Logsheets (part 3)
Since my last post I have received a few comments and I really appreciate it!Megan, thanks for your ideas! I do sometimes enter the carb information in my Ultrasmart. And by the way: Ultra-smart!?! What marketing whiz came up with that? The machine is about as smart as a toaster oven. I like this meter, it is fast and efficient, and it lets you enter useful data. But it is not smart. For periods I enter what I can (carbs, insulin, exercise). However, I am currently not doing it. The reason? I get tired of all the button pushing in order to enter data. I also find it restricted in that I cannot enter any notes (for example: "bicycled for 45 minutes" or "low caused by delay between bolus and dinner"). In addition, it does not have a nutrition database.
Here's one idea for the company in order to put some "IQ" into the machine: put a bolus wizard in it. At least then there is few or no buttons to push to enter the insulin dose. In addition, a wizard could be of help to many diabetics out there.
Scott, great suggestions! I looked at "my other checkbook" and I like the size it comes in. One of the problems I have with my current log sheets is that they are in single sheet A4 format. Not exactly the best for carrying with me... Just like you I am principally against logging on paper. It is such a waste NOT to enter things digitally. When it is in a digital format you can do so many cool things with it!
Even a bigger waste is that my meter does not talk to my pump, my pump does not talk to my PC , my PC software does not print out useful logs, and none of the systems I have contains all the info I want. It's quite surprising considering we are in the 21st century. Even more surprising is that there must be many (hundreds of thousands?) of geeky diabetics out there hungry to buy. I wonder what is holding back the medical companies from finding a customer oriented solution?
Could it be the same reasons of why my MM512 pump does not talk to my PC? In this case the reason is not that the engineers do not know how to implement it. They do. And in addition they have created it. Instead it lies with Medtronic and the regulatory affairs in Europe. Medtronic do not want to sell the software to me because I currently live in France instead of the US. They do not want to pay the price of approving it here, providing customer support etc.
So Megan, for my next pump I am also considering getting an Animas or a Cozmo!
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If you want a pump that is going to hold all info, don't get animas- blood sugars and carbs are used for calculations than dropped from memory.
That is pretty much the sole reason I chose Cozmo over Animas.
What a silly thing by Animas to drop the carb values:0 Megan, I get great pleasure to hear that other diabetics select the diabetes product based on what data they store, integrate and provide. Animas is now a no-buy for me also...
Hello.
Yeah i;ve discovered a bike ride gets my sugars down. It also helps release the stress of the high sugars. I hate being moody i know i am when i'm high or low. my boyfriend must be a saint.
i have the ultrasmart, i'm far too lazy to push all the buttons.
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