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On-line Diabetes Resources
Part 13: Software

By Rick Mendosa
 

Tracking Diabetes on the Web Since 1995
Most Recent Update: July 13, 2003

This Web page brings together in one place descriptions of and links to only those Web 
pages dealing with software for diabetes management, but is linked to the 15 other 
On-line Diabetes Resources pages dealing with other Web pages, other parts of the 
Internet, and other on-line services. Since February 9, 2003, this page has been 
mirrored as the misc.health.diabetes newsgroup's FAQ at 
http://isc.faqs.org/faqs/diabetes/software/. 


Log Sheet or Spreadsheet  

A log sheet is an alternative or adjunct to software. There are a lot of different log 
sheets out there, but the best, in my opinion, is one developed by Jean-François Yale, 
M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Crabtree Nutrition Laboratories, McGill 
Nutrition and Food Science Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Director, Metabolic 
Day Centre. I met with him in Montreal in August 2002, and at that time he authorized 
me to make his log sheet available on my Web site. Dr. Yale's log sheet lets you enter 
b
lood glucose readings, insulin dosages, carbohydrate grams, and exercise (which you 
can put on a scale of 1 to 5) for any hour of the day. Before printing the log sheets 
remember to change the page layout to landscape and when you are finished to change it 
back to the usual portrait layout. Two pages of the log sheet cover the seven days of 
the week. It is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file, which requires the free Acrobat Reader, 
available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/r!
 eadste
p.html, if you don't have it already. Download the log sheet at 
http://www.mendosa.com/logsheet.pdf. 

A spreadsheet is yet another way to track your blood glucose readings, insulin dosages 
and ratio, carbohydrates grams, and exercise. Sally Hines developed this spreadsheet 
template and kindly authorized me to make it available here. To view it you need to 
have either Microsoft Excelor the free Microsoft Excel 97/2000 Viewer. You can 
download this viewer at http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx. The 
URL of Sally's spreadsheet template is http://www.mendosa.com/BGspreadsheet.xls. If 
you ha
ve OpenOffice 1.0 or StarOffice 6.0, a correspondent has converted the Excel 
spreadsheet and has made it available free of charge. The URL is 
http://www.mendosa.com/BGspreadsheet.sxc 

 

 

Web-Based Software

AIDA On-Line

AIDA On-line offers the opportunity to simulate the effects of changes in insulin and 
diet on the blood glucose profile of a "virtual diabetic patient." You can run 
simulations without charge in your Web browser window. The simulator allows you to see 
the effect of changes in insulin and diet on the blood glucose profile of example 
patients with diabetes. AIDA On-line provides 40 case scenarios with different 
problems to be solved by interactively simulating the "virtual diabetic patient." 
Users can add mo
re cases. The approach is not intended for individual patient glycemic prediction or 
therapy planning, but is offered as an interactive educational/self-learning tool. A 
downloadable version of the simulator is also available and is linked above in the 
"Shareware and Freeware Windows Software" and "MS-DOS Software" sections. The URL for 
AIDA On-line is

http://www.2aida.org/online. The AIDA U.S. mirror site can be accessed at 
http://www.2aida.net/online. 

 

Bayer Care: Blood Sugar Log

The Online Blood Sugar Log lets you keep track of all your blood sugar test results on 
the Web. The URL is http://www.bayercarediabetes.com/diabcare/aboutdiab/index.asp 

 

CBSHealthWatch

CBSHealthWatch by Medscape has a bare bones and hard-to-find blood glucose tracker on 
its Web site. To get to it you need first to register then click on "Daily Diary" and 
then on "Blood Glucose." The URL is 
http://healthwatch.medscape.com/medscape/p/gcommunity/ghome.asp 

 

CWD Co-Pilot

CWD CoPilot allows patients to upload meter and insulin dosing data to an online 
database. CWD CoPilot can generate graphs and charts from the data to help patients 
identify patterns. The data can also be shared with a patient's health care team. 
(There's a separate HCP registration area.) 

While CWD CoPilot is sponsored by TheraSense, it supports the use of any blood glucose 
monitor. Owners of TheraSense products can upload their data automatically right now. 
The URL is

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/copilot/ 

 

 

DiabetEASE 

DiabetEASE Inc. in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is the first site to provide free on-line 
software that allows you to automatically upload data from any one of several meters 
to track your blood glucose levels. Just connect your meter to one of your computer's 
serial port with the meter's cable, click a couple of times, and your data is 
displayed in easy-to-read graphs that can be customized to show your blood glucose 
levels according to day, week, month, or by events such as exercise or meals. The 
program als
o graphs insulin. 

Currently, the program works with these meters: LifeScan One Touch Basic Meter (with 
data port); LifeScan One Touch II Meter; LifeScan One Touch Profile Meter; LifeScan 
FastTake Meter (with FastTake Adapter), the LifeScan SureStep Meter (with data port), 
and the LifeScan One Touch Ultra; Bayer Glucometer Dex; Bayer Glucometer Elite XL; and 
the TheraSense FreeStyle. 

 

The program now works with with both Microsoft's Internet Explorer and version 4 of 
the Netscape browser. 

