Hi Brett and others, I am not a diabetic, but based on what Apple announced at WWDC with regards to Health Kit, the health app and the cooperation with manufacturers of medical equipment I would think that in the next year or so there will be a number of devices and apps which should all tie into the Health app. Hopefully these will be accessible, but with Apple's focus on accessibility and bringing all of this together I think there is a good chance a lot of it will be accessible. I would also think that given the wide spread occurance of diabetes in North America this should be a focus.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brett Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Applications to help with diabetes control Hi, I use the IBGStar meter. Its appeal for me is that it clips directly to the bottom of my phone, so I don't need to carry two different devices. However, they don't yet have a version that attaches directly to the new lightening port. This is what has kept me from upgrading to the iPhone 5 The IBGStar app is usable enough to see your current reading, past readings and averages over different time periods, but is far from fully accessible. It is usable enough once your figure out how to get around the inaccessible parts. There are better apps if you are going to manually record your readings, so I would give this one a miss unless you're going to use the meter with your iPhone, which I do because of its convenience. When I finally do upgrade my iPhone, if they don't yet have one that connects to the lightening port, I will be re-investigating different options. Glucose buddy has been already mentioned, and I just thought I would add to those comments, if your manually recording your readings and use Glucose buddy it can sync with www.glucose budy.com which means you can either log from your phone or from a computer if your near one. You can also see long-term glucose averages etc from the web site. Hope this helps, Brett. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Applications to help with diabetes control Hi I too, am a pre-diabetic. From my search through the app store, most diabetic apps are logbooks which require the app user to enter their blood glucose numbers manually into the app. The OneTouch Reveal connects wirelessly to your meter and uploads your blood glucose levels into the app for you. The app is mostly accessible with voiceover. There are buttons that aren't labeled, but playing with the app, the unlabeled buttons are easy to figure out. Donna > On Jun 18, 2014, at 10:47 PM, Jeffrey Shockley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > Now that is a good question, and is something I've been wondering > about myself. I was going to post about it, but it looks like you beat > me to it LOL. :) I do not know if any apps that work like a glucometer > does. I've seen several meters recently that do work with iDevices but > whether these meters and the apps and software that come with them are > accessible or not I don't know yet because I haven't tried any of them > yet. One system for this can be found here http://www.ibgstar.us And > another one can be found here > http://www.onetouch.com/onetouch-ultra2 > And another one is > http://www.onetouch.com/onetouch-ultramini > These are actual glucometers that > have apps associated with them and that work with iPhone and iPod > Touch. I have never tried any of these yet so don't know how > accessible they are. As far as glucometers go, I've been using the one found here http://www.prodigyvoice.com It also looks like, from what I've heard, the new Health app in iOS 8 will help with this kind of stuff as well. I can't wait. :) Then, I'll have all my Medical Alert information on my bracelet and on my phone in case something happens. Better to be safe than sorry right? > Also, the Blind Diabetics list on Yahoo! Groups may help as well. I > don't have the info for that right off hand though. > I hope this helps. > Jeffrey > >> On Jun 18, 2014, at 10:02 PM, Nancy Badger <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I have recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I am trying to find apps which will help me with recording food intake, and I am trying to find out if there is an app that works like a glucometer. Does anyone know of any accessible apps in this area? >> Thanks >> Nancy >> >> Nancy Badger, Ph.D >> Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from >> my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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