Android [phone] Diabetes Applications

Treatment
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"There's an app for that," as the saying goes.

I've been using OnTrack for over a year and I like it a lot.

I like that I can record my BS levels, carb counts, meds taken, exercise and even what I ate all on my phone. It's portable and compact.

I like that OnTrack takes my info and charts it onto graphs that make it easy to see how I'm doing over the last week, month and quarter. It's very flexible. I can define what BS level I consider high and low. This was really helpful as I worked on bringing my levels down because I could see how I was doing agains my goals and not some arbitrary standard.

I like that OnTrack takes my info and puts it in a file that I can export to Excel. So if I really want to get nerdy I can analyze my data further. Yes, I've printed out graphs for my doctor and dietician.

I like that OnTrack seems really accurate. My last A1C results tracked closely with what OnTrack calculated. Of course I had to be diligent about recording my BS levels and honest enough to include all of them, not just the "good" ones.

I like that OnTrack is free and available through the Android Marketplace. The developer does accept donations however.

What Android apps do you use to help manage your diabetes? And how do you like them?

Cheers,

Corinna

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I use Track 3 on my Android phone. I have to admit that since I’m using the Dexcom and the OmniPod, I’ve gotten very lax about recording values into my record keeping software. Now I basically use the app to calculate my carbs. The databases in the app make it easy. I would love to get as much functionality for my bits in a smartphone as possible. I’d like to cut down on the number of things I need to carry.

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I agree it would be great to limit the number of things we have to carry around. Smart phones seem like they are just brimming with possibilies.

Saw a mention somewhere on the web of an experimental glucose monitor that attached to an iPhone. It was as wide as the phone and maybe an inch long. Something like that would be really cool.

Cheers,
Corinna