[Diabetes-Talk] meters

Fri Jan 29 18:23:21 UTC 2021

Yes, I, too, waste strips with the Prodigy.  I only get 35 a month, so 
they go fast.  The prodigy takes more blood, so I think this is the 
issue for me.  I'm trying the Clever choice discussed on this list.  I'm 
paying out of pocket because I already got a Prodigy paid for last 
year.  Depending on how the Clever Choice works, I'll use the Prodigy as 
a back up.

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 1/29/2021 12:12 PM, Les Fitzpatrick via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> Hello Mary I waste a lot of tests strips with the prodigy I have 2 of them and they bot take a lot of blood so I decided to try a different meter and see how that works.
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> Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
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> Ham call K5FPT
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> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Mary Davis via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 7:37 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Mary Davis <mdavisforalternatives at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] meters
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> 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
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> ----- 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 <mailto: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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