[Diabetes-Talk] Which Meter??

[David Andrews]

Thanks, this is what I was looking for!

Dave

I don't think my A1C is high enough that I would need, or want to 
stick 6 times a day.

Dave

At 07:13 PM 5/20/2021, Joy Stigile via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
>Hi Dave,
>The Prodigy Voice is the only fully talking Blood Glucose meter that a blind
>person with Diabetes can set up and use independently.  The strips that it
>uses are the Prodigy Autocode strips made for all of the Prodigy meters.
>It does not use an Ap.
>
>There are two Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) available in the United
>States.  They both have an accessible Ap.  Since, you are not taking
>Insulin, it is best to start with a glucose meter.  If after you meet with a
>Diabetes Educator and after several months of trying or if your A1C test
>goes up, your Endocrinologist can prescribe the Free Style Libra 14 Day
>Patch for you.  Your doctor will need to write a "letter of necessity"  to
>your insurance provider so that they will cover a share of the cost.  .
>
>All people with Diabetes cannot tolerate carbohydrates, it is just the
>amount of each that effects our blood sugar levels to go too high.
>Warmly, Joy
>President, Diabetes Action Network of California
>Treasurer, Diabetes Action Network Division