[Diabetes-Talk] meters

Wed Jan 13 19:16:38 UTC 2021

Yes it sure is.

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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Melanie Torrance via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 11:01 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Melanie Torrance <melanietorrance at icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] meters

This list is an awesome source of information! Melanie

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> On Jan 13, 2021, at 1:55 PM, gary-melconian via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Greg, is correct.also the entire  package cost about $50  , and you 
> can get it on amazon or any online store.
> 
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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Greg Wocher via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:17 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Greg Wocher <gtwocher at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] meters
> 
> Hello,
> There is also the Clever Choice Voice HD meter. It requires a bit less 
> blood than the Prodigy. It is also completely accessible like the Prodigy.
> 
> Greg Wocher
> 
> 
>>> On Jan 13, 2021, at 11:10 AM, Sandi Ryan via Diabetes-Talk
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I haven't noted that anyone is touting anything. And I'm glad you get 
>> excellent readings from your Prodigy, but I have had problems, and so 
>> have others. I went to using a One-Touch Verio about four years back.
>> I have to have sighted help with it, but I do all the work and my 
>> husband reads the result. It's not accessible, and not the best 
>> answer, but it works for me far better than the prodigy.
>> 
>> If I'm not mistaken, the Prodigy requires more blood than many of the 
>> more current meters. That might be a reason to upgrade and update it.
>> And there may be others. But no one is trying to take your prodigy 
>> away, we're just discussing other things that are out there with 
>> their pros and cons. Your mention that the app with the newer one 
>> gets a 1 rating would certainly give me pause!
>> 
>> Sandi
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
>> Alan Lemly via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:10 AM
>> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Alan Lemly <walemly at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] meters
>> 
>> Well, I've had no problem with the quality of my Prodigy meter and 
>> I'm much more interested in a meter's accessibility than where it 
>> shows up in reviews by most who are not concerned with accessibility. 
>> And I'm curious what sort of updates you expect for a meter that does 
>> what it's designed to do and is fully accessible. I've been using 
>> glucose meters for years and I don't recall any of them getting 
>> updated like a smart phone or smart phone app. It would be nice to 
>> have a meter that could transfer its readings to a well-designed app 
>> that was fully accessible and allow review of past scores as well as 
>> transfer of those scores to medical professionals. I see that the 
>> ReliOn that you're touting has an app but 70% of its reviewers give 
>> it one star so it has problems. I like that I can upload my Prodigy 
>> Autocode readings to
> Diasend where I can print the reports my endocrinologist needs.
>> 
>> Alan Lemly
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Dorothea Martin via Diabetes-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 9:04 AM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Dorothea Martin
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] meters
>> 
>> Hello, Ed and Everyone,
>> To go on with what Ed said, the ReliOn Pro Voice is easily available 
>> though hardly as accessible as the Prodigy Voice. However, 
>> accessibility is not the whole story, since the quality of the meter 
>> itself must be considered. The ReliOn meters show up near the top of 
>> reviews, while Prodigy courts the bottom. We must also keep in mind 
>> that the Prodigy meters, including the Voice, have not been updated 
>> in years and are getting long in the tooth. I'm beginning to think 
>> that if we must continue to use those inexpensive little glucometers 
>> with small memories, we will also keep on having to face a trade-off 
>> between the device's actual quality as a meter and its accessibility.
>> Dotty Martin
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