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--- Total Diabetes Management System Software for PalmOS
On Tue, 11 May 2004 22:25:31 -0400, "TDMS" >Hello, > My name is Tracy Finney. I live in Marietta, GA. (USA) and have been >Type I diabetic since 1995. > I have tried about every one of the diabetes software for PalmOS that I >could find over the last several years, and have not found one I consider >"The Best". Some are great in several areas, but lack in others. Some are >decent, but the food database is way off on the carb. values. > > I have decided to create a piece of software that I like and I can call >"The Best". This new software package will be called "Total Diabetes >Management System Software", so I am creating it to be exactly what the name >implies, a Total System. It will be a Shareware application that will be >priced very low, compared to the other software packages. There will be a >download site and it will be posted on several software distribution sites. > > I would like your input on what would make "The Best" diabetic PDA >software package. What would it do? What would it track? What reports >would you want? What areas would the food database cover, would you want >regional restaurants or the whole country? > > I want serious input. This message is only being posted on the >following newsgroups: alt.health.diabetes; alt.support.diabetes; >alt.support.diabetes.kids; misc.health.diabetes; >msn.forums.chronic.disease.diabetes.hypoglycemia.support > > I want the opinions of actual diabetics. > > The following email address will be active for 30 days ONLY, so please >send me your suggestions. > > tdmssoftware@bellsouth.net > > After 30 days, this address will be deleted and no longer accessible. > > Thank you, > > Tracy Finney > Developer > Total Diabetes Management System Software I hope you succeed in doing so but I have no desire to help you make money. As a diabetic, I'd have thought that you already would know what is required. Presentation, ease of use and simplicity would seem to be obvious requirements.
Thank you all for your responses so far. I began creating this for myself, but then I have been asked to make it available to others by my diabetic associates because of what I want it to do. I am a Type I and know a great deal about it and what is needed for it. But I do not use a Pump; am not Type II and do not have Gestational Diabetes and do not know some needs of those people. I am not looking for the obvious things it should do, I am looking for the "I wish mine did this" stuff. The things that are obvious to a Pump user, but not a Non-Pump user. I have gotten several ideas for reports from my Dr's, but wanted everyday diabetics ideas and needs. I am not advertising or selling this software here and it will not be made available here at any time. I am only asking for the areas of intrest that other diabetics have and need in a PDA Software Application. I thank all that have replied to me and look forward to serving. Tracy Finney Developer and Type I Diabetic Total Diabetes Management System Software
Will it run on a Mac? Read this post late. Where is this software? What does it do? TDMS wrote: > Thank you all for your responses so far. > > I began creating this for myself, but then I have been asked to make it > available to others by my diabetic associates because of what I want it to > do. > > I am a Type I and know a great deal about it and what is needed for it. But > I do not use a Pump; am not Type II and do not have Gestational Diabetes and > do not know some needs of those people. I am not looking for the obvious > things it should do, I am looking for the "I wish mine did this" stuff. The > things that are obvious to a Pump user, but not a Non-Pump user. > > I have gotten several ideas for reports from my Dr's, but wanted everyday > diabetics ideas and needs. > > I am not advertising or selling this software here and it will not be made > available here at any time. I am only asking for the areas of intrest that > other diabetics have and need in a PDA Software Application. > > I thank all that have replied to me and look forward to serving. > > Tracy Finney > Developer and Type I Diabetic > Total Diabetes Management System Software > > > > -- http://homepage.mac.com/mkatzman/
On Tue, 11 May 2004 22:25:31 -0400, "TDMS" >Hello, > alt.support.diabetes does not by charter and faq allow selling of any kind.
