A negative attitude can actually hinder health.
>
> Test frequently, follow your medical protocol, take insulin (if you need
> it)
> exercise as much as you can and eat as healthy as possible.
>
> This is not for everyone, and always check with your doctor before doing
> anything drastic, but I changed my eating habits and feel really good ever
> since. I always ate healthy and exercised, but ever since I had my son, my
> body has been out of wack. I did a lot of research and decided to cut out
> dairy, wheat, grains, legumes and refined sugars. I know, it sounds super
> restrictive, and I was overwhelmed at first and wondered what I would eat.
> But like most things in life, once you switch your perspective, implement
> some changes, you find things are not that difficult.
>
> To give you an example of what a typical day looks like for me, here's a
> menu from yesterday:
>
> Breakfast- 2 eggs fried in coconut oil, 2 turkey sausage links and half cup
> grapes
> Lunch- green bean and mushrooms saut?ed in coconut oil with ground black
> pepper and garlic, 1 turkey burger with advacado on top (no bun) and half
> cup strawberries
> Dinner- lettuce salad with home-made red wine vinegar dressing, baked
> carrot
> fries (carrots drizzled in coconut oil, sprinkled with sea salt and pepper)
> sweet mustard baked chicken rolled in almonds and an apple
>
> There's some more preparation in some meals, but I feel full after eating
> and don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. Since cutting out dairy,
> wheat, sugar and grains, I have more energy, feel less tired and my blood
> sugars have really stabled out. I continue to exercise 40 minutes 4 to 5
> times a week, if not more, and in fact, my husband and I are currently
> training for a triathlon in July.
>
> I don't snack much, but if I feel a bit peckish between meals, I eat things
> like fresh fruit and veggies, Larabar bars, nuts, advacados, etc. I keep
> lunchmeat on hand when I want a quick protein for meals. It does need to be
> lunchmeat with no antibiotics, no man-made preservatives, no nitrates-- we
> use a brand called Applegate. We find it at the deli at Target. Applegate
> makes a lot of different products that we purchase at home. Its breakfast
> sausage, chicken nuggets and corndogs that are gluten-free for my son--
> it's
> a good product that taste great and is better for you. If I feel like a
> sandwhich, I do lettuce wraps and no cheese, but pile on the veggies with
> meat. It hasn't been terribly difficult to eat like this.
>
> It has a lot of labels, but a lot of people call this lifestyle Paleo. If
> you Google it, you will find a lot of information, plus a ton of recipes.
>
> Again, this is not for everyone, but it has worked for me, and like I said,
> I don't feel I'm missing out on much. I also did not eat much sweets or
> bread before, so the transition has not been all that major. Dairy has been
> the most difficult because I ate a lot of Greek yogurt before. Some people
> do this lifestyle but not to its full extent. So you could keep dairy in
> your diet, or occasionally have wheat/grains. It all depends on the
> individual. But there's a lot of information out there about this type of
> diet. Personally, I feel really good, and the fatigue I was experiencing
> before is gone.
>
> 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 10:19 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 Kim.
>
> Thank you so very much! I just feel like my body is falling apart with each
> birthday. Diabetes and high blood pressure are 2 of the health
> complications
> running rampant in my family.
>
> After watching my mother's health spiral downward and the suffering before
> she passed away, I am scared not to help myself.
>
> I hope you don't mind if from time-to-time I reach out to you for answers.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Anita
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 09:58:04 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <008101d1ab95$85aa6ab0$90ff4010$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
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>> ix.com
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 07:58:50 -0700
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <004c01d1ab95$a0fe6b40$e2fb41c0$@panix.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> In addition, Joy Stigile is the Treasurer of the Diabetes Action Network
> and
> lives in, I think, Recita and can help.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:50 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Ladd, Kim (DBVI)
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I am not sure if they provide individualized diabetes education, but you
> can
> contact them at:
> Blind Field Services, call (916) 558-5480, or send an email to
> mailto:blindinfo at dor.ca.gov
>
> Kim Ladd
>
> -----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 10:44 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I live in California now. I wonder if DOR provides that service. How can. I
> find out?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Anita,
>> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
>> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but
>> I also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the
>> state. You just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the
>> education. So, if you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a
>> diabetes education referral.
>>
>> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
>> Diabetes Educator
>> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>> 401 Azalea Avenue
>> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>>
>> -----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 11:44 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Anita Ogletree
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>>
>> Me again!
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago.
