| Woah, you actually did have me confused! Yikes!
The Prodigy is a tricky one -- the diabetic supply company that offers it often printed, "Sorry, no HMO's" in its ads. I think they might prefer Medicare patients, too. I think they have a unique holding on their device, but I remember reading something about the strips costing only about 50 cents each in "Diabetes Health" magazine a few months ago. Maybe they allow a person to buy directly from them, though.
I think I read that it only needs 0.6 microliters -- if that's the truth, I'm surprised we haven't seen people write about it more. | 
