Any suggestions appreciated

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My experience with the Prodigy Voice meter has been questionable at best.

I write this E-mail to whoever may have a suggestion(s) for my problem. As

a preface, my apologies for the longish explanation.

My mother purchased the Prodigy Voice for me close to a year ago. At

first, it seemed like a good way to give my vision-impaired eyes a rest

from the hard-to-see meter I had at the time. Other than being a bit

difficult to get it to respond once a strip was inserted, (usually took

2-4 removals and reinsertions to get the Prodigy functioning) I was pretty

satisfied. That quickly changed when, due to over-dosing Insulin, I

experienced several frightening lows.

Thinking that I had perhaps altered something in myself to cause the lows,

I decided to double-check with my previous meter. The Contour gave

consistent results which were on average 50-60 points lower than the

Prodigy. The contour numbers were what both my Diabetes team and I had

come to expect of my diet and Insulin therapy.

Because I wanted to continue using the Prodigy, my doctor suggested that I

call the supplier and explain the situation. My explanation was received

with a “Hmm…That’s odd. Well how’s about we send you a new meter while we

look into this issue?” I accepted and a week later I had a brand-new meter

in my hands.

Being of a suspicious nature, I tested the morning after with both meters.

There was a big difference in readings. I have repeated the process for

weeks now and the result remains the same. I hesitate to use the Prodigy

as my main meter for obvious reasons.

Might any of you fine people have a suggestion as to what I ought to do

next? I am this close to returning the meter and the loads of strips I

have but I just wanted to run it by more experienced diabetics first.

Thank you for taking the time to read and respond should you be so inclined.

Nef