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 Support at bottom of each page – there are more than the 2 we have listed).
- 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 -
- EasyDiabetes application for iPhone/iPod Touch, and
- Carbs & Cals, also for iPhone/iPod Touch
- Track3 again for iPhone
Let us know if you use an Android or Blackberry app!
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
The HSA-01 Hypoglycaemia Low Blood Sugar Alarm (use a search engine as there are a number of suppliers) and other cold-sweat detecting devices (please let us know names of others and tell us if you use one!).
Can Hypo Alert Dogs be called “technology”? An interesting article about Hypo Alert Dogs here.
Insulin pen users – when did you last inject? http://timesulin.com/
Finally, non-invasive glucose monitors. As far as we know, there aren’t any available yet. The best update we have found is here, but please let us know of any other digests.
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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