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

Sat Mar 7 17:04:08 UTC 2020

Hi Lisa,

Where did you purchase the meter that you have?

If you had a prescription written by your doctor, did you specifically specify that you needed the Prodegy Voice? Obviously there are two different meters but they are different in features.

I know that if you order the meter from the NFB Independence Market and specify you want the Prodegy voice you will get what I have described in an earlier message. The Prodegy Voice was evaluated an approved by the National Federation of the Blind, Diabetes Action Network and the International Braille and Technology Center.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 10:52 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Lisa Belville <missktlab1217 at frontier.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Got my Talking Glucometer, now What?

Jeanette,

Thank you.  You've just confirmed that I was given the wrong meter.  I don't know how the packaging between the regular Prodigy and the Prodigy Voice differ, but the unit you're describing is nothing like the one I have.  <sigh>

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 3/7/2020 10:40 AM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> Lisa, if you truly have prodigy voice, when you insert the strip it says thank you for choosing prodigy voice. This is completely accessible. The middle button of the three going across allows you to change time and date, to delete all readings if you want to, and the kind of of unit you are testing. The button on the left allows you to repeat your last reading, and if you turn on the machine, and then don't put in a strip the two long buttons will allow you to cycle through your readings and there can be up to 450 of them.
>
> Jeanette
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2020 10:40 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Jamie Gurganus
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Got my Talking Glucometer, now What?
>
> Hi Lisa! Do you know if you have the Prodigy or Prodigy Voice? The Voice is totally accessible, so you should have been able to set it up yourself. That makes me believe you didn’t get that one. I know that you can hold down the set button to access the menu of readings, but I am not sure how to do it on the Prodigy without the voice. Perhaps, someone else on this list will be able to talk you through it.
>
> As for the Lansing device, there are many to choose from that can be purchased at a drugstore or from Amazon. Several have adjustable settings for the depth of the lancet. I like using the one that is called the Soft Click. Like you, I have found that washing my hands in warm water and milking the finger that I plan to use under that water really helps get a good drop of blood. I don’t have much problem finding the drop of blood on my finger, but it just takes practice. I have been testing my blood sugars since they came out with testing meters in 1983!
>
>      Jamie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 7, 2020, at 9:08 AM, Lisa Belville via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
>>
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