>> I lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his
>> last name was my VR counselor when I was there.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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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>> > an
>> > ix.com
>> >
>> >
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>> > 40
>> > dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
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>> > 20
>> > 15%40gmail.com
>> >
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 08:02:20 -0700
> From: "Anita Ogletree" <aogletree2015 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <005d01d1ab96$1e96d2e0$5bc478a0$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40pan
>> ix.com
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
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>> dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
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>> >
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>
> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 08:03:35 -0700
> From: "Anita Ogletree" <aogletree2015 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <005e01d1ab96$4b1904f0$e14b0ed0$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Thank you. I will reach out to her.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:59 AM
> 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
>
> In addition, Joy Stigile is the Treasurer of the Diabetes Action Network
> and
> lives in, I think, Recita and can help.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:50 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Ladd, Kim (DBVI)
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I am not sure if they provide individualized diabetes education, but you
> can
> contact them at:
> Blind Field Services, call (916) 558-5480, or send an email to
> mailto:blindinfo at dor.ca.gov
>
> Kim Ladd
>
> -----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 10:44 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I live in California now. I wonder if DOR provides that service. How can. I
> find out?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Anita,
>> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
>> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but
>> I also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the
>> state. You just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the
>> education. So, if you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a
>> diabetes education referral.
>>
>> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
>> Diabetes Educator
>> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>> 401 Azalea Avenue
>> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>>
>> -----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 11:44 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Anita Ogletree
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>>
>> Me again!
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago.
>> I lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his
>> last name was my VR counselor when I was there.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
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>> > an
>> > ix.com
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
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>> > 40
>> > dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
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>> > 20
>> > 15%40gmail.com
>> >
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>
> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 08:05:03 -0700
> From: "Anita Ogletree" <aogletree2015 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <005f01d1ab96$7fb53080$7f1f9180$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Thank you.  I will reach out to her as well.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:59 AM
> 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
>
> In addition, Joy Stigile is the Treasurer of the Diabetes Action Network
> and
> lives in, I think, Recita and can help.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:50 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Ladd, Kim (DBVI)
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I am not sure if they provide individualized diabetes education, but you
> can
> contact them at:
> Blind Field Services, call (916) 558-5480, or send an email to
> mailto:blindinfo at dor.ca.gov
>
> Kim Ladd
>
> -----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 10:44 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Anita Ogletree
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>
> I live in California now. I wonder if DOR provides that service. How can. I
> find out?
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:39 AM Ladd, Kim (DBVI) via Diabetes-talk <
> diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Anita,
>> Yes, Isaac is still here. My position here is new. I not only provide
>> diabetes education classes to the students at the training center, but
>> I also provide diabetes education in client's homes throughout the
>> state. You just have to have an open case with DBVI to receive the
>> education. So, if you still live anywhere in Virginia, call DBVI for a
>> diabetes education referral.
>>
>> Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ
>> Diabetes Educator
>> Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>> 401 Azalea Avenue
>> Richmond, Virginia 23227
>>
>> -----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 11:44 PM
>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Cc: Anita Ogletree
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
>>
>> Me again!
>>
>> I just wanted to let you know that I was a client of DBVI 3 years ago.
>> I lived in Richmond from 2011 to 2014. Isaac Crisp I believe is his
>> last name was my VR counselor when I was there.
>>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>> On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:49 PM 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40p
>> > an
>> > ix.com
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/kim.ladd%
>> > 40
>> > dbvi.virginia.gov
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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>> > 20
>> > 15%40gmail.com
>> >
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 08:55:46 -0700
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <005701d1ab9d$95780120$c0680360$@panix.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> 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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>> >
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 16:08:01 +0000
> From: Anita Ogletree <aogletree2015 at gmail.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID:
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>
> 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
>> > >
>> > > _______________________________________________
>> > > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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>> > ix.com
>> > >
>> > >
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> Message: 15
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 12:06:01 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <00ad01d1aba7$6575eb90$3061c2b0$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Ultimately, it's what works for you.
