Guest guest Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 robert, are you totally blind and need a voice activated meter, question. Glucose meter Hello list members, I am new to the list members. My name is . I live in Georgia. I need to ask a question. I never owned a glucose meter. I am blind. What is a code when using a glucose meter? Some meters have a code and other does not. Since I am blind what is the easiest to use. Thanks very much. All answers will be appreciated. Those who have use both types of glucosemeter explain. explaing. from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 hello list members, I stated in my last message, I am totally blind. I am trying to know the diffencne between the two glucose meters. I need a voice meter. Glucose meter Hello list members, I am new to the list members. My name is . I live in Georgia. I need to ask a question. I never owned a glucose meter. I am blind. What is a code when using a glucose meter? Some meters have a code and other does not. Since I am blind what is the easiest to use. Thanks very much. All answers will be appreciated. Those who have use both types of glucosemeter explain. explaing. from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 , For those of us who are blind, or have a major visual impairment, there are essentially only 2 choices for fully accessible, audible meters. One is the Prodigy Voice, and the other is the Solo V2. There are a few differences with them, but not too many. I've used both, and am presently using the Solo V2 manufactured by Biosense. Go to the below link to read about it: http://solometers.com/ The other one is the Prodigy Voice, manufactured by DDI, or Digital Devices Inc. Go to the below link to read about it: http://www.prodigyvoice.com/ While each of these companies says there is software available to download data from the meter to present to your doctor, or to review, note that neither company actually has working software at this time. I will be doing some beta testing for Biosense for the Solo V2 software in the near future. The software currently available at their web site is all but inaccessible. Digital Devices has been saying they will have software for the Prodigy Voice for years now, but it has yet to appear. One feature I like with the Prodigy Voice is the repeat button. After performing a test, and you want to hear the reading again, simply press this repeat button. The Prodigy Voice strips are thicker than those for the Solo V2, and the score line on the end of the strip to be inserted into the meter is easier to detect with the Prodigy strips than with the Solo V2. Perhaps some others will chime in with their thoughts and opinions about the meter they use. Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Glucose meter Hello list members, I am new to the list members. My name is . I live in Georgia. I need to ask a question. I never owned a glucose meter. I am blind. What is a code when using a glucose meter? Some meters have a code and other does not. Since I am blind what is the easiest to use. Thanks very much. All answers will be appreciated. Those who have use both types of glucosemeter explain. explaing. from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 , First, welcome to the list. Second, neither talking meter has to be coded. In fact, I don't think there are any meters that are coded anymore. It is a matter of preference which meter you like the best. I use the Prodigy meter as it is easier for me to get strips for it rather than the Solo. But then, maybe I just have not found where to get the Solo strips. Also, you will have to ask your insurance company which brand they will cover. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of R. Tyson Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 2:56 PM To: blind diabetic groups Subject: Glucose meter Hello list members, I am new to the list members. My name is . I live in Georgia. I need to ask a question. I never owned a glucose meter. I am blind. What is a code when using a glucose meter? Some meters have a code and other does not. Since I am blind what is the easiest to use. Thanks very much. All answers will be appreciated. Those who have use both types of glucosemeter explain. explaing. from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Hi , Welcome to the list. Becky Glucose meter > > > > > > Hello list members, > > I am new to the list members. My name is . I live in Georgia. I need > to ask a question. I never owned a glucose meter. I am blind. What is a > code > > when using a glucose meter? Some meters have a code and other does not. > Since I am blind what is the easiest to use. Thanks very much. All answers > will be appreciated. Those who have use both types of glucosemeter > explain. > explaing. from > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thanks for the link, Dan. I'll look them up. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of .dan. Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 5:43 AM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Glucose meter Someone asked: " I have never heard of those. Where are they from? " Me: If you mean where one can get them they have sales in the u.s. If you mean where they are made it looks to me they are from taiwan like the other meters that are fully accessable with speech. Here is their page again with contact info if you would want to know more. http://www.foracare.com/products-bg-index.html XB IC|XC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 I finally looked up the info on the link you sent Dan and then called them. Most of those meters have to have a code key with every new bottle of strips, but the newest one V22 does not have to be coded. I did not find out price as she said it deepened on whether or not you had insurance. As I presently have about 500 strips for the Prodigy Voice, I really don't need a new meter. I still have not purchased strips for the meter I bought from Gray. There is such a thing as being over-metered! _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of .dan. Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 5:43 AM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Glucose meter Someone asked: " I have never heard of those. Where are they from? " Me: If you mean where one can get them they have sales in the u.s. If you mean where they are made it looks to me they are from taiwan like the other meters that are fully accessable with speech. Here is their page again with contact info if you would want to know more. http://www.foracare.com/products-bg-index.html XB IC|XC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 The original Prodigy Voice came in a soft case, and if you sneezed, the meter reacted! But, I learned to deal with it and it proved to be a good meter for me. When I ended up getting the newer and supposedly improved model, which was much less prone to be activated, I still ended up using the older one. It's been a good while now, and I don't remember my reasons. Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Re: Glucose meter Hello, I don't know about that, as I only read the manual and learned from a trusted source about the first Fora meter being, in essence, a clone. The problem of pressing the buttons has a lot to do with the case the meter comes in. Dotty -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Someone shared: " The Fora meters are made in the same factory in Taiwan as the Prodigy Voice. They used to be one company. The Fora V20 is a clone of the older Prodigy Voice. I'm not familiar at all with the others. " Me: As I have suspected the Prodigy originally was a sales branch of the taiwan manufacture of the electronics with custom cases. It appears the recent rash of speaking meters, many not fully speaking, use the same electronic innards from the same company but ad various levels of speech access. The Fora now seems to have established its own sales here. There are 3 fully accessable models more recent then the v20 with all the functions and features the other companies have now too. I wonder if the fora software is accessable for screen readers? It includes the function to send results to your doctor over the internet. XB IC|XC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 This feature, the ability to send the readings to a desired destination is intriguing. With the other 2 meters, the Prodigy Voice and the Solo V2, it is presently impossible for us to access the data. If the FORA can send this data via the Internet, is it possible to access it some other way also, such as outputting to a spread sheet? Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Glucose meter Someone shared: " The Fora meters are made in the same factory in Taiwan as the Prodigy Voice. They used to be one company. The Fora V20 is a clone of the older Prodigy Voice. I'm not familiar at all with the others. " Me: As I have suspected the Prodigy originally was a sales branch of the taiwan manufacture of the electronics with custom cases. It appears the recent rash of speaking meters, many not fully speaking, use the same electronic innards from the same company but ad various levels of speech access. The Fora now seems to have established its own sales here. There are 3 fully accessable models more recent then the v20 with all the functions and features the other companies have now too. I wonder if the fora software is accessable for screen readers? It includes the function to send results to your doctor over the internet. XB IC|XC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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