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is ready to view as logbook, graph, and
so on. You can then email the information
direct to an HCP, if you wish. Within the
app you can set high and low thresholds,
add comments and edit, adding in
information such as carbs eaten or insulin
inputted, or sport undertaken with meal
and exercise markers.
You can get the Glucolog Lite app
on Android (NFC) or Apple (Bluetooth).
There's a clip-on Bluetooth device for
the Areo meter so it can be used with an
iPhone too.
Also under development in association
with Menarini is the Android version of
the currently Apple-only RapidCalc app.
RapidCalc is a sophisticated bolus insulin
dose calculator for diabetics on insulin.
It has intelligent tracking of insulin on
board (insulin still in your system), can
calculate your carbohydrate-to-insulin
ratio and you can modify your ideal blood
glucose targets. As a result, RapidCalc
can dramatically simplify blood glucose
management. It is designed to be easy to
use and easy to live with.
£5.99 on iTunes.
Philips Healthcare
On average, people with diabetes make
up to 180 decisions about their health
every day, collecting and evaluating
valuable information on personal and
medical factors from blood sugar levels
to exercise to food choices. The care
team of people living with diabetes can
add up to more than 10 different types
of caregivers. This makes living with
diabetes complex to self-manage and
for many also very stressful. To address
this, Philips Healthcare has introduced a
diabetes app with integrated community,
meaning that it enables connected care
for patients and clinicians. The app is
believed to be the first of its kind and has
been produced in conjunction with Dutch
Radboud university medical centre.
It is hoped that this app will help SMART MOVES: The iHealth Glucosmart app with the
iHealth-Align blood test meter plugged into a smart phone.