 

The URL is

http://www.diabetease.com/ 

 

 

Diabetes Assistant

Roche Diagnostics, the manufacturer of Accu-chek meters, provides the Diabetes 
Assistant, a free online tool allowing you to transfer Accu-Chek blood sugar results 
electronically or enter by hand. It works with the Windows operating system. You can 
transfer the results by hand or, if you have Accu-Chek Active, Accu-Chek Advantage, 
Accu-Chek Compact, Accu-Chek Complete, or Accu-Chek Instant DM meter, you can transfer 
them electronically. The URL is

https://www.accu-chek.com/dastart/index.cfm 

 

Diabetes HomeCare Center 

Rose Technologies Inc. in Bellevue, Washington, a developer of children's software, 
sponsors the Diabetes HomeCare Center. The site provides an electronic logbook as well 
as statistical and graphical analyses of the users blood glucose levels. The site has 
software that will download the data from several blood glucose meters and transmit it 
directly to the Web site. Currently, the program works with five meters: the 
Glucometer Dex, Glucometer Elite XL, MediSense Precision Xtra, LifeScan One Touch II, 
and 
LifeScan One Touch Profile. The URL is

http://www.homecarecenter.com/ 

 

DiabetesResearch

The DiabetesResearch online glucometer project is a free resource designed to assist 
in the self-management of diabetes. It's an interesting Java-based approach. The 
just-released beta version 2 makes it easier to navigate. The URL is

http://www.diabetesresearch.com/ 

 

Dia-Log.com

Dia-Log.com, your On-Line Diabetes LogBook, lets you track your blood glucose, regular 
and long-lasting insulin, carbohydrates, and other foods. Entry is manual. It's now 
totally free. The URL is

http://www.dia-log.com/ 

 

DailyRating

DailyRating.com offers a question for you to answer on "What was your Blood Sugar 
level today?" All readings are in mmol/L, which we don't use in the U.S. and allow for 
only one reading a day. You can keep your ratings and journal private (the default) or 
make them public. The site produces line or bar charts from your readings. The neatest 
feature of this site is that you can update your daily reading by replying to a daily 
e-mail from the site. "You have the ability to create your own questions," CEO Cal
vin Tarlton points out to me. "So, for example, if the current diabetes question is 
not tracking what you need, then you can easily create another one that tracks exactly 
what you want. In addition, you could set up multiple questions for different reading 
times." The URL is

http://www.dailyrating.com/home/bloodsugarrating 

 

Ecivon

Ecivon in Bluffton, Ohio, includes an on-line blood glucose monitoring tool where you 
can enter glucose values manually that you and your health care providers can view. It 
shows graph and list data, for before breakfast, after breakfast, before lunch, after 
lunch, before dinner, after dinner, and other. The site recently added numerous data 
graphing and tabular options and soon we will have automated upload of the Ascensia 
Dex2, Ascensia Elite XL, the Therasense Freestyle, and the OneTouch Ultra, with mor
e later. The URL is 

http://www.ecivon.info 

 

FreeStyle CoPilot

TheraSense Inc. has launched FreeStyleCoPilot. It is a free, Web-based diabetes 
management tool that lets you upload blood glucose data and share it with your 
diabetes team. The URL is

http://www.therasense.com/freestylecopilot/ 

 

Glucovance Daily Type 2 Diabetes Log

This online Daily Type 2 Diabetes Log lets you record all of your results on a daily 
basis, helping you see what does and does not work in your diet, exercise, and 
medication plan. The log calculates your daily and weekly averages and lets you know 
if you're within your target range. What this site does that I have never seen before 
is allowing you to return to update your numbers without logging in with a password, 
etc., as long and you use the same computer and browser. The URL is

http://www.glucovance.com/glucovance/channels/channels.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&channelName=Left+Navigation%2f275%40Tools+and+Resources%2f35%40Daily+Type+2+Diabetes+Log
 

 

GlucoWeb Ron Swain offers these pages to provide people with diabetes with a place 
on-line to keep their electronic log books and analyze their readings. Instructions 
are provided along the way for assistance in using the many functions available. The 
URL is

http://www.glucoweb.net/ 

 

HealthAtoZ

This general health site offers a range of diabetes tracking tools, including blood 
glucose, weight, medications, mealtimes, and exercise. The software does not support 
automatic uploading. The results, which are kept in a daily diary, are charted and 
graphed and can be emailed to a person's healthcare provider. The Diabetes Type 1 
Diary is located at

http://www.healthatoz.com/atoz/diabetes1/diabetesindex1.asp and the Diabetes Type 2 
Diary is located at

http://www.healthatoz.com/atoz/diabetes2/diabetesindex2.asp 

Lifeclinic

Lifeclinic.com offers a place where you can track your glucose as well as your blood 
pressure, pulse, weight, and cholesterol. Uploading is manual. The URL is

https://www.lifeclinic.com/ 

 

Lifetoolz

Lifetoolz offers tools for tracking blood sugar and carbohydrates. Currently blood 
sugar uploading is manual, but automatic uploading is in the works. The URL is

http://www.lifetoolz.com 

 

 

Metrika Inc.

Metrika Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, is developing the ability to electronically 
download blood glucose meter results to a Web-hosted site. "Our point of 
differentiation is that our method is brand independent and does not require the user 
to have a PC since it uses the phone line to transmit the results," Metrika's Brian 
MacDonald writes me. "This should help the physician and CDE community prescribe the 
use of this service to any patient, rather than just the Web-savvy." Metrika is 
working with several
 disease management companies to launch this product, called DRx Online, in the first 
quarter of 2000. The URL is

http://www.metrika.com/online.html 

 

MyDiabetes

The MyDiabetes Web site has a personal "Daily Diary" for tracking blood glucose 
levels, medication usage, diet, exercise, quality of life, and your care schedule. It 
lets you review graphs that provide feedback about your progress and the relationships 
among your medication usage, diet, exercise, and blood glucose levels. The URL is

http://www.mydiabetes.com/. 

