Guest guest Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 This is potentially significant. Did you happen to mention this to the Prodigy people? Thanks. Dave Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... Prodigy Meter Hello, A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all of the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to recognize over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty meter I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have been doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new prodigy for each test. While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two meters agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, but that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were a 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a reading below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new meter will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet on it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the list know as soon as that happens. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hello , The meter I’m talking about is not the newest one. I think the latest version does not need to be coded and also has a blood pressure monitoring feature. Becky _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:43 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: Prodigy Meter Hello all: is this the first prodigy meter being disscust on this topic? or is this the new one that suppose to have the aditional future? my question is this if i purchased my meter when it first came out a couple of months ago are updates being made for it? or will i need to purchase this other one? also I am assuming that having purchased the very first batch of them we wouldn't qualify for some type of discount for this one would we? jus wishing thanks Prodigy Meter Hello, A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all of the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to recognize over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty meter I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have been doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new prodigy for each test. While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two meters agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, but that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were a 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a reading below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new meter will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet on it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the list know as soon as that happens. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hi , At this time, the owner of Diagnostic Devices is not planning to discount new meters. As for the upgrade, this is a whole new meter, the old one cannot be upgraded. It will still be very affordable. For a new meter call 1-. Ruth _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:43 AM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: Prodigy Meter Hello all: is this the first prodigy meter being disscust on this topic? or is this the new one that suppose to have the aditional future? my question is this if i purchased my meter when it first came out a couple of months ago are updates being made for it? or will i need to purchase this other one? also I am assuming that having purchased the very first batch of them we wouldn't qualify for some type of discount for this one would we? jus wishing thanks Prodigy Meter Hello, A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all of the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to recognize over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty meter I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have been doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new prodigy for each test. While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two meters agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, but that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were a 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a reading below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new meter will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet on it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the list know as soon as that happens. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hello Ruth: I thank you very much for your reply have a good day Prodigy Meter > > Hello, > > A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I > tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few > grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all > of > the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to > recognize > over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. > Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years > of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter > and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty > meter > I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have > been > doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new > prodigy for each test. > > While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two > meters > agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, > but > that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my > glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were > a > 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on > the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. > > I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, > checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from > the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The > test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a > reading > below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? > > By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked > about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is > supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new > meter > will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is > supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet > on > it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting > list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the > list know as soon as that happens. > > Mark > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hi , No Problem. You have a great day too! Ruth _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 1:07 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: Prodigy Meter Hello Ruth: I thank you very much for your reply have a good day Prodigy Meter > > Hello, > > A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I > tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few > grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all > of > the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to > recognize > over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. > Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years > of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter > and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty > meter > I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have > been > doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new > prodigy for each test. > > While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two > meters > agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, > but > that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my > glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were > a > 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on > the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. > > I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, > checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from > the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The > test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a > reading > below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? > > By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked > about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is > supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new > meter > will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is > supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet > on > it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting > list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the > list know as soon as that happens. > > Mark > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 I don't think they have any up-dates. The new one with the blood pressure capability is, I heard, $85. Withouthte BP thing, I think it is the same as before-a free one with e purchase of $100 worth of strips or $39 without Here is an article on the internet talking about the new senso-o-card, which is coming out shortly and it also mentions the Prodigy. The senso-card is supposedly more blind friendly even than the Prodigy. in association with DiabetesMonitor A Meter That Talks Sense By Mendosa If you can read Diabetes Health, you don’t need a SensoCard Plus meter. But there’s too good a chance that someone in your family or a friend does. Talking meters for the visually impaired The SensoCard Plus helps people who are blind or visually impaired by speaking out their blood glucose results. It talks. Move than three million Americans who have diabetes are visually impaired, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than one-third of us have diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to blindness unless treated. The SensoCard Plus is coming to America, but it’s not here yet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration started its review in September, according to Bill Cunningham of Cunningham Diagnostics in Sunderland, England. However, a company in Budapest, Hungary, named 77 Elektronika manufactures the meter. This company is not as well-known as it should be, because it sells most of its meters internationally through distributors that put their own brand names on them. “Cunningham Diagnostics is our distributor for Great Britain and United States,” according to Christian Moldoványi, 77 Elektronika’s international sales manager. This meter is truly tiny. It’s not for nothing that they call it a card. It is almost exactly the size of a dozen of my credit cards (don’t ask why I have so many) and weighs about the same, 2.6 ounces. This little meter has perhaps even more impressive specifications. It takes only a 0.5 microliter drop of blood and returns a result in 5 seconds. Only Abbott’s FreeStyle, Becton Dickenson’s Logic, and Medtronic MiniMed’s Paradign Link meters take less blood, and no other meter works faster. The SensorCard Plus doesn’t just talk. Like regular meters it has a large screen display that people helping the visually impaired can use. One large button controls the meter. Its memory holds 500 tests that you can download to a PC with the help of an additional device called the LiteLink. Instead of using visual cues, you calibrate the meter’s test strips with a code card. In my evaluation of the SensoCard Plus my main concern was the documentation. The owner’s manual is poorly written (or poorly translated from Hungarian). Of course, the meter also comes with an audio version of the manual, but it too is inadequate. “The tape needs to be ‘Americanised’ and I am in the process of doing this,” Bill tells me. When the SensoCard Plus becomes available in the U.S., it will be a great gift for someone who needs it. Sidebar: The Other Talkies When the SensoCard Plus arrives in the U.S., it is likely to be less expensive than the leading alternative. In England the meter kit sells for £149 or about $260. A box of 50 test strips retail for £23.50 or about $40. The price in the U.S. hasn’t been set. Roche’s Accu-Check Voicemate is the top talking meter on the American market now. But compared to the SensoCard Plus it is bigger and heavier — and considerably more expensive. It retails for $500 to $600. The less well-known alternatives are the Captek/Science Products’ Digi-Voice Deluxe at $275 and Mini-DV at about $220. Both of these work only with the old LifeScan Basic and LifeScan SureStep meters. Another Sidebar: The Prodigy Meter Diagnostic Devices Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina, has just introduced a new talking blood glucose meter called the Prodigy. This remarkable little meter not only talks, but uses only 0.6 microliters of blood and tells your results in seven seconds. Taidoc Technology Corporation in San Chung, Taipei, manufactures the meter and in August 2005 obtained FDA 510(k) clearance to market it in the United States. Taidoc private labels the Prodigy for Diagnostic Devices, which has exclusive rights to sell it in the United States. Mendosa This article originally appeared in Diabetes Health, March 2006, page 52. Mendosa is a freelance journalist and consultant specializing in diabetes and lives in Boulder, Colorado. When he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in February 1994, he began to write entirely about that condition. His articles and columns have appeared in many of the major diabetes magazines and websites. His own website, Mendosa’s Diabetes Directory, established in 1995, was one of the first and is now one of the largest with that focus. Every month he also publishes an online newsletter called “Diabetes Update.” Twice weekly he writes for his blog at http://blogs.healthcentral.com/diabetes/david-mendosa. He is a co-author of What Makes My Blood Glucose Go Up...And Down? (New York: Marlowe & Co., August 2003). Update A reader, Steve in Princeton, N.J., writes that those who would benefit from talking glucose meters may also benefit from talking bathroom scales. A good one, he says, is the “Talking Phoenix” manufactured by MyWeigh. He says that they produce sturdy, reliable, highly functional and moderately priced scales, and for the past three years has happily used not only their talking bathroom scale, but also one of their kitchen scale models and one of their line of miniscales. 