Features and Uses
There are many products available to help maintain records and analyze trends related to diabetes care. Some support a single diabetes tool such as one manufacturers glucose meter, while others are intended to interface with many manufacturers products. Some diabetes management software is free to download or can be used on-line, while others are for sale (or shareware). Some are simple and easy to use for a single user, while others have very powerful features that support many users in a clinical setting. The emergence of user-friendly mobile devices has resulted in renewed interest in diabetes mobile applications, and there is a 2011 review article of the currently available features compared against evidence-based recommendations for diabetes self-management.
Depending on the product selected, there are a variety of features which include:
- summary tables or diabetes logbook data that can be:
- imported from multiple sources,
- viewed on the screen,
- saved and archived for personal use,
- printed, faxed, emailed or shared online with your diabetes care team.
- charts to analyze:
- visualization of repeating patterns,
- blood glucose trends for evaluation of
- compliance with goals, and
- consideration for new insulin adjustments, and
- future predictions of blood glucose levels,
- control screens for:
- insulin pump setup and control,
- continuous blood glucose monitoring setup and control.
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