[Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.

Mon Jan 14 03:24:46 UTC 2019

That's the Prodigy Autocode, not the Prodigy Voice.

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 7:39 PM
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Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.

It is a prodigy from amazon.
It is small, and it doesn't read the number the second time like my first machine does.
If you don't hear what it says you have to stick again.
One thing I don't like about it.
At the time I paid $13 for it.
That could be why there isn't any bells and whistles.

Original message:
> If it's a Prodigy Voice, it should have three buttons on the bottom, 
> and an up and down arrow on the right. I don't remember what a Prodigy 
> Autocode looks like, but I don't recall it being terribly different.
> Perhaps we are talking about different meters?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d 
> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 2:57 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.

> On the meter I have there are no buttons, just a one time reading, and 
> loud loll.
> I got it from amazon.
> I don't use it often because of how loud it is.
> I stick with the one I got years ago, when Mike was still with us.
> It was the first meter I got after the monster one I had.
> Just interesting for me to know what is out there.
> Now if I could get Edd to call me back from calls I made to him maybe 
> we can figure out with what I am using now how to reset it so the 
> meters will be closer in numbers.
> Was out at a restaurant last night, and must say it was wonderful to 
> read the numbers where no one knew what was happening.
> And I didn't have to stick my fingers.
> Just wanted to share.

> Original message:
>> You adjust the volume in the settings. It does not come with ear 
>> buds, but you can plug your own in the jack that's at the bottom of the meter.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d 
>> m gina via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 2:09 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.

>> Wow the new one that I got several years ago is quite loud.
>> There is no plug to plug anything in.
>> I always say I need a microphone to share what my numbers are.
>> The first one I got has the volume control and much more.

>> Original message:
>>> You can still use ear buds with the Prodigy. There's a jack to plug 
>>> it into towards the bottom of the meter.

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>>> d m gina via Diabetes-Talk
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2019 12:31 PM
>>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accu Chek Guide.

>>> Get the prodigy meter from amazon.
>>> Sadly it doesn't have the ear phone it used to have years ago.
>>> Easy to use, put in a strip stick finger and it will read the 
>>> numbers to you out loud.

>>> Original message:
>>>> what meter do you use. I don't want a meter that I need sighted 
>>>> help with because it isn't practical

>>>> -----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

>>>> -----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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