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Downloadable 500-value memory, 2000 tests. www.accu-chek.com Controlling Blood Sugar Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Tough, Learn About A Medicine That Can Help www.avandia.com Diabetic - Free Supplies Free Nebulizer, Free Monitors Call www.diabeticcarerx.com Ads by Goooooogle Advertise on this site google_ads_frame frame end Re: Prodigy Meter Hello : yes that's true. do you know aproximately how much this new updated one will cost? and where will one be able to purchase it from? also are there any measure updates from this model versus the previous model? thank you Prodigy Meter > > Hello, > > A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I > tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few > grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all > of > the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to > recognize > over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. > Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years > of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter > and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty > meter > I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have > been > doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new > prodigy for each test. > > While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two > meters > agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, > but > that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my > glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were > a > 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on > the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. > > I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, > checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from > the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The > test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a > reading > below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? > > By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked > about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is > supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new > meter > will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is > supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet > on > it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting > list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the > list know as soon as that happens. > > Mark > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hi Becky and everyone on the list, The Auto Prodigy is a different meter from the one with the blood pressure cuff. The new Auto Prodigy is going to be available this week and codes itself and uses it's own strips. The Prodigy meter with the blood pressure cuff is called the Duo and is not available yet. Hope this clears up the confusion. Ruth _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Becky Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:14 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: RE: Prodigy Meter Hello , The meter I’m talking about is not the newest one. I think the latest version does not need to be coded and also has a blood pressure monitoring feature. Becky _____ From: blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com [mailto:blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:43 PM To: blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Prodigy Meter Hello all: is this the first prodigy meter being disscust on this topic? or is this the new one that suppose to have the aditional future? my question is this if i purchased my meter when it first came out a couple of months ago are updates being made for it? or will i need to purchase this other one? also I am assuming that having purchased the very first batch of them we wouldn't qualify for some type of discount for this one would we? jus wishing thanks Prodigy Meter Hello, A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all of the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to recognize over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty meter I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have been doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new prodigy for each test. While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two meters agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, but that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were a 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a reading below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new meter will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet on it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the list know as soon as that happens. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Thanks for the clarification, Ruth. I don’t think I’ll switch to the Auto because I order my strips from Speak to Me, and they put a Braille label on the box with the code number. This way I don’t need sighted help to code my meter. And I just recently bought a talking blood pressure monitor, so I won’t need that update when it is available either. Becky _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Ruth Hogue Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 3:37 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: RE: Prodigy Meter Hi Becky and everyone on the list, The Auto Prodigy is a different meter from the one with the blood pressure cuff. The new Auto Prodigy is going to be available this week and codes itself and uses it's own strips. The Prodigy meter with the blood pressure cuff is called the Duo and is not available yet. Hope this clears up the confusion. Ruth _____ From: blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com [mailto:blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Becky Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:14 PM To: blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: Prodigy Meter Hello , The meter I’m talking about is not the newest one. I think the latest version does not need to be coded and also has a blood pressure monitoring feature. Becky _____ From: blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com [mailto:blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:43 PM To: blind-diabetics@ <mailto:blind-diabetics%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Prodigy