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<blockquote data-quote="Andy_D85" data-source="post: 767439" data-attributes="member: 160436"><p>I've recently started using the MyDario app in conjunction with the Dario meter (<a href="http://www.mydario.co.uk" target="_blank">www.mydario.co.uk</a> for the general product info)</p><p></p><p>I'm really impressed with the app, the convenience of a meter that uses my phone as a BG Monitor (uses the headphone socket as well so upgrading/changing platforms shouldn't be a huge issue) is an added bonus but the app itself is what's really impressed and changed things around for me.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Highlights:</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><u><span style="font-size: 15px">Diabetes 'profiles'</span></u> - allows you to tell the app insulin types, target ranges hypo/hyper ranges etc</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><u>Reminder profiles</u> </span>- allows you to set reminder profiles for different situations, I have a 'work' and 'day off' profile as I'm more likely to forget to test on days off than I am at work</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><u><span style="font-size: 15px">Analytics</span></u> - shows how many of your overall readings have been 'in target' as a % when 1st loading the app, letting you know if you're having a good/bad week/month/year - also has a 'predicted' HBA1c you can access which looks to be pretty spot on from my POV</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><u>Carb counting/'Menu'</u> </span>- this is what really makes life easy, you can effectively 'google' foods and if it knows of them it will auto-load carb/nutritional details into your 'diary' for you. it also allows you to add foods/meals that you regularly eat but may not be found by searching for quick access, you can also take photo's of regularly used foodstuffs to personalise this a bit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><u>Bolus suggestions</u> </span>- again big difference for me, it has the ability to suggest insulin doses based on current BG and also pre-exisiting 'Bolus on Board' from previous injections - something I'm not great at accounting for myself leading to dips/troughs</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><u><span style="font-size: 15px">Online portal to view</span></u> - as well as being able to view the readings/your day on the app itself, you have access to an online portal, linkable to your Facebook to view the logbooks on, these can also be emailed as PDFs or CSV's, something I'm finding handy for sending on results to my clinic nurses/doctors</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mood/Activity indicators - this one is good if visiting psychiatric sessions as part of your diabetes care, I was asked while doing this to log my 'mood' & activities for every BG Test I did - the app allows you to 'tag' & note your entries which would have supported this brilliantly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can also post individual results/entries to Facebook - it's a novelty more than a good feature but if you wanted to share your readings (like this site itself encourages you to do) then it gives you a quick option to do so</li> </ul><p><strong><u>Better If's</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><u>Dose suggestions</u></span> - to work this out accurately it needs you to input both an mmol/L and carb based correction factor, personally I was aware of my Mmol/L correction factor but had never heard of the other one, and after 30 mins of googling I came here - where a helpful chap named '<span style="color: #0000ff">robert72</span>' pointed me in the right direction to work this info out. The app suggests speaking to healthcare teams but has little support on these stats to help you work it out for yourself if you don't know.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><u>Menu's</u> - </span><span style="font-size: 12px">overall the app's menus are clean and easy to use, however data input is limited to sliders (insulin doses/carbs/etc) so is time consuming. Also </span>amending<span style="font-size: 12px"> the aforementioned 'menu' took a bit of working out to delete things that I had either misjudged or added twice...it also cannot sense </span>duplicate<span style="font-size: 12px"> entries for that matter.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><u>Mood/Activity Indicators </u></span><span style="font-size: 12px">- Whislt these are really good for me from a personal POV, they don't appear to be editable, meaning some </span>people could find their 'mood' or 'activity' is not included - having the ability to edit the list/add emoticons to your creations could make this feature even better</li> </ul><p></p><p>The meter itself is really slick, fits in your watch pocket of your jeans, inserts in the headphone sockets, and appears to be accurate (was within 0.1 mmol when compared to my old meter on 4 separate occasions). The app is usable without the meter, so you could in theory make use of all the features it offers whilst using another BG Meter device, but it's clearly been designed with using their meter in mind & IMO works best when doing so.