 

MyHealthChannel 

MyHealthChannel, a part of iMetrikus, a Carlsbad, California-based e-Health company, 
includes an on-line blood glucose tracking program. It supports automatic uploading of 
blood glucose readings from a wide range of meters made by Roche, LifeScan, MediSense, 
and Bayer. The URL is

http://www.myhealthchannel.com/ 

 

Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk offers an electronic logbook to keep track of your daily blood sugar 
readings, the insulin type, and the dosage you used. You manually enter your numbers 
and the data is automatically presented in graphs and tables. The URL is

http://www.diabetesdiary.com/health/dwk/info/diary/diary.asp 

 

WiredCare

WiredCare offers automatic uploading from your TheraSense FreeStyle meter. The URL is

http://www.wiredcare.com 

 

Commercial Windows Software

Accu-Chek Compass

This new Windows program automatically interfaces with Accu-Chek Advantage, Accu-Chek 
Complete, Accu-Chek Active and Accu-Chek Compact blood glucose meters. It replaces 
Accutility, which Roche discontinued in March. The new program itself lists for 
$29.99. The necessary cable is $30. The URL is

http://www.accu-chek.com/products/main.cfm?pid=4020 

 

Balance PC

Aureliu Porumbescu, president of Proactive Metabolics Inc. in Gainesville, Florida, 
writes that his company is now selling the high rated Balance PC, which has been 
unavailable ever since MediLife Inc. stopped selling it. Balance PC, a Windows-based 
product that offers total disease management for individuals with diabetes, is one of 
the best diabetes management programs. It includes a "smart health calendar" that lets 
you keep daily track of all your health events, including insulin, BG readings and 
food 
intake. For food intake it also includes a database of 18,000 foods with information 
on 12 nutrients. The program has now been reduced to $29.95. The URL is

http://www.proactivemetabolics.com/ 

Gretchen Becker reviews Balance on this Web site. 

 

 

BD Diabetes Software

Jane Jeffrie Seley, GNP, MPH, MSN, CDE, kindly contributed the following review. She 
is Clinical Coordinator and Diabetes Nurse Practitioner, Mount Sinai Endocrine 
Associates, New York. 

 

Manufactured by BD, a medical technology company in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, BD 
Diabetes Software offers a diabetes management program for BD blood glucose meters 
where you can download, print, and view charts with a single click of the mouse. A 
Quick Start Guide will take you through set up and installation. A Quick Reference 
Guide will then help you understand and interpret charts and create your own Self Care 
Page. Blood glucose targets and before and after meal time periods are easily modified 
in th
is program. Blood sugar and insulin can be displayed at the same time to streamline 
pattern identification and management changes. BD Diabetes Software runs on Windows 95 
or greater as well as Pentium II processor at 233 MHz or greater using an available 
USB or serial port. To enhance ease of use, the program is designed to look and feel 
like navigating a website. The software and cable connector is available from BD at a 
suggested retail price of $59.99 at 1-888-232-2737 o!
 r http
://www.bddiabetes.com/us/bgm/software.jsp 

 

CheckLink

This Windows 3.1 and Windows 95/98 program from QuestStar Medical Inc. in Eden 
Prairie, Minnesota, works with its CheckMate Plus monitor. It sells for $39.95. The 
URL is

http://www.queststarmedical.com/ 

 

DIABASS

DIABASS (Diabetes Assistant) by Oliver Ebert, who himself has diabetes, supports input 
from many meters. The currrent version 4.0 supports the following meters: Accu-Chek 
Compact, Accu-Chek Active, Accu-Chek Comfort, Accu-Chek Sensor (=Accu-Chek Easy), 
Accu-Chek Instant DM, Accu-Chek Complete, Accutrend GC, Reflolux S, One Touch II, One 
Touch Profile, FastTake, GlucoTouch, OneTouch Ultra, Glucometer DEX (Glucometer 
Esprit),Glucometer Elite XL, MediSense Precision Q.I.D, Precision Q.I.D Pen Sensor, 
MediSens
e Precision Xtra, MediSense SoftSense (MediSense Sof-Tact), FreeStyle, Omnitest 
Sensor, Menarini Glucocard PC, Menarini Glycomen PC. 

Additionally, data from the following blood pressure meters may be transferred: 
visomat handy PC, boso mediwatch PC, boso medilife PC, boso medicus PC, NAIS 
Diagnostec Professional PC, NAIS Memory PC, ActiVita Kombi, ActiVita Mobil, ActiVita 
Station. 

 

It produces graphs and statistical analysis of insulin dosages and blood sugars, also 
it allows tracking of blood pressure, dietary behavior, medicines and appointments. 
Pump patients may define individual pump profiles and track pump events. 

 

The program comes on CD-ROM for Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, ME, and NT. The software and 
on-line documentation is available in English, French, and German. DIABASS is 
available from local resellers and pharamacies, as well as from the FIT Foundation or 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] The price is 50 EURO (about US$ 57) plus 
shipping. The URL is http://diabtrends.com/db4eng.htm . 