All right, I'll give it a try. PDA software: needs inputs for glucose level food (including not just carbs, but protein, fat, fiber, calories) exercise (light, moderate, heavy, and type) medications--with options for both MDI and pump users notes (illness, travel, stress, etc.) For pump users: a record of basal rates, and the ability to modify bolus to carb rations by time of day/ meal I prefer to enter all data for an event--say a meal--on a single screen, rather than inputing glucose level, carbs, and meds separately The food database should offer the options of editing, and include more extensive restaurant offerings (both fast food and other) than most current databases Although a PDA graphic depiction (of carbs, of insulin, etc.) is nice, it is not necessary. Above all, I need to be able to download my data to my desktop/laptop, and have some flexibility in determining how to view the data. A simple pie chart (showing readings on target, high, or low) is not enough. I need to be able to see the ratio of carbs to insulin to glucose on an hourly basis, so that I can view a large quantity of data at any given time to help make decisions about modifying diet/regime. An example (on a 24-hour clock)--though this chart should cover all 24 hours, not just 12 hours): Time 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 4/30/2004 Glucose 89 140 107 113 118 78 Carbs 40 48 65 Bolus 6 1 8 11 5/01/2004 Glucose 96 88 103 105 115 83 Carbs 40 55 52 Bolus 7 9 9 I would like to have the option, in setting up this report on my computer, of including the five major entries (glucose, carbs, insulin, exercise, notes), so that I can see, over a period of days or weeks, the complex way in which these interact with one another. For example, in the chart above, I might have noted on April 30 that my standard 1 unit to 6 grams of carbs in the morning was not enough, so the next day, I took 1 unit to 7 grams, for a better result. My observations about current software: I use Diabetes Pilot, in part because it has a desktop component that allows a 24-hour spreadsheet of glucose readings (but not carbs, exercise, etc.). Problems with Diabetes Pilot: I don't like having to enter food, exercise, insulin, and glucose separately, when other programs (for example, Logbook DM) does so. The Diabetes Pilot integrated food database (a necessity for pumpers) is OK, but I would like something more complete--like that which can be downloaded from CalorieKing. Plus only 1 ratio is allowed for insulin to carb ration. CalorieKing Diabetes Log is not integrated with its food database--or if it can be integrated, the process is not self-evident. Data must be entered one item at a time, not multiple data points through a single screen. Again, multiple insulin to carb ratios are not allowed, and there is no integrated desktop package. UTS Diabetes (Universal Tracking System) has an integrated (unsatisfactory) desktop package, and can track all kinds of data. One can give multiple insulin to bg levels (if bg is over 200, a different ratio is used than when bg is less than 200). But different ratios for different time periods is not possible. There is no integrated food database, and only nutritional information about carbs is included. (Because of the lack of a database, I did not test this package extensively.) Diabetes Log, again, has no integrated food database, but does allow you to create entries (with data about carbs only). When making an entry, one can input bg, carbs, exercise, and insulin all at the same time, but there is no calculator for insulin level. Plus, again, no integrated desktop package for analyzing data. Gluco-Log allows entry of multiple data on a single screen, and is quite flexible. No integrated food database, no desktop package. An interesting "bell and whistle"--an emergency icon, that if tapped, will shut off the PDA. I'm not sure why. Logbook DM--outstanding package, but it lacks a built-in food database, though one can install either the CalorieKing or USDA databases and use it with the program. Unfortunately, when the CalorieKing database is pulled up, you exit Logbook DM, and you cannot simply paste the data from CalorieKing into Logbook DM. Manual entry of food allows for only protein and carbs (though bolus calculations can take into account protein.) But big pluses: stylus-free entry of data; all data can be entered from a single page; bolus calculations take into account time of day as well as high readings as well as unused boluses; you can also set alarms to remind you to retest 15 minutes after correcting a low bg, 2 (or more) hours after a bolus/meal, etc. Missing: the desktop analytical package. I find Logbook DM to be quite good, but there needs to be a better integration of the food database. For ideas of the kind of desktop program needed for analysis, check out diabetespilot.com. Hope this helps. On Tue, 11 May 2004 22:25:31 -0400, "TDMS" >Hello, > > My name is Tracy Finney. I live in Marietta, GA. (USA) and have been >Type I diabetic since 1995. > > I have tried about every one of the diabetes software for PalmOS that I >could find over the last several years, and have not found one I consider >"The Best". Some are great in several areas, but lack in others. Some are >decent, but the food database is way off on the carb. values. > > I have decided to create a piece of software that I like and I can call >"The Best". This new software package will be called "Total Diabetes >Management System Software", so I am creating it to be exactly what the name >implies, a Total System. It will be a Shareware application that will be >priced very low, compared to the other software packages. There will be a >download site and it will be posted on several software distribution sites. > > I would like your input on what would make "The Best" diabetic PDA >software package. What would it do? What would it track? What reports >would you want? What areas would the food database cover, would you want >regional restaurants or the whole country? > > I want serious input. This message is only being posted on the >following newsgroups: alt.health.diabetes; alt.support.diabetes; >alt.support.diabetes.kids; misc.health.diabetes; >msn.forums.chronic.disease.diabetes.hypoglycemia.support > > I want the opinions of actual diabetics. > > The following email address will be active for 30 days ONLY, so please >send me your suggestions. > > tdmssoftware@bellsouth.net > > After 30 days, this address will be deleted and no longer accessible. > > Thank you, > > Tracy Finney > Developer > Total Diabetes Management System Software > 1 2 3 4 Next » Related Discussion: Best price for pain medication? (2 posts) Taking control of your life (1 posts) Adult Type II onset due to stress ? 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