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Overall, it's convenient, it's easy to use and feature packed & has really turned my own attitudes and habits around when it comes to testing in a really short space of time, can't recommend it highly enough =)</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p>Andy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy_D85, post: 767439, member: 160436"] I've recently started using the MyDario app in conjunction with the Dario meter ([URL="http://www.mydario.co.uk"]www.mydario.co.uk[/URL] for the general product info) I'm really impressed with the app, the convenience of a meter that uses my phone as a BG Monitor (uses the headphone socket as well so upgrading/changing platforms shouldn't be a huge issue) is an added bonus but the app itself is what's really impressed and changed things around for me. [B][U]Highlights:[/U][/B] [LIST] [*][U][SIZE=4]Diabetes 'profiles'[/SIZE][/U] - allows you to tell the app insulin types, target ranges hypo/hyper ranges etc [*][SIZE=4][U]Reminder profiles[/U] [/SIZE]- allows you to set reminder profiles for different situations, I have a 'work' and 'day off' profile as I'm more likely to forget to test on days off than I am at work [*][U][SIZE=4]Analytics[/SIZE][/U] - shows how many of your overall readings have been 'in target' as a % when 1st loading the app, letting you know if you're having a good/bad week/month/year - also has a 'predicted' HBA1c you can access which looks to be pretty spot on from my POV [*][SIZE=4][U]Carb counting/'Menu'[/U] [/SIZE]- this is what really makes life easy, you can effectively 'google' foods and if it knows of them it will auto-load carb/nutritional details into your 'diary' for you. it also allows you to add foods/meals that you regularly eat but may not be found by searching for quick access, you can also take photo's of regularly used foodstuffs to personalise this a bit [*][SIZE=4][U]Bolus suggestions[/U] [/SIZE]- again big difference for me, it has the ability to suggest insulin doses based on current BG and also pre-exisiting 'Bolus on Board' from previous injections - something I'm not great at accounting for myself leading to dips/troughs [*][U][SIZE=4]Online portal to view[/SIZE][/U] - as well as being able to view the readings/your day on the app itself, you have access to an online portal, linkable to your Facebook to view the logbooks on, these can also be emailed as PDFs or CSV's, something I'm finding handy for sending on results to my clinic nurses/doctors [*]Mood/Activity indicators - this one is good if visiting psychiatric sessions as part of your diabetes care, I was asked while doing this to log my 'mood' & activities for every BG Test I did - the app allows you to 'tag' & note your entries which would have supported this brilliantly. [*]You can also post individual results/entries to Facebook - it's a novelty more than a good feature but if you wanted to share your readings (like this site itself encourages you to do) then it gives you a quick option to do so [/LIST] [B][U]Better If's[/U][/B] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][U]Dose suggestions[/U][/SIZE] - to work this out accurately it needs you to input both an mmol/L and carb based correction factor, personally I was aware of my Mmol/L correction factor but had never heard of the other one, and after 30 mins of googling I came here - where a helpful chap named '[COLOR=#0000ff]robert72[/COLOR]' pointed me in the right direction to work this info out. The app suggests speaking to healthcare teams but has little support on these stats to help you work it out for yourself if you don't know. [*][SIZE=4][U]Menu's[/U] - [/SIZE][SIZE=3]overall the app's menus are clean and easy to use, however data input is limited to sliders (insulin doses/carbs/etc) so is time consuming. Also [/SIZE]amending[SIZE=3] the aforementioned 'menu' took a bit of working out to delete things that I had either misjudged or added twice...it also cannot sense [/SIZE]duplicate[SIZE=3] entries for that matter.[/SIZE] [*][SIZE=4][U]Mood/Activity Indicators [/U][/SIZE][SIZE=3]- Whislt these are really good for me from a personal POV, they don't appear to be editable, meaning some [/SIZE]people could find their 'mood' or 'activity' is not included - having the ability to edit the list/add emoticons to your creations could make this feature even better [/LIST] The meter itself is really slick, fits in your watch pocket of your jeans, inserts in the headphone sockets, and appears to be accurate (was within 0.1 mmol when compared to my old meter on 4 separate occasions). The app is usable without the meter, so you could in theory make use of all the features it offers whilst using another BG Meter device, but it's clearly been designed with using their meter in mind & IMO works best when doing so. Overall, it's convenient, it's easy to use and feature packed & has really turned my own attitudes and habits around when it comes to testing in a really short space of time, can't recommend it highly enough =) Hope this helps, Andy [/QUOTE]
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