 

 

Diabetes Diary from Tricalico Interactive in Phoenix, Arizona, tracks daily nutrition 
and blood glucose levels (manually) as well as exercise and medication notes. The 
program lists for $29.95. The phone number is (602) 547-8639 and the URL is

http://www.tricalico.com/diabetes.html 

 

Diabetes Mentor

Diabetes Mentor version 1.5v27 from Vigora Inc. in Mukilteo, Washington, runs under 
Windows XP/2000/NT/98ME/98/95 or on Macintosh OS8/OS9/OX10 (classic). It computerizes 
and graphs your diabetes-related measurements, helping you adjust your regime to 
achieve targeted BGs. Diabetes Mentor supports LifeScan's Profile and One Touch II 
meters. The program lists for $49.95. The toll-free phone (800) 743-5680. The URL is

http://www.vigora.com/ 

Gretchen Becker reviews Diabetes Mentor on this Web site. 

 

 

Diabetes Partner PC

NuMedics Inc. in Beaverton, Oregon, specializes in the development of disease 
management software, with initial focus on diabetes. NuMedics products include 
CliniPro, an easy-to-use electronic patient record and diabetes data analysis tool for 
healthcare professionals, and Diabetes Partner PC, a tracking application that assists 
patients in the self-management of diabetes. Diabetes Partner PC supports Bayer's Dex; 
Boehringer Mannheim's Accu-Chek Advantage and Accu-Chek Easy; LifeScan's One Touch 
Profile an
d One Touch II, and Medisense's Precision Q.I.D. meters. The program sells for $99.00. 
Their toll free number is (888) CliniPro and the URL is

http://www.numedics.com/ 

Gretchen Becker reviews Diabetes Partner on this Web site. 

 

 

Diabetes Tracker

DIAsoft Technologies, a division of Prihar Holdings Ltd. in Victoria, British 
Columbia, Canada, sells the Diabetes Tracker Blood Glucose Meter Data Management 
System. It is designed specifically for reporting on your blood glucose levels. By 
simplifying the process of downloading and organizing your readings, Diabetes Tracker 
allows you to view and print understandable charts and reports. You can download an 
evaluation edition from the company's Web site, or purchase the standard or 
professional edition. D
iabetes Tracker claims to import records from Bayer's Elite (which, however, lacks a 
data port), Boehringer Mannheim's Accu-Check [sic] (type not specified, and it refused 
to import data from an Accu-Chek Advantage), LifeScan's One Touch Profile and One 
Touch II, and Medisense's Precision Q.I.D. meters. The company offers separate 
versions of the standard edition for Windows 3.1 and for Windows 95/98 or NT. The 
price is $89.95 less a $25 mail-in rebate until December 31, 19!
 98. Th
e toll-free order line is 1 (888) 221-0033 and the URL is

http://www.prihar.com/ 

Gretchen Becker reviews Diabetes Tracker on this Web site. 

 

 

Diabetes Works

ITA Software Inc. in Cascade, Idaho, provides a bundle of five programs called 
Diabetes Works. The program supports LifeScan's One Touch Profile and One Touch II 
meters.The cost is was just reduced in summer 2001 from $79.95 to $19.95 for on-line 
purchases and direct download. The toll-free phone number is (800) 820-6084. The URL is

http://www.diabetesonline.com/ 

Gretchen Becker reviews Diabetes Works on this Web site. 

 

 

DiaTrends

DiaTrends by Overlook Software in Greensboro, North Carolina, is designed for health 
care professionals to help track and improve diabetes management outcomes. The system 
was designed by practicing clinical endocrinologists. DiaTrends is designed to run 
under Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 (with service pack 3) or higher. The 
one-physician single PC license is available for an introductory price of $2,200. The 
network configuration is available for introductory prices starting at $3,200 for a 
one-physicia
n license with 2 concurrent users. The phone is (336) 274-0066, the e-mail address is 
[EMAIL PROTECTED], and the URL is

http://overlooksoftware.com/ 

 

ezManager

Animas Corp., the manufacturer of the R1000 Insulin Pump, offers ezManager diabetes 
management for both PalmOS and Windows based desktop computers. It contains the entire 
FDA food database, all fast food restaurants, and ability to enter your own recipes 
and favorite foods for nutritional values. There are entries for BG, insulin, 
activity, and notes. It charts and graphs as well. You can learn more about ezManager 
and download it for a 30 day trial period. It lists for $99. The URL is 
http://www.animascor
p.com/products/pr_ezmanager.shtml 

 

FreeStyle Connect

TheraSense Inc., the manufacturer of the FreeStyle blood glucose meter, offers 
FreeStyle Connect to track your blood glucose readings. Version 1.6 of the program 
costs $75 and includes the software on CD-ROM disc or floppy and the interface cable. 
The toll-free phone number is (888) 522-5226. The URL is

http://www.therasense.com/freestyle/dataManagementHome.html 

Al Behrens reviews FreeStyle Connect on this Web site. 

 

Steve Michel reviews FreeStyle Connect on this Web site. 

 

 

FutureWare

FutureWare SCG in Orange County, California, offers two programs for diabetes 
monitoring: 

 

Personal GlucoseTracker (previously called Diabetes Monitor) maintains a color-coded 
graphical history of daily blood glucose, ketone, exercise, and insulin readings. The 
readings can be printed in several formats, and can be emailed to a physician's or 
other health provider's office. Also included is a logsheet that can be printed for 
trips and travel. It also tracks up to four prescriptions, and provides for 
prescription re-ordering on the Internet. It runs under Windows 9x/NT/2K/XP and sells 
for $29. Th
e URL is

http://www.futurewaredc.com/diabetes/ 

 

Diabetes Combo has all the features and functions of the Personal GlucoseTracker 
program above, but also includes blood pressure readings (systolic, diastolic and 
optional pulse rate). It runs under Windows 9x/NT/2K/XP and sells for $49. The URL is 
also 

http://www.futurewaredc.com/diabetes/ 

 

