Diabetes Health recently ran a feature on some of the top ten free diabetes-related iPhone applications. We’ve whittled that down to six and boiled it down to the basics. They are listed in no particular order.
Glucose Buddy – Diabetes Helper 3.2 - Considered the top diabetes-related application by many, it helps you store your blood sugar numbers, insulin dosages, carbohydrate intake and your daily activities. You can also check out the Glucose Buddy Forum.
Diabetes Log - This application is very basic, but allowed you to record your blood sugar readings, medicine logs and food intake.
Bant - Like the apps listed above Bant allows users to store their blood sugar readings. However, the app syncs up with one’s Google Health account and Bant Book, if you have one. This allows you to create charts and trends that you can share with others – doctors, family members, etc. It also allows users to post right to Twitter.
Diabetic Meal Planner Lite – Glycemic Index – The application allows people with diabetes to better plan and track their meals and food consumption. It calculates the glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) for meals as well as the overall intake during the day. The app provides analysis of one’s intake of carbohydrates, calories, proteins and fats. There free version is limited to just 38 food items, while you can purchase the full version, which has 975 food items, for $13.99.
Glucose Mate Free
This application, which has received high ratings on iTunes, allows users to log glucose data easily. It allows one to enter blood sugar numbers, what time you tested your sugar and how close to mealtime that measurement was taken. It also allows one to chart the data to help the user and their doctor make the best dosing decisions. It also allows users to e-mail the data.
Type2Friendly - This application is designed help people with diabetes find restaurants that have menu items that are “diabetic friendly.” This application achieves this by providing nutritional values of menu items of numerous restaurants so that the user can then decide which chain restaurant meets their specific dietary needs. The makers hope to branch out to more local restaurants in the future. Users can search by city, state and zip code or simply by their current GPS location. It does not, however, provide a rating system for the restaurants listed. (see A New Way to Find Diabetic-Friendly Dining)
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