Seeing that Contour is now making a meter with a USB connector built in and it works for both Mac & PC, it will only be one more generation until somebody builds a new meter that can connect to the iPod Touch and iPhone directly. That will be the app that changes the whole scenerio for everybody. Then we will have a connector for blood pressure cuffs and bluetooth to our weight scale and running shoes so we can combine our exercise programs with daily logs. This will drive demand for a continuous blood glucose reading device that can fit in our ears and send data to a device that can also be read into the iPod Touch and iPhone for complilation and then forwarding summaries to health care professionals.
I’m having a “why didn’t I think of that” moment. Taking a photo of your meals is a great idea. Us old guys need all the help we can get. I don’t often track my food intake because it’s such a chore, but this concept (duh!) will help tremendously.
Your Journal covers a lot of ground, doesn’t it? How do you consolidate the handwritten information?
Like you, I find the diabetes apps available for the iPhone to be cumbersome. I use Medtronic’s Carelink to keep records, as well as the Dexcom software, and occasionally track my food intake manually. The only iPhone apps I use are Restaurant and FoodIQ to help me find and calculate carbs. I have absolutely no idea what volumetrics is. Never heard of it, but I’ll look it up.
Terry
Track3 on the iPhone has 75,000 food items and extensive Fast Food and Restaurant and Packaged Foods. It’s my favorite app at this point.
here are some links to some popular apps
Glucose Buddy
Fooducate
Glooko Logbook