The List, Needles, the Prodigy Voice, Etc

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Hi, Pat and list. I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to

the list. A couple weeks ago, Pat, my A1c was 6.3, the lowest

it's ever been. Three months before that, it was the highest

it's ever been a couple points under 7, and that's bad enough for

me. I wasn't exercising as much, and that makes a big

difference. I still go to the Ywca once a week and do

cross-training with my personal trainer. I've never tested

before and after exercise, and maybe I should. I think I've been

told that the postprandial tests should be done 2 hours after the

first bite. My sighted friend whose diabetic insists that one

should test 2 hours after one finishes eating. Wouldn't that be

inaccurate, and what's the actual rationale of testing 2 hours

after the first bite? I've been a type 2 diabetic since March of

2006, and at first I was testing 2 hours after I finished eating.

My diabetic educator or someone said I should test 2 hours after

the first bite. Anyhow, I'm glad I sent my Prodigy Voice back

to Ddi and so promptly got the replacement unit with the minor

bug eliminated. I guess I'll keep the Prodigy auto-code as a

backup, or I could send it to someone in need if insurance

doesn't pay for it. I wouldn't sel; it to anyone, since I paid

very little for it, anyway. Usually, inthe U.S., insurance won't

cover the cost of a meter for about 3 years after they've covered

the first one. With a prescription, most insurance companies

should cover that first meter for you. My Accuchek voicemate was

covered completely by my insurance company back in 2006.

ly, and this is up to each individual, I wouldn't depend on

significant others to test your blood sugar all the time, unless

there are reasons one must do so. I wouldn't depend on someone

just because it's convenient, because it could eventually cause

resentment. It could also cause you not to test as often, and

you're giving up privacy and anonymity. I'm not judging anyone,

but the Prodigy Voice is superior to the auto-code, as Ruth

stated. The Pffodigy voice is fully accessible, and all

functions are covered. You can do very little independently with

the auto code, and I'm not sure of the accuracy of its readings,

compared to the Prodigy Voice. There's not much of a price

difference, either, but you may have a hard time getting the

strips on a prescription basis, temporarily. I'm sure some

pharmacies can prescribe them, and Shirley, Ruth, or both

mentioned something called Home Care, or something like that. My

mail-order pharmacy only recognizes the auto-code strips, but

hopefully that will change soon. They sent me 8 boxes of 50

strips as a 90-day supply for only $15, but they now have to

re-order the right ones, Lol. They're sending me a free label

so I can return the old un-opened strips, at no additional charge

to me. I use Caremark mail-order pharmacy and if the doc puts

" braille labelsstinserts " on the prescription, everything will

come in Braille. I received my prescriptions this way for the

first time a few days ago. Very exciting! Well, I'd like to see

people contact the moderator, and find out what's going on with

her. We need to find out why she's not taking an interest inthe

list, or have Diabetics in Action have a board meeting to address

this issue. Dee, what do you think? Are you Ok? We haven't heard

from you. As far as needles are concerned, I use one needle per

day. P.S. hope I didn't offend anyoneen I said to try to do as

much by yourself as possible, given the right meter. That way,

you feel more empowered and people selling these meters need to

know that we need full accessibility. Kudos to Ddi. Ung