A handheld blood glucose meter with a black rubberized body and silver trim, displaying a reading on its grey LCD screen.

Prodigy Autocode Talking Glucose Monitoring Kit

by Prodigy

$30.95, see price history

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Setup with instructions The meter talks you through each test, but the first setup takes some care. You need to choose a language, set the clock, learn how to use the lancing device and strips, and run a control solution test. A family member can do this with the manual in about 30 minutes, so guided setup fits. Your doctor or diabetes educator should still guide how you use the readings.

What it is

Summary

AI-generated from vendor-published content · October 1, 2026

This talking blood glucose meter speaks each step of a test out loud, including when to apply blood to the strip and the final glucose reading, so you don't have to read a small screen. It reads results in English, Spanish, French, or Arabic, and the display is large if you want to check it by eye. Coding is automatic, so there's no strip-matching step to get wrong. The meter holds 450 results with date and time, shows 7- to 90-day averages, and can send results to Prodigy's free diabetes software for graphs and trends. The kit comes with the meter, a carrying case, control solution, 10 strips, 10 lancets, a lancing device, a manual, and a log book. It only works with Prodigy Autocode test strips, so you'll need to keep buying those. Note that this item is not returnable.

Getting it

Many states lend devices like this for trial periods, free or at low cost — find your state's AT lending program.

Where to get it

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$30.95

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Details

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Complexity
Setup with instructions
Price
$30.95
Funding
  • Insurance
  • Medicaid waiver
  • Out of pocket

What setup looks like

  • Out of the box
    Insert the included AAA batteries and turn the meter on to hear it speak.
  • With a guide
    1. Follow the manual to choose your spoken language and set the date and time, so stored results are labeled correctly.
    2. Practice a test with the control solution first. This lets you learn the spoken prompts and check that the meter and strips are working before you use real blood.
    3. Ask a family member, diabetes educator, or pharmacist to watch your first finger-stick test, especially if you can't see the lancing device or strip well. Plan on about 30 minutes.

Sources & fine print

Vendor facts (name, price, platforms, vendor link) sourced from Independent Living Aids — view on vendor site (opens in a new tab); last checked November 4, 2026.

Classification & description AI-generated from vendor-published content on October 1, 2026 · confidence: high. Vendor specs may lag; verify before relying on details in a clinical or funding artifact.

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