[Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?

Tue Oct 6 20:34:40 UTC 2020

I have never had good luck with the Prodigy Voice. I have seen my numbers be as much as 150 points off. And yes, it could be the strips. The only way to know for sure is to buy some new ones and then you could compare readings. But it really is very easy to get not enough blood in those strips. Good luck.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2020 9:19 AM
To: mota1252 at gmail.com; Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Alan Wheeler
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?

I spoke to my doctor last week and he adjusted my metformin from 1000 MG a day to 2000. Back in June my a1c was 9. I have an appointment next month. I will contact him about adjusting that. As for the machine, I have had it for about 5 to 6 years. It is a Prodigy Voice, a detail I neglected to mention.

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> On Oct 6, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Milton via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I suggest you contact your doctor about your blood glucose reading and
> especially if it your readings are consistent with those numbers you
> mentioned in your message.
> 
> Also, when was the last time you saw the doctor and what was your A1C
> reading?
> 
> Just going by the numbers here on this list one cannot tell if it is a meter
> problem.
> 
> Also, When was the last time you got a new meter or how long have you had
> this meter you used to test?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alan
> Wheeler via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:07 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Alan Wheeler <blindsticks at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> This is going to be a bit long, I apologize. I am starting to think I need a
> new glucometer. It's either that or the prodigy strips I ordered on Amazon
> have expired already or are defective. I have been properly takinng
> medication, eating the best I can and exercising. Here's the situation:
> 
> Last night, I tested my sugar at 10 PM, a good 3 hours after I ate, and I
> had walked to the store two hours prior to testing, and my sugar was at 215.
> I didn't eat after testing and went to bed.
> 
> I tested at 6 AM this morning and it was 223. I ate one blueberry muffin,
> then a half hour later went out for a 30 to 40 minute walk 30 minutes after
> eating. A half hour after the walk I tested again, and it was up to 285.
> Shouldn't it have been trending down, however slightly. One thing, I haven't
> taken my morning dosage (1000 MG of Metformin) yet.
> 
> Should I change meters and if so, what is a good, accurate meter that is
> fully accessible, at least as much as possible to a totally blind person?
> 
> 
> 
> "If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do whatever you
> set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"
> 
> My blog: http://doingitdeeper.blogspot.com/
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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