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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / May 2008Meter Software for competing companies?
Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple Blood Glucose meters? Currently I'm using the software that came with my FreeStyle meter, however I received a free one touch Ultra 2 with 50 strips and started to test some with it. It's pretty cool and I may leave this meter at work. But I would still like to be able to have a report that shows the blood Sugars from both meter's. Any Suggestions? On May 14, 10:36 pm, danjones6...@yahoo.com wrote: > Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple > Blood Glucose meters? Currently I'm using the software that came with [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Any Suggestions? i have posted this before.. i use a product that i found on the American Diabetes Associton website it supports ALL meters.. and now is FDA cleared it was offered by the ADA and i found a promo online that was offered by the ADA a few months back, which gave me free year subscrition and free cable.. i sent it to a friend of mine a few days ago and it still worked on the companies website... http://www.mycareteam.com all you have do is enroll with this code MCT0508PROMO. >On May 14, 10:36 pm, danjones6...@yahoo.com wrote: >> Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> Any Suggestions? Wouldn't it be easier to type in the results by hand - once a day is not big deal >i have posted this before.. i use a product that i found on the >American Diabetes Associton website it supports ALL meters.. and now [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >few days ago and it still worked on the companies website... >http://www.mycareteam.com all you have do is enroll with this code That URL didn't work for me, I think because the underline extends on space beyond the text. This worked: http://www.mycareteam.com/ >MCT0508PROMO. >>On May 14, 10:36 pm, danjones6...@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >>MCT0508PROMO. Well, I managed to get there, and discovered it wasn't so much a piece of software as it is a site you have to subscribe to and send them your readings. Not at all what I expected (or wanted). It did spur me on a bit though, and I made some more progress on a format for the two types of meters I know how to read from the PC.  Signatureroses are #FF0000 violets are #0000FF all my base are belong to you Oleg Lego said... >>>On May 14, 10:36 pm, danjones6...@yahoo.com wrote: >>>> Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > It did spur me on a bit though, and I made some more progress on a > format for the two types of meters I know how to read from the PC. I have the Bayer Ascencia Contour monitor. Software is free, cable must be purchased ($19?). You can download readings and chart every which way but loose. Only downside is the test strips are at a premium price. Andy T2 HBP Gout >Oleg Lego said... > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >purchased ($19?). You can download readings and chart every which way but >loose. Only downside is the test strips are at a premium price. Are the strips any higher priced than the OneTouch or Freestyle? I'd be interested in knowing the type of connector the Ascensia has. Is it a phone-jack style? Signatureroses are #FF0000 violets are #0000FF all my base are belong to you Oleg Lego said... >>I have the Bayer Ascencia Contour monitor. Software is free, cable must be >>purchased ($19?). You can download readings and chart every which way but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > be interested in knowing the type of connector the Ascensia has. Is it > a phone-jack style? Oleg Lego, The contour cable is a serial port cable. It's a female end so if you have a female port, you'll need an adapter. Maybe ask if they have a different cable that will match your computer's serial port. I haven't priced those brands of strips but with a lifetime supply of $5- off coupons and free monitor and free batteries (1 every 3 or so years, like a watch battery), it's a good deal. I also don't test as often as I used to since I'm in the 90-120mg/dl target range 90 percent of the time. You can google a diabetic supply to price compare strips. The Bayer contour phone number is 1-800-348-8100. After a quick interview the monitor is free. I got the Breeze with the rotating insert 10-strip disk but it was too big and cumbersome, imho. Here's the website if you want to read all about it... http://www.bayerdiabetes.com/us/prodServ/products/contour/index.asp It's a no-coding "heart shaped" meter. Not nearly as compact as the pen style meters, when you have the kit on your belt. I don't carry a purse! :D It's a matter of how anal you are about seeing your condition. The software is very good and you can note foods you eat after a reading and the next reading will help you judge what you ate that made you spike or go hypo. It's not just a disease, it's a job if you want to make it one! :D I also have diet software and I WISH I could have them both in one software! I'm too tired to write that software myself. I don't even like entering foods and readings much but charts and graphs are quite satisfying to observe. <off soapbox> Best, Andy No interest/affiliation with Bayer, just a user of their product. >Oleg Lego said... > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >a female port, you'll need an adapter. Maybe ask if they have a different >cable that will match your computer's serial port. Thanks. Serial is no problem. I found out that the meter end of the port is a 2.5 mm phone jack, so that's no problem either. It is likely (though not certain) that it uses the same pinout as either the Freestyle Freedom or the LifeScan OneTouch Ultra. >I haven't priced those brands of strips but with a lifetime supply of $5- >off coupons and free monitor and free batteries (1 every 3 or so years, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >free. I got the Breeze with the rotating insert 10-strip disk but it was >too big and cumbersome, imho. I just noticed the Contour in a Safeway flyer. They are selling 100 strips for $64.00 or so, and give out a free meter with a package of 100 strips. That's about 15 bucks cheaper than any other strips I've seen (except those on eBay). >Here's the website if you want to read all about it... > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >It's not just a disease, it's a job if you want to make it one! :D I also >have diet software and I WISH I could have them both in one software! That's my eventual goal. It's going to take a while, though. >I'm too tired to write that software myself. I don't even like entering >foods and readings much but charts and graphs are quite satisfying to >observe. Thanks for the info. Signatureroses are #FF0000 violets are #0000FF all my base are belong to you >Well, I managed to get there, and discovered it wasn't so much a piece >of software as it is a site you have to subscribe to and send them >your readings. Not at all what I expected (or wanted). > >It did spur me on a bit though, and I made some more progress on a >format for the two types of meters I know how to read from the PC. I went to them with questions. Yearly subscription is $124, but they did offer a free year trial period. They said they intend to add space for food information. Really, in retrospect, the OP looks like spam >>On May 14, 10:36 pm, danjones6...@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Wouldn't it be easier to type in the results by hand - once a day is >not big deal In amplification of the above statement, and as a newbie, on behalf of my wife, I am now trying this free, post to the web program https://www.best4diabetes.com/Servlet/redirect?go=forward&page=mainPatient.jsp and the free trial of this $39.99 store data on your PC program, which is also useable by Palm Pilot and the like: http://www.diabetespilot.com/ Since one is putting in one's data by hand, neither system cares where it came from. Both systems. Now I need a system that would extract the data so that my supplies provider would get the data needed to susbstantiate the number of readings/day for Medicare. Oh well, I guess we can fill out that form by hand. >>>On May 14, 10:36 pm, danjones6...@yahoo.com wrote: >>>> Is there any software out there that allows you to upload multiple [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >readings/day for Medicare. Oh well, I guess we can fill out that form >by hand. Depending on how fluent you are with such things, you might want to look at the "Export" functions on your software. The OneTouch will export your data in .csv (comma-separated-values) format. The Freestyle software will allow exporting in either XML or .TAB (tab-separated-values) format. While it's easy enough to change the commas to tabs, or the tabs to commas, the various fields and the order of them are completely different. As well, the dates are represented differently and there are fields which have no corresponding fields in the other file. The up side is that once you have a common format, you can definitely make files that can be imported into a spreadsheet like Excel or OpenOffice.org Calc. I know how to read both the oneTouch and the Freestyle, and have some rudimentary software written to investigate the two meters, but I'm not sure when it will be ready for others to use. Meanwhile, I'm willing to share the pinouts of the connector, the protocol to query the meters, and the format of the responses, if that will help. Signatureroses are #FF0000 violets are #0000FF all my base are belong to you
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