Meter Hello all: is this the first prodigy meter being disscust on this topic? or is this the new one that suppose to have the aditional future? my question is this if i purchased my meter when it first came out a couple of months ago are updates being made for it? or will i need to purchase this other one? also I am assuming that having purchased the very first batch of them we wouldn't qualify for some type of discount for this one would we? jus wishing thanks Prodigy Meter Hello, A couple of weeks ago I felt that my blood sugar was getting low, so I tested it with my Prodigy meter and got a result of 68 mg/dl. I ate a few grapes and went on with what I was doing. A little later I developed all of the symptoms of dangerously low blood sugar that I had learned to recognize over the years, symptoms such as weakness, sweating, and light headedness. Again the Prodigy gave me a reading of 68 mg/dl. Based on many, many years of diabetes I knew that wasn't right, so I tested with my Accu-Check meter and got a reading of 34 mg/dl. Not wanting to die because of a faulty meter I threw that Prodigy meter away and bought a new one. Since then I have been doubling up on all of my tests, using both the Accu-Check and the new prodigy for each test. While doing these double tests for several days I found that the two meters agree closely as long as my sugar is either high or in the normal range, but that the Prodigy will never give me a reading below 68 mg/dl, even when my glucose goes lower than that. The two lowest readings that I have had were a 46 on the Accu-Check, with a corresponding 69 on the prodigy, and a 55 on the Accu-Check with a corresponding 71 on the prodigy. I put fresh batteries in the new prodigy, opened a fresh bottle of strips, checked that the code number setting on the Prodigy matched the code from the bottle of strips, and tested with a fresh bottle of test solution. The test results were OK, but the prodigy still will not ever give me a reading below 68. Has anyone else on the list ever had a problem like this? By the way, while I was on the phone buying the new prodigy meter I asked about the improved Prodigy, the one with increased vocalization, that is supposed to be on the market soon. the sales person said that the new meter will test blood pressure as well as glucose, will cost about $89, and is supposed to be available by the end of the year. I certainly wouldn't bet on it actually being available that soon, but i am at the top of the waiting list so they will call me as soon as the new meter arives. I will let the list know as soon as that happens. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Dave, The new Prodigy is out. The price for the strips is about $20 no matter whom you purchase it from. Prodigy meter Hi, I had posted this, but never saw it show up. If it appears again please accept my apologies. A few on the list are more in touch with the Prodigy meter, and I'm wondering if they have any idea when the updated model, which is supposed to be more accessible, is expected to be available? Also, in the mean time, before I find a place to purchase the meter and strips through one of the promotions that are bound to be out there, who might have the best price right now on buying a single bottle of strips? Many thanks. Dave Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hi, I didn't no it was out already. Do we have to purchase this meter again or do we trade our old one for a replacement one. If not, then where can we get this new one from and how much it cost? on Saturday 1/27/2007 07:27 PM, The 007z said: >Just to be sure, this is the meter with improved >accessibility, right? And, is it considerably >more accessible, in that we can replay readings >and access the downloaded data/readings? Can we >also adjust settings such as time and date? >Where's the best place/site to get the best deal? Many thanks. > >Dave > >Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... > Prodigy meter > >Hi, > >I had posted this, but never saw it show up. If it appears again please >accept my apologies. A few on the list are more in touch with the >Prodigy meter, and I'm wondering if they have any idea when the updated >model, which is supposed to be more accessible, is expected to be >available? Also, in the mean time, before I find a place to purchase the >meter and strips through one of the promotions that are bound to be out >there, who might have the best price right now on buying a single bottle >of strips? Many thanks. > >Dave > >Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 It is not that much more accessible. You still cannot set the time and date; yes, if you buy the cable, you can do the compouter thing, but I don’t think JAWS reads it. Try: diagnosticdevices.com Re: Prodigy meter Just to be sure, this is the meter with improved accessibility, right? And, is it considerably more accessible, in that we can replay readings and access the downloaded data/readings? Can we also adjust settings such as time and date? Where's the best place/site to get the best deal? Many thanks. Dave Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... Prodigy meter Hi, I had posted this, but never saw it show up. If it appears again please accept my apologies. A few on the list are more in touch with the Prodigy meter, and I'm wondering if they have any idea when the updated model, which is supposed to be more accessible, is expected to be available? Also, in the mean time, before I find a place to purchase the meter and strips through one of the promotions that are bound to be out there, who might have the best price right now on buying a single bottle of strips? Many thanks. Dave Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 The new one is out? I thought that wasn’t coming out until this summer. Can you tell us more about it? Becky _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of LaFrance-Wolf Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:16 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: RE: Prodigy meter Dave, The new Prodigy is out. The price for the strips is about $20 no matter whom you purchase it from. Prodigy meter Hi, I had posted this, but never saw it show up. If it appears again please accept my apologies. A few on the list are more in touch with the Prodigy meter, and I'm wondering if they have any idea when the updated model, which is supposed to be more accessible, is expected to be available? Also, in the mean time, before I find a place to purchase the meter and strips through one of the promotions that are bound to be out there, who might have the best price right now on buying a single bottle of strips? Many thanks. Dave Life is but a blink of the eye--eternity is coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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