GlucoGraph

Bryan Miller Software in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, offers this program for Window 95 
and up for $49.95. The site now also includes a downloadable demo version, a screen 
shots page, and the ability to graph diet, exercise, and medicine simultaneously with 
your blood sugars. The URL is

http://www.bryansoftware.com 

 

Glucose Manager

This program for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 is designed to assist a person with diabetes to 
track and evaluate their blood sugar fluctuations. Regular checking of blood glucose 
by using any glucose meter can be entered directly into the program on a daily basis 
or entered from a log book at one time periodically. This program does not support 
downloading glucose monitor data to the program. Ray Whittemore, who himself has 
diabetes wrote this program. His company, Specialty Software in Corvallis, Oregon, 
sells i
t for $29.95. The URL is

http://www.proaxis.com/~rwi/glumgr.htm 

 

HealthDesk OnLine for Diabetes

HealthDesk OnLine for Diabetes by HealthDesk Corporation in Berkeley, California, 
records and analyzes glucose readings and lots more. It currently interfaces with 
Roche/Boehringer Mannheim's Accu-Chek III, Accu-Chek Advantage, Accu-Chek Easy, 
MediSense's Precision Q.I.D., and LifeScan's One Touch Profile meters. It allows you 
to plan and track both nutrition and exercise, organize your medical records and 
health history, and access consumer and clinical online resources. It also provides 
access to the onl
ine resources of the American Diabetes Association. The program lists for $79.95. The 
company's toll-free phone number is (888) 343-4380 and the URL is

http://www.healthdesk.com/web/index.asp 

Gretchen Becker reviews HealthDesk on this Web site. 

 

 

HealthEngage Diabetes

FireLogic Inc. in Arlington, Virginia, offers HealthEngage Diabetes 3.0.1 for Windows 
or MacintoshOS X. This program allows you to enter glucose readings, medication, 
insulin, exercise, meals, test results, and personal notes in one session. You can 
also plan and record meals or directly input carbohydrate intake in grams of carbs. 
You can add your own foods or use the 6,700 foods from the USDA Nutrient Database. 
Companion programs run on a Palm and PocketPC. The program with the Palm or PocketPC 
companion
 lists for $69.99 or for $59.99 without the companion program. The URL is

http://www.healthengage.com/healthengagediabetes.html 

 

HealthView for Diabetes

The HealthView for Diabetes Management Software site features HealthView and provides 
information on how people with diabetes can use use it to improve their diabetes 
therapy. HealthView is a comprehensive diabetes management program for Windows 3.1 and 
Windows 95 offered by Health Management Software Inc. of Roswell, Georgia. HealthView 
for Diabetes supports LifeScan's One Touch Profile and One Touch II meters. The 
HealthView Patient Version lists for $39.95, and there is also a professional version. 
Robe
rt Santoyo, the company's president, has had type 1 diabetes for 14 years and has been 
involved in diabetes management software research for the last six years. The 
company's toll-free number is (888) 458-4648. The URL is

http://www.healthviewdiabetes.com/ 

Gretchen Becker reviews HealthView on this Web site. 

 

 

Insulin Dependant Follow Up & Control System

ARBSoft Inc. in Miami, offers this program for Windows 95/98/ME and the Palm Pilot for 
$80 plus $5 shipping and handling. The program helps you to control and manage your 
blood sugar level and its reaction to insulin, diet, and exercise through user 
friendly screens and tools. The URL is

http://www.arbsoftinc.com 

 

MyBolus will easily and precisely calculate the bolus for insulin dependent diabetics, 
writes Jeffrey A. English, CEO of Maxi-Med in Alpharetta, Georgia, which plans to have 
MyBolus on the market next year. The user will simply enter personal information and 
the software will automatically calculate the precise insulin dosage, he states. It is 
not a logbook. You will be able to incorporate it into any current brand of pump or a 
Palm-like device. It will also be sold as a standalone application to be downlo
aded to a computer. The company is surveying prospective users at 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=24578114615 and the company's URL is

http://www.maxi-med.com 

 

NovoLink

NovoLink Version 2.0 creates and manages your daily glucose and medication database. 
This program, from National Institutes of Disease Management in Miami Beach, Florida, 
runs on Windows 3.1 or greater. NovoLink does not support the automatic download of 
data from any meters. The price is $99.00. The phone number is (305) 534-9970, and the 
URL is

http://www.nidm.org/novolink.htm 

Gretchen Becker reviews NovoLink on this Web site. 

 

 

One Touch

LifeScan Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, in Milpitas, California manufactures blood 
glucose monitoring systems and also provides diabetes management software called One 
Touch (formerly In Touch). The current U.S. version is 2.0. This program was designed 
for use on your PC with all of LifeScan's meters that have a data port. The program 
requires Windows 95 or higher. You can buy the interface cable ($19.99 plus shipping 
and handling) and download the program at no cost from http://www.lifescan.com/produ
cts/otdms/software.html. 

