[Diabetes-Talk] Replacement blind friendly Meter recommendations

[Jude DaShiell]

If you must use your fingers please remember to massage the hand since
it's connected to those fingers and notice the temperature of the
fingers once you massage.  If the fingers get warm, they'll likely
donate.  If they're still cold a little more massage may change that.

The tip of the lancet device with the wider hole can be used to get
blood from the under-side of the arm where the arm is fatty.  Live long
enough and the fingers get too much damage from all that testing.  My
left middle finger had some skin come off then something very thin and
hard which had some area on it fell out and that finger healed up better
once that came out.  No testing on that finger since then since the only
time I am to test any more is when I get sick.

On Thu, 6 Feb 2020, Sarah Hale via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 14:21:16
> From: Sarah Hale via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Sarah Hale <rayndarren at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Replacement blind friendly Meter recommendations
>
> Hi Doula,
>
> Thanks so much for the info, I'll see if I can get that meter!
>
> Sarah
>
> On 2/6/2020 11:04 AM, Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> > Hi Sarah,
> >
> >       I feel your pain with getting the blood on the strip.  I'm on the
> > Dexcom G6 now and rarely have to test.  But when I have been testing, my
> > Diabetes educator got me using the Accuchek guide.  Unfortunately, it
> > doesn't talk, so getting it set up takes visual assistance, but it connects
> > to a phone app.  The nice thing about this meter is you can get the drop of
> > blood anywhere on the end of the strip, and it doesn't need a large amount
> > of blood to test.   It beeps a certain way when it has what it needs for a
> > test, and has a different sounding beep if it fails.  Occasionally it does
> > get stuck so it doesn't automatically transfer, but overall, it has worked
> > for me.  Hope this helps.
> > Doula
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sarah
> > Hale via Diabetes-Talk
> > Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:34 AM
> > To: Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Sarah Hale <rayndarren at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Replacement blind friendly Meter
> > recommendations
> >
> > Hi Jamie,
> >
> > What about getting the blood onto the strip? No matter how hard I try, I
> > can't do it independently. I've given up trying myself actually and just
> > have my bf do it, sigh. Suggestions appreciated :)
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> > On 2/6/2020 10:20 AM, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> >> Hi Daniel!  As far as I know, the Prodigy Voice and the Clever Choice Voice
> >> are the only talking meters.  I have used both, and personally think the
> >> Prodigy is more accurate.  However, others may say otherwise.  Either way,
> >> they both talk and are totally accessible to the blind.
> >>
> >>     Jamie
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> >> Daniel Chavez via Diabetes-Talk
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:02 PM
> >> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> >> Cc: Daniel Chavez <topdog2046 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Replacement blind friendly Meter
> >> recommendations
> >>
> >> Good day,
> >> I am writing to see if this list may have meter recommendations for
> >> replacing a meter? My prodigy voice Meter seems to be reporting in accurate
> >> readings. When I test, it would say that The sugars are low without a
> >> number, or a ridiculous number such as they are 20MG.
> >> i?m wondering if it may be also the strips? If I do replace the meter, what
> >> would be a blind friendly meter besides the prodigy  voice that I could
> >> use?
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