[Diabetes-Talk] Got my Talking Glucometer, now What?

[Lisa Belville]

Hi, Milton.


Thank you for the description.  I'll get out my meter and see what I can 
find.


I located the Accucheck lancing device on Amazon, so I can at least give 
someone an idea of what I'm looking for.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 3/7/2020 10:23 AM, Milton via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> Hello Lisa,
>
> If you are using the Prodegy Voice there is a way to check a reading that you recently took.
>
> First, if you have the curved end of the meter toward you, the large round button can be pressed when there is no strip inserted In the meter by just holding the button for a second, you can get the last test reading.
>
> There is also a button at the left edge of the meter that when held down you can read the last message spoken.
>
> This will all work only if you are using the Prodegy Voice.
>
> I have found that the best lancet needle is the soft click that was part of the old glucose monitor kit that was called the AccuCheck Voice which is no longer available but the lancet needle and needle supply is still able to be gotten. You might check with your Endocrinologist or diabetes Educator. Sometimes the Diabetes Educator can also bePharmacist or Dietatian. They might be able to answer the question as to where in your area you might be able to get the soft click lancet.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 9:06 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Got my Talking Glucometer, now What?
>
> Hi, all.
>
>
> I finally got my talking glucometer working.  I wound up using my sighted, but reasonably informed about blindness diabetic family member to set up the meter and show me how to work the injector.
>
>
> I have a few questions which probably seem very basic to you guys, so bear with me.  <smile>
>
>
> First, I'm still working out the process of getting blood to the test
> strip reliably and quickly.  I've realized that the lower my blood sugar
> is, the quicker I can draw blood and have enough to do the test.  I've
> also found, through trial and error, that running my hands under warm
> water seems to help as well.  Are there any other tricks for helping
> make this process more efficient?
>
>
> Secondly, Is there a way for me to review past readings with the Prodigy
> Voice?  It speaks when I press the on button, and it prompts me to
> insert a strip, but it doesn't seem to allow a totally blind person to
> repeat the last reading, or independently adjust settings like language,
> volume or time, so I just wanted to verify whether or not this could be
> done.
>
>
> Finally, Are there other types of injectors that make it easier to
> adjust the sharpness of the needle?  I can take apart the pen and remove
> and replace the needle, but apparently, the sharpness setting gets reset
> once the injector is opened and the top is replaced.  I don't know what
> brand of injector this was, it was all bundled with the Prodigy meter,
> but if there's another model which would let me do this with more
> independence and accuracy I'd sure like to find out about it.  I live
> alone, so I like to do as much for myself as possible.
>
>
> Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated, and again, I apologize for
> probably asking questions you all have heard before.
>
>
> TIA for the help
>
>
> Lisa
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