March 16, 2010 – Prodigy Diabetes Care, LLC, is launching its new Prodigy® Count-a dose™ April 1, a precise and safe syringe-filling device for the blind and visually impaired.The Prodigy® Count-a-dose™ offers diabetics a device which can easily measure and mix two insulins at one time. The device had been pulled from the market a year ago by another company, prompting an outcry from blind and low-vision diabetics. Prodigy® is coming to their rescue as of April 1.
The initial version uses touch and sound to allow diabetics to measure out dosages. Prodigy® plans to release a fully audible version in the future, which mirrors the company’s commitment to providing audible medical devices.
“We’ve perfected the device to make it simple for the blind or low-vision patient to easily and, above all, safely fill their own insulin syringes,”... [PDF] Prodigy Diabetes Care's Press Release -