>
> -----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 10:02 AM
> 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
>
> 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
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>> > for
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>> >
>> >
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>> >
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>
> Message: 16
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 12:07:44 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
> Message-ID: <00ae01d1aba7$a2b2ccd0$e8186670$@gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> Yes, that's what I meant, grin. You can only access the last 10 readings by
> voice. Sorry, was not clear.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 10:56 AM
> 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
>
> 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
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
>> > Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
>> > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
>> > for
>> > Diabetes-talk:
>> >
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/k7uij%40pan
>> ix.com
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Diabetes-talk mailing list
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> Message: 17
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 12:10:06 -0500
> From: "Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter" <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] HELP USING THE PRODIGY AUTO CODE METER
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> When the Voice first came out, I had one similar to what you describe. Then
> I got a new Voice, this was still several years ago, but it's shorter and
> wider with an up and down arrow buttons then three buttons near the bottom,
> repeat, settings and memory. With both, the strips go in a slot at the top.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----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 11:08 AM
> 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
>
> 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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> Message: 18
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 17:42:59 +0000
> From: ed worrell <ntnmprt at hotmail.com>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] DexCom G5 Mobile CGM
> Message-ID:
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> Hello Listers,
>
> I don?t know if you remember I posted a while back on thee surprising
> accessibility of the DexCom G5 Mobile system for iOS. I am proud to say that
> the developer of the app for the iPhone has been taking my suggestions to
> heart and has  made the application more accessible with one of the most
> recent updates to the app. VoiceOver now reads what the blood sugar is doing
> i.e.. slowly rising, constant, slowly falling, etc.
>
> They have also been making small improvements to the app to make it more
> responsive.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Worrell
> OverHere Consulting LLP
> ?Bringing Technology into Sight?
> P: 406-231-6822
> ed at overhereconsulting.net
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 19
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 11:20:17 -0700
> From: "Veronica Elsea" <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DexCom G5 Mobile CGM
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> Oh yay!
> As soon as I come up with a BG log full of lies, I'll join in making
> recommendations as well. Thanks so much for letting us know.
> In addition, my using the Dexcom will be delayed till I get off of all these
> pain meds. Man, I can't believe it. I am in my second week of living with
> Singles. All those TV ads are right! It's brutal! I actually had to raise my
> basal rates 15 per cent just to accommodate what the pain was doing to my
> blood sugar levels. The whole right side of my body is affected and it's
> just miserable! It would be a good time to have a working CGM though.
> Veronica
>
>
> "Guide Dogs, First Hand", Veronica Elsea's classic album is now available on
> iTunes, along with other music from her and from the Guide Dog Glee Club.
> To learn more, visit:
> http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
>                 Veronica Elsea, Owner
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> Phone: 831-429-6407
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> ed worrell via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 10:43 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: ed worrell
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] DexCom G5 Mobile CGM
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> I don?t know if you remember I posted a while back on thee surprising
> accessibility of the DexCom G5 Mobile system for iOS. I am proud to say that
> the developer of the app for the iPhone has been taking my suggestions to
> heart and has  made the application more accessible with one of the most
> recent updates to the app. VoiceOver now reads what the blood sugar is doing
> i.e.. slowly rising, constant, slowly falling, etc.
>
> They have also been making small improvements to the app to make it more
> responsive.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Worrell
> OverHere Consulting LLP
> ?Bringing Technology into Sight?
> P: 406-231-6822
> ed at overhereconsulting.net
> www.overhereconsulting.net
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> Message: 20
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 18:26:41 +0000
> From: <TALey at ups.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] DexCom G5 Mobile CGM
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> Thanks Ed. I've noticed that as well. It was a happy discovery when they put
> this in the new software about a month ago. I'm glad several of us are
> talking with Dexcom about the accessibility issues with this app.
>
> One other area Dexcom added that is not accessible yet is in the Dexcom
> widget they added that can be accessed from the iPhone start screen, where
> you put in your password.
>
> When you wake up your phone, you can put one finger in the status bar at the
> very top, then pull down. It opens up the notification center. Dexcom added
> a "widget" in here so you can see your current blood glucose without having
> to unlock the phone. This piece is not accessible. Voiceover announces the
> labels, but not the number. Hopefully they will add this in an upcoming
> release.
>
> Tom
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> ed worrell via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 1:43 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: ed worrell <ntnmprt at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] DexCom G5 Mobile CGM
>
> Hello Listers,
>
> I don?t know if you remember I posted a while back on thee surprising
> accessibility of the DexCom G5 Mobile system for iOS. I am proud to say that
> the developer of the app for the iPhone has been taking my suggestions to
> heart and has  made the application more accessible with one of the most
> recent updates to the app. VoiceOver now reads what the blood sugar is doing
> i.e.. slowly rising, constant, slowly falling, etc.
>
> They have also been making small improvements to the app to make it more
> responsive.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed Worrell
> OverHere Consulting LLP
> ?Bringing Technology into Sight?
> P: 406-231-6822
> ed at overhereconsulting.net
> www.overhereconsulting.net
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-- 
James Hunt Jr.
NFB Indiana News Line Team
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The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
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expectations
of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between
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