 

Precision Link

This program for Windows 95/98/2000/NT by MediSense Inc. of Bedford, Massachusetts, 
supports MediSense's Precision Xtra, Q.I.D., and Sof-Tact meters. The current version 
is 2.3. The package, which includes a cable, sells for about $60 at pharmacies. The 
URL is

http://www.abbottdiagnostics.com/systems_tests/system.cfm?syscat_id=3&sys_id=15&path=1 

 

WinGlucofacts

Bayer Corporation in Tarrytown, New York, released WinGlucofacts Diabetes Information 
Management System, version 1.01, in the first quarter of 1999 to work with the 
Glucometer Dex Blood Glucose Monitoring System. It runs under Windows 3.1x and Windows 
95/98, and is supplied in three forms: as a CD-ROM (part number 3420A) for both 
Windows 3.1x and Windows 95/98 and on five floppy disks for Windows 95/98 (3428) and 
for Windows 3.1x (3421). This program sells for $49.95 (including the cable), but can 
be downl
oaded at no cost (except for the cable, which is $29.95). The URL is

http://www.glucometerdex.com/Sftwre.htm 

Gretchen Becker reviews WinGlucofacts on this Web site. 

 

 

WinGlucofacts XL

Bayer has released a version of WinGlucofacts program (similar to the top-rated 
software for the Glucometer Dex) for its Elite XL meter that appeared in April 1999. 
It runs under Windows 3.1x and Windows 95/98. This program sells for $49.95 (including 
the cable), but can be downloaded at no cost (except for the cable, which is $29.95). 
The URL is

http://www.glucometerelitexl.com/data.htm 

 

WinGlucofacts Professional

This is a newer and more powerful version of Bayer's top-rated WinGlucofacts program. 
WinGlucofacts Professional version 3.0 software has an intelligent data interpretation 
function that doesn't just download data. It analyzes it to find patterns in patient's 
glucose readings. While the program is intended for medical professionals, patients 
can download it too. Simply complete the download program and indicate that you have 
at least two patients in the block provided. It works with the Glucometer Dex Bloo
d Glucose Monitoring System and Glucometer Elite XL Blood Glucose Monitoring System. 
It runs under Windows 95/98/NT/ME, and is supplied in two forms: as a CD-ROM (part 
number 3478) only or as a CD-ROM and cables for both meters (product code 3477). The 
program sells for $129.95 (including the cables), but can be downloaded at no cost 
(except for the cable, which is $29.95). The URL is

http://www.glucometerpro.com/download/index.html 

 

Your Comments, Please!  

This is an open invitation to anyone who has used any of these programs to send any 
comments for inclusion here. 

 

Diabetes Wellness Letter asked me to review commercial Windows software for diabetes 
management in a two-part series. Part 1 is on-line here at 
http://www.mendosa.com/review1.htm. Part 2 is on-line here at 
http://www.mendosa.com/review2.htm. 

 

Gretchen Becker helped me a lot in reviewing these programs. Here are her notes, which 
are actually extensive reviews: 

 

HealthView for Diabetes 

 

In Touch 

 

Diabass 

 

Diabetes Mentor 

 

Diabetes Partner 

 

Diabetes Works 

 

NovoLink 

 

Diabetes Tracker 

 

WinGlucofacts 

 

Balance 

 

HealthDesk 

 

 

 

 

Shareware and Freeware Windows Software

AIDA

AIDA version 4.3 is an an educational simulator of insulin and dietary adjustment in 
type 1 diabetes. It contains a simple model of glucose-insulin interaction in the 
human body. It is intended for simulating the effects on the blood glucose profile of 
changes in insulin and diet for a typical type 1 patient. AIDA is freeware and runs on 
MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, and Windows 2000/NT. The main new features in 
version 4.3 are: (1) HbA1c estimates provided for the blood glucose simulations; (2) 
an i
mport/export facility to allow case scenarios to be swapped between AIDA users; and 
(3) technical upgrades to make installation and use easier. The URL is

http://www.2aida.org 

 

Basalraten-Verwaltung (Basal Rate Administration)

Basalraten-Verwaltung, version 2.1F, is for insulin pump users and is available in 
German only. It is for Windows 95/98. It is freeware offered by Daniel Hertrich. The 
URL is

http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/bv/ 

 

bG Log and Diabetic Information

ClearView Concepts in Harrison, Arkansas, offers a small spreadsheet program for sale 
to track daily bG tests and other diabetic info. The bG Log and Diabetic Information 
program by Charlie Campbell is for Windows 95 and sells for $9.95 plus shipping and 
handling. The URL is

http://www.oztech.com/cvc/ 

 

Bg Tracker

Jim Berry wrote Bg Tracker to help himself closely track his blood glucose, prepare 
charts, and to report to his doctor. However, it does not download any blood glucose 
meter directly, so all readings have to be entered manually. The program is freeware 
and does not require registration. It is for Windows 95/98 and will not run under 
Windows 3.x. A correspondent writes, "Jim Berry has released his BG Tracker 4. It is a 
complete redo of his previous effort. It now has entries for pumpers and BP tracking. 
St
ill no download from any meter but data entry is easy and automated as possible. It is 
still free if downloaded and he has arrangements for a CD ($US10) for those who can 
not or do not want to download." The URL is

http://www.bgtracker.com/ 

 

The Diabetes Daily Numbers

This is a simplified version of The Diabetic Daily Log (see below) for tracking blood 
sugars, weight, blood pressure, and comments. It can be run under Windows 2000/98/95 
and Windows 3.1 and even MS-DOS. You enter blood glucose levels manually. With the 
downloadable trial version you can enter 30 days of data, but a registered version 
costs $25. The URL is

http://members.aol.com/kennzo/ddn.htm 

 

Diabetes Helper

James Fitzgerald in Medford, Massachusetts, offers this program free for personal use 
if you can't afford to pay anything. Otherwise, you determine the price. 
DiabetesHelper tracks glucose levels and medications. It also has an appointment 
feature. It does not download data from any meter and the Web site gives no indication 
what the operating system and system requirements are. The URL is

http://home.attbi.com/~diabeteshelper/ 

 

