Unfortunately, the fundamental problem with diabetics, and the reason that the (now) 4 people who have commented here never created this app, is that diabetics are lazy. This needs to be soooooo easy to use. Which it is, to the extent that it is a webapp.
This really somehow needs to get turned into a mobile app, which will remind you to do the checks, and prompt you for a reading. If you were to provide a simple web API, I would probably be plugging into it tonight on Palm.
If this app texted me, and I could respond with readings, I would be in love.
Particularly for basal tests and bolus tests on an insulin pump, prompted readings with a dead simple interface are key. When you are supposed to be doing this 5 times a day, you are going to be as expedient as possible. This is the primary problem with logging systems. Personally I either forget, or don't want to run upstairs every time.
The only real missing feature of note is the lack of an interface for basal and bolus testing. Though that only applies to a subset of diabetics.
Most of the tech people we talk to think a mobile app is an essential feature. But at the moment we noticed we have an older and less tech savvy user-base. So its not at the top of the list at the moment. But definitely in the future.
Btw, there are about 4-5 iPhone apps for tracking diabetes = in the app store if you are looking for one. Not sure about Palm.
Unfortunately, the fundamental problem with diabetics, and the reason that the (now) 4 people who have commented here never created this app, is that diabetics are lazy. This needs to be soooooo easy to use. Which it is, to the extent that it is a webapp.
This really somehow needs to get turned into a mobile app, which will remind you to do the checks, and prompt you for a reading. If you were to provide a simple web API, I would probably be plugging into it tonight on Palm.
If this app texted me, and I could respond with readings, I would be in love.
Particularly for basal tests and bolus tests on an insulin pump, prompted readings with a dead simple interface are key. When you are supposed to be doing this 5 times a day, you are going to be as expedient as possible. This is the primary problem with logging systems. Personally I either forget, or don't want to run upstairs every time.
The only real missing feature of note is the lack of an interface for basal and bolus testing. Though that only applies to a subset of diabetics.