[Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.

[Jamie Gurganus]

I use the Prodigy Voice, which does not require sighted assistance.


     Jamie

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> On Jan 12, 2019, at 1:16 AM, Sheila via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> what meter do you use. I don't want a meter that I need sighted help with because it isn't practical
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 11:10 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.
> 
> Eileen,
> 
> Good to know. Thanks for sharing what you found. This is not a criticism, but some of us don't want to have, or can't have, sighted assistance for things, so, it's good to know what can and cannot be done completely nonvisually. Both my husband and I are blind and don't see sighted people like family who can help with daily stuff like this on a regular basis. So for me, choosing a meter that requires some sighted assistance is probably not the way to go. But it does seem like a potential option, which is good.
> 
> Bridgit
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 10:09 AM
> To: NFB Diabetes Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I looked up the Accu Chek Guide this morning and I am questioning if someone with no vision would be able to use the meter. The item that is making me question its usability is when asked for date & time in the setup. I was watching a YouTube video and it showed the meter’s set up. However the set up was not done with a blue tooth connection to a smart device. Its just one of those small little details that could hang up the whole usability of the meter by a person who is blind and who does not have sighted assistance to help out. If it’s a matter of setting date once and then the meter would retain the date & time values and account for day light savings changes that could be worked around, but would become more of a issue if the date & time values needed to be manually re-entered say with each battery change &/or day light savings. The other question is also if these settings would be adjustable through an app.
> 
> I also looked in the app store and the only app I could locate for Accu Chek was “Accu Chek Connect”. I’m not sure if this is the same app that will work with the Guide meter. I did download the Connect app to my IPhone and the first 2 or so screens did seem to read, but without having a meter to test it out thoroughly, its impossible for me to be 100% sure. If I can get a free meter and sample test strips I’m willing to give it a try. I just don’t want to have to purchase a large quantity of strips to findout it has problems that can’t be worked around.
> 
> Eileen
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