Diabetes Level Monitoring

This package allows users to track blood sugar levels. It will also produce graphs and 
reports for the patients and their medical practitioners. The PC system requirements 
are: Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 (Windows NT recommended), Pentium 90MHz (166Mhz or 
higher recommended), 32Mb RAM 64 (Mb recommended), 256 Color SGVA 640x480. The URL is

http://www.lad.co.za/dlm.html 

 

The Diabetic Daily Log

The Diabetic Daily Log (TDDL) is a $25 shareware program for DOS, Windows 3.1, and 
Windows 95 that will track daily activities of a diabetic. It will record glucose test 
results, insulin/pill medication, weight, blood pressure, exercise, meals, snacks, and 
general comments. These entries will be used to generate screen and printed reports to 
be used to help you and your health team (doctor, nurse, or dietitian) to help 
pinpoint problems in managing diabetes. Various reports are generated to give the 
glucos
e averages, glucose ranges, number of lows, highs, and normal readings within a date 
range. E-mail the author Kenneth Gannon with questions or comments. The URL is

http://members.aol.com/kennzo/tddl.htm 

 

Diabetes Manager

Carl Raeside's program " still needs more work before even an alpha version is 
available," he says. But here is the Web site that he has put up to support it. The 
URL is

http://members.rogers.com/satfree/ 

 

Diabetic Spreadsheets

Carl Sprake's spreadsheets are for registering blood glucose and insulin injections. 
There are three versions: for Microsoft Excel 2000, 5.0, and 4.0. The URL is

http://www.enteract.com/~diabetic/spreadsheets/ 

 

Diabetic Meter Utility

Diabetic Meter Utility v4.9 is a Windows 95/98 program. Diabetic Meter Utility v1.2 is 
a Windows 3.1x program. Written by Michael Patterson, both programs read data from One 
Touch Profile and One Touch II meters and displays the data in various ways. Both 
versions of this simple meter utility are freeware and are available at

http://people.ne.mediaone.net/dclc/Diabsoftware.html 

 

Dia-Log: A Diabetes Daily Log Manager

Dia-Log v4.0 from C&S Solutions in Bicknell, Indiana, is a Diabetes Daily Log Manager 
that allows you to track and evaluate your daily insulin intake and blood glucose 
levels. The program also performs comprehensive glucose statistics. It runs under 
Windows 95, 98, or NT. You can download a trial version of the program, and if you 
decide to keep it, you can purchase it for $24.50 plus shipping and handling. The 
phone number is (812) 735-3505 and the URL is

http://www.transitech.com/cs-solutions/dia-log.html 

 

Excel Templates

Rick Calou has developed two Excel templates for graphically tracking your BG levels. 
One, called Glucose, Time Diet, is simply glucose levels and times and returns a graph 
and an accompanying place to list your food taken for the day. This is basically the 
information your doctor wants in a log but with a graph, giving a picture of what your 
BG has done in a day. The other, called Glucose, Time Carbohydrate Diet, allows users, 
in consultation with their physicians, to figure insulin doses related to your 
current blood glucose level and carbohydrate intake. Rick stresses that the second 
method must be done with your doctor. The link gives clear directions, but the ratios 
must be fine-tuned under your physician's directions. The URL is

http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~rcalou/ 

 

Glucom

Glucom v2.0 is an easy to use application from Paramount Software that will record and 
communicate your glucose stability, accurately and informatively. It will link to the 
Boehringer Mannheim range of glucose meters as well as LifeScan's One Touch II. You 
can download a free evaluation copy from this site. The URL is

http://members.aol.com/paramntsw/index.htm 

 

Glucomtr

Glucomtr v.1.05 is a free program that will make a printable chart of the diabetes 
glucose level in the blood. The program can be set up in either English or French and 
requires VB5 run time files. In runs under Windows 95/98/NT. 
http://download.com.com/3000-2129-908361.html?tag=lst-0-1 

 

Glucose32.exe

Glucose32.exe version 3.5 is a freeware program for downloading data from a LifeScan 
One Touch (II, Profile, Basic with data port, FastTake, Ultra), Roche Accu-Chek 
(Advantage or Complete) MediSense (Precision Q.I.D, Xtra, and Sof-Tact), Bayer 
(Glucometer Dex and EliteXL), and TheraSense (FreeStyle) glucose meter and creating a 
useful printed output. This program is for all versions of Windows. The URL is

http://gcrc.cwru.edu/glucpage.htm 

 

Glucose Journal and Database 

Glucose Journal and Database version 1.0 is a database program by Jonathan R. Allen of 
Nella_Ware software in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He says that it is for people with 
diabetes who test their blood sugar and helps by keeping an organized computer journal 
or diary of blood glucose test results. Blood glucose records are always perfectly 
ordered by date and time. A Master Journal displays all records, and four Custom 
Journals only display records within user defined time/date/glucose /note ranges. This 
e
asy-to-use program requires Windows 95/98. The URL is

http://www.mindspring.com/~nellaware/glujodat.html 

 

Glucose Data Manager

Glucose Data Manager version 1.3.1 is a freeware program offered in either French or 
English for managing your blood glucose testing. Data have to be input via the 
keyboard only. This program is for Windows 95/98/NT, according to André Lefebvre for 
Program-Action. The URL is

http://www.clic.net/~programa/glucom_an.html 

 

Grafiek (graphical display of blood glucose measurements)

