[Diabetes-Talk] meters

Fri Jan 29 17:26:17 UTC 2021

hi, I'm glad to hear that because I just bought one and I hope it works 
well for me. this is my first time tryin;g to use a meter.lol. I was 
just diagnosed on Jan 6th.I have type two.

On 1/29/2021 8:37 AM, Mary Davis via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> Hello, I very much favor my Prodigy Voice. I know from others I have 
> contact with, they will support a talking meter that is covered 
> through there insurance. I am not sure which do and which don't, but I 
> would definately put forth the money out of my pocket for another 
> Prodigy Voice, I think, primarily because it voices all options and so 
> far, my blood sugar levels have compared to my A 1 C.
> Mary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Wocher via Diabetes-Talk
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Date: Friday, January 29, 2021 05:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] meters
>
> Hello,
> I have used the clever choice voice HD and it works well. It will 
> allow a blind person to set it up accessibly. The Walmart one will let 
> you hear the reading but that is it. I am not sure about the third one 
> that was mentioned.
>
> Greg Wocher
>
>
> > On Jan 28, 2021, at 5:31 PM, Les Fitzpatrick via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> >
> > I am looking at purchasing 3 different meters the relion the Clever 
> choice
> > or the Advocare meter Could I get some feed back about any of all of 
> these
> > choices please before I purchase them?
> >
> > Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
> > Ham call K5FPT
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-Talk On Behalf Of Greg
> > Wocher via Diabetes-Talk
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 10:17 AM
> > To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> > Cc: Greg Wocher
> > 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
> > 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 On Behalf Of
> >> Alan Lemly via Diabetes-Talk
> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:10 AM
> >> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> >> Cc: Alan Lemly
> >> 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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