Diabetes:M

I’ve tried SO MANY glucose tracking apps looking for the one with the best overall functionality, features that meet my “real-world” needs AND price (being a diabetic is already a drain on the finances). There are apps out there that have an abundance of “pretty” images but really don’t tell you much of anything. I work/live in a busy world (don’t we all) and need a tracking app that keeps up, Diabetes:M fits the bill! This has everything I need and so much more! They all track your readings with a logbook but this is where Diabetes:M pulls away from the others. This app tracks my glucose level, and my insulin injections BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE! It also allows for EASY tracking of which finger (and where on finger) I used to draw AND where I’ve given myself an infection. I use fast acting insulin during the day and a slow acting at night, this app tracks the injection locations separately! Let my backup for a second - sometimes when I go to do a finger stick, I forget which finger I used last (I’m sure that’s a me thing because I’m crazy busy and once done with something I move on to something else) but the finger tracking inside this app resolves this issue. Med tracking, graphs and charts let you check your trends, share with care team, etc. It would be easy for me to go on and on because this app does so much! It does what I described and SO MUCH MORE!!! All at, what to me is, a reasonable price!!

This app is a great start. It needs improvement in the foods database. The interface between the existing database and items the user adds needs to be seamless rather than requiring two separate searches, for instance. Some of the matches on a barcode scan provide the right food, but the information provided does not match the information on the package nutrition label - maybe a user should have the ability to update that? It also would be nice to turn off certain categories, for instance baby food which is just clutter for anyone who is not feeding a baby. Perhaps most importantly, the search interface should be able to accept several key words and then provide the exact matches - and the manufacturer/brand should be part of what is included in those key words - for instance the search string “shredded cheddar fresh thyme” should take me directly to just the listings for Fresh Thyme shredded cheddar cheese. If the app developer would like to work with me, I would volunteer, and have done this for apps in the past. This app is so close to being perfect it’s sick, but it’s not there yet. It could be.

I am trying couple apps to track my blood sugar and so far this is the easiest. I like the layout and it helps me to show it to my doctor easily and clearly. I almost wanting to purchase for annual membership but just couple things preventing me from doing it now. Please fix those issues and I will be gladly to pay for annual membership. However, I have to suggest couple improvements when it comes to changing time and tabs about (snack, breakfast, lunch etc). The time & am/pm & the category tab continue to go back to preset and it takes couple time to repeatedly clicking back and forth to set up the way I wanted. Also, the medication info column sometimes just disappear and I have to continue to close and reopen the app and then add the medication on the setting page. I only take one medication and now it has 4 entries of that medication due to the glitch. Another suggestion is to add water intake goal in additional function which also help people to track the water intake. It is a good app and if the glitches are fixed, it will be a great tool for people to use and I will be glad to use this as the main app.