[acb-diabetics] talking sugar tester not requiring finger stick

[MARILYN LUTTER]

I have heard advertisements for a "talking" blood glucose  meter.  It claims 
that you don't have to stick your fingers anymore.  I have no idea what 
features it has or whether it would be usable by a blind person.  Of course 
what they are talking about is alternate sight testing.  I talked with my 
endocrinologist about this.  He said if he had the money to do it he would 
charge them with false advertising.  He said that alternate sight testing is 
not as accurate as finger sticks.  Apparently he has had to explain this to 
other patients were sometimes reluctant to accept what he said.  I happen to 
know that I was his only blind patient and we did not talk about whether 
this meter is really accessible to a blind person.

Don't rush out and get this product.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues" 
<acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] talking sugar tester not requiring finger stick


Those ads are extremely misleading. What they are talking about without 
saying so is alternate site testing. It's less accurate than finger-stick 
testing and generally is difficult for the blind to do because it's tough to 
locate the drop of blood.

Mike Freeman
sent from my iPhone


On Jun 21, 2012, at 8:51, "Barbara Mattson" <barbieann519 at charter.net> 
wrote:

> heard one advertised once on my new digital tv radio yesterday. wondering 
> if anyone has one and how the sugar is tested and if that method compares 
> favorably with the finger prick method.
>
> barb mattson
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