Other technologies that can help us to achieve better control include:
Online resources -
- BDEC’s carb counting course
- online blood glucose records/analysis (where you upload your blood glucose meter readings – and pump settings/history if you have one). Links to examples will follow.
- peer support is a great tool for better control too, by sharing of knowledge and encouragement (see our Diabetes Online Resources page for some links, and the Social get-togethers page for face-to-face peer support)
- VoyageMD is a new website dedicated to help people with diabetes who need to travel. It will generate a journey itinerary to provide info (hotels, airlines and travel insurance companies), advice on airport procedures and how to store insulin, medication and monitoring equipment; personalized blood glucose monitoring and insulin dosing schedules across time zones and in the event of unexpected delays; Carbohydrate content of airline and hotel meals and local delicacies at the destination and where to obtain medical supplies and assistance at the destination.
Applications -
- Carbs & Cals, iOS, Android and Blackberry
- Track3 again for iPhone
- Glooko for iPhone/iPod Touch
- Ontrack for Android
- ‘Appy feet for iPhone – for managing diabetic neuropathy
Telemedicine – this is where your online blood glucose/pump records are reviewed by a knowledgeable healthcare professional without you having to sit around in a waiting room! Examples include Axon T4Net
Needle free injectors - The InsuJet needle-free jet injector and Injex are both available on prescription in the UK
Insulin pen users – when did you last inject? http://timesulin.com/ , www.insulcheck.com and Novopen Echo (very little online info – get one from your DSN)
Buzzy – Taking the Sting out of Shots – a little device for children or adults, to minimize the pain of injections, infusion set changes, finger stick tests and blood drawing.
Intra-peritoneal insulin infusion port (DiaPort) – a second generation DiaPort has been launched, so watch this space for more information.
In development – the Diabetes Research Institute BioHub. Announced in March 2013, this little bit of technology could be a ‘cure’. It is a long way off at the moment – it hasn’t been tested on humans yet, and when they start in 2014 they will only be testing components, not the whole system. Find out more at www.diabetesresearch.org/BioHub
See our
Your Other technologies section can I suggest you have a look at the track3 Diabetes and carb counting planner app for the I Phone and I pod. It’s £3.49 from the app store but I found it really useful especially when I was eating out cause it includes carb amount for different take away foods i.e KFC, Buger King, Mcdonalds etc and if it helps others like it helps me. When I first had problems with my Diabetes I looked on this site and found the information very useful about applying for funding for my insulin pump and getting the right hospital and consultant to manage my Diabetes and to put me on a insulin pump and help me tighten my diabetic control and give me back my freedom and I would like to share information with you that can help other patients like this site helped me.
How about adding a section on Blood glucose meters,some link up to pumps nowadays.They are also vital for helping to maintain good control
Hi Josie
Thanks for your suggestion. You are right – blood glucose meters are an important part of toolkit for good control.
However, people with Type 1 diabetes generally get their meters free nowadays, and people with Type 2 can buy them cheaply at the chemist. Of course provision of test strips for people with Type 2 is another issue entirely…
Therefore, as meters are generally easily obtained I don’t feel that it would benefit people who visit http://www.input.me.uk to see them here. Meter reviews and comparisons can be seen on some of the other websites we link to, and I would especially recommend this one: http://mendosa.com/meters.htm
Best wishes
Lesley
For android there is a free app called ontrack, a pretty good app for simply storing bloods and insulin amounts as well as exercise and weight etc.
I have downloaded the ontrack app, but I am having trouble working out how you enter basal rates? I can get the app to accept bolus doses with meals but thats it. Can anyone help or recommend a more pump friendly tracker app?
Thank you
Rachel
Hi Rachel
Glad you found the link helpful. Its probably best if you contact the app support as I haven’t used it myself. There should be a support link under ‘About’ or something similar.
Hope that helps.
Lesley
INPUT