I'm the author of OnTrack, glad you enjoy using it. There are a couple of different options to get the data off the phone depending on what you want to do it with it. If you want to create a nice report with the data and graphs that you can share or e-mail with your doctor, use the Log Book report under the Reports menu in the Dashboard. To e-mail the Log Book just change the action to EMail from View and it will automatically attach the report to an e-mail message which you can fill out and send.
If you want to export the data to Excel, use the Export feature under the Tools option to export a CSV file. You can also export to HTML with the Export tool which gives you another option for sending a file viewable in a browser to your doctor.
If you want to move your data from one phone to another, use the Backup and Restore option under the Tools menu. Backup will save your data to the SD Card and you can use a PC to move it to a different SD Card to restore it in a different phone. You can also e-mail the backup file to yourself in order to periodically backup your data off-phone, a practice I highly recommend.
Note that OnTrack supports a couple of different home screens, namely a dashboard home screen and a home screen that displays your previous entries in a list. If you are using the list as your home screen, press the phone's menu button and select the Home option, this will take you to the Dashboard where all the reports and other features I mentioned previously are accessible.
Any other questions about OnTrack just let me know.
Thanks for the info. I do not have Excel, I use Microsoft Works. Can that program be used in anyway. Pc is for home use only. Could I e-mail the reports that I want to me. Before I try to e-mail the Dr.
I don't have Microsoft Works but pretty much every spreadsheet program supports the CSV file format so you could try it to see if it works. If it doesn't the log book and html export are still perfectly valid options as they work in any browser. You can of course email the files to yourself first, I would highly recommend doing this and reviewing the data before sending it to the doctor so you can add any questions you might have.
Livestrong.com also now has something called MyPlateD (a D-friendly version of their regular food diary). This lets you enter blood glucose levels, carbs eaten (and fat, and protein, etc), as well as insulin/other meds taken. You can even track how many 8 oz glasses of water you've had that day! I find it pretty user friendly. Didn't see it reviewed here, so wanted to let people know that this is another option.
I don't use any of these. I just have my little note book rubber banded to my meter. Reasons -
1. Notebooks never 404/Crash on you
2. Carrying a laptop everywhere sucks and you have to carry the notebook anyway (lest you don't remember something)
3. No one can hack a notebook (and if they look at my shorthand/handwriting they are lost)
4. What girl doesn't like a man who looks studious as he quickly jots in an important looking notebook.
5. Best way to pick up said girls (they inevitably ask what I'm writing).
6. My doctor just downloads my meter to her computer anyway
7. Once something is on the internet it is there forever. I really don't like my personal daily goings on placed on some random website for anyone to get ahold of.
I’ve been using Diabetes Pilot on both my Mac & my iPod touch for a little over a month. A few years ago, I used the PC version, but got lazy, and didn’t renew it. Anyway. It’s very customizable - has a huge database of foods that you can add to, customize any exercises you may do, set your hi/lo parameters… all the stuff you’d expect. What I really enjoy, besides the variety of graphs and reports it can create, is that I can sync the data between my Mac & iPod. I don’t have to send large email attachments, I can print them up and study them, at my convenience.
Maybe it’s working so well because I’ve been taking a very pro-active approach recently, but being able to see so many variables plotted out in so many ways has really helped me get a better grip on my patterns. It’s costly, with the PC/Mac versions costing somewhere around $40, and the iTines App being $12.99, but I’m glad I convinced my husband I needed this. LOL. Now, if only they’d come out with an Android App… sigh.
I am not sure how active this discussion has been recently, but I wanted to share yet another option that should become more widely available. I was referred to an endo in Vancouver, BC and he has a online system to which he replies directly within one or two days of your report. The system platform is pretty similar to SugarStats (which I had been using) but to me it encourages a greater incentive as you get a direct reply from an actual endo, without having to wait until an appointment to review your submitted charts and levels.
If anyone is interested in checking out the site, please reply! I just signed up two weeks ago and have used it twice already. He gives concise feedback, and there is a space allowing you to fill in any extra information you think your endo would need to know before giving a proper reply.
I'm a pretty busy person and have had trouble in the past with keeping on track and monitoring...but so far I find this a really appealing site. Cheers,
Beth
Exactly! I have the same concerns. I just bought the cables for my meters (Freestyle Freedom Lite and Bayer Contour USB), to connect to my iMac. I suppose... meter companies would be better at respecting patient privacy than the Android apps.