Jos Creusen of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, created this Windows program for his own 
use and is freely sharing it. The program is in English, Dutch, Danish, French, 
German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It reads values from a 
file saved by Camit for Windows from AccuTrend meter, which are marketing in the 
United States as Accu-Chek meters. It also works with LifeScan's One Touch and InDuo 
meters, Bayer's Glucofast (Glucometer) Dex meters, Roche's Accu-Chek Compete, and 
Abbott's MediSen
se Precision Q.I.D. The final version of the program became available in March 2002 
and is 5.54 MB. URL is

http://httpd.chello.nl/j.creusen/ 

 

Health 

Health is freeware software application for people with diabetes and/or hypertension 
(high blood pressure). It records and graphs your blood glucose, blood pressure, 
weight, and A1c values. The BG values can be the United States (mg/dl) or 
international (mmol/L) standards. The user has to enter the readings manually. The 
data can be viewed in a line or bar graph. The software contains an array of 
statistics. The URL is

http://www.tcainternet.com/retired/index.html 

 

My Diabetes Assistant

Raul Serrano says that he developed his program, My Diabetes Assistant, to assist 
people with diabetes in tracking some of their everyday activities. MDA is a reporting 
system in which you input data of as many daily activities you wish that relate 
directly to your glucose control. From simple glucose reading to meals, weight, blood 
pressure, etc., you decide which you need to monitor. By reviewing/analyzing the 
reports you can quickly decide how you're doing in the specific areas, and make needed 
changes 
to your glucose management if needed. The VB6 runtime files must exist on your system 
in order for MDA to run. You can download them from a link on his site. MDA is 
freeware. A commercial version is also available. The URL is

http://www.serranoconsult.com/serranodownl.htm 

 

NutriSoft sells three similar programs that sound good, but none of them can be 
recommended for people with diabetes who want to use software to track how their 
medications and/or insulin, exercise, diet, weight, and state of health affect their 
blood glucose levels. None of these programs have anything but the most basic blood 
glucose tracking, and all of them require you to enter your blood glucose levels 
manually. NutriGenie makes versions of its programs available on-line at many sites, 
but all of thos
e for diabetes management are severely crippled (they have limited databases and 
permit nothing to be saved). Perhaps an even more serious criticism of NutriGenie's 
products is that the company is essentially unreachable. It does not provide a street 
address, only a post office box number. It does not provide a telephone number, 
whether toll-free or local. It has three e-mail addresses ([EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL 
PROTECTED], and [EMAIL PROTECTED], but e-mail direct!
 ed to 
any of these addresses goes unanswered. 

 

NutriGenie Diabetes Meal Planner

This program, version 4.4 for Windows, sells for $59. It includes a database of 8,000 
items plus the user's own food database. Analyses: RDA, calories, protein, 
carbohydrate, total fat, cholesterol, sodium, fiber, potassium and calcium, USDA food 
pyramid. Features: blood glucose tracker, weight log, diet history, blood pressure 
log, cholesterol profiler, weight control planner, body mass index, caloric need and 
caloric expenditure calculators, target heart rate calculator, caloric and nutrient 
distribution
 analyzer, search and sort capabilities, convenient food database editing and 
organizing tools, NutriGenie auto menu generator. The programs Sugar Content of Foods 
and Omega-3 Counter are included. The URL is

http://members.aol.com/nutrigenie/home.html 

 

NutriGenie Diabetic Nutrition

This program, Diabetic Nutrition version 3.3 for Windows, lists for $39 or is $29 when 
purchased directly from NutriGenie at P.O. Box 8226, Stanford, CA 94309. The package 
includes Sugar Content of Foods but not Omega-3 Counter and does not have utilities to 
keep track of blood glucose, blood pressure or weight log and diet history which are 
available in Managing Diabetes version 3.6. It includes a database of 10,000 items 
plus the user's own food database. The URL is

http://members.aol.com/nutrigenie/home.html 

 

NutriGenie Managing Diabetes

This program, Managing Diabetes version 3.6 for Windows, lists for $59 or is $49 when 
purchased directly from NutriGenie at P.O. Box 8226, Stanford, CA 94309. This package 
includes a database of 10,000 items plus the user's foods and two other programs: 
Sugar Content of Foods and Omega-3 Counter and has utilities to keep track of blood 
glucose, blood pressure as well as weight log and diet history which do not exist in 
Diabetic Nutrition version 3.3, NutriGenie's less complete and less expensive version. 
T
he URL is

http://members.aol.com/nutrigenie/home.html 

 

QuickLog

QuickLog, with versions for Windows 95 and 98, is a free program that lets you create 
a customized, computer-based log book. It will download blood glucose readings from 
LifeScan's One Touch Profile, and interface programs are in development for the other 
LifeScan meters. Jeff Kirchner designed QuickLog to be used as a replacement for, or 
in conjunction with, your normal blood glucose logbook. The URL is

http://www.webcreations.ca/~quicklog/ 

 

Two Touch

Kirmo Uusitalo in Helsinki, Finland, offers easy-to-use graphical interface for data 
transmission and analysis for LifeScan's One Touch II meters. Based on the glucose 
level measurements, an estimation of the patient's daily glucose level curve can be 
calculated and plotted. Samples can also be inserted manually. Current versions are 
1.8.0 for Windows 3.x and 1.9.0 for Windows 95 / NT only. The Two Touch program is 
distributed using the shareware concept. If you like the product and continue to use 
it afte
r a trial period of 30 days, you must register it. The registration price is currently 
$25 or FIM 100, whichever you prefer. The URL is

http://www.sci.fi/~keytech/twotouch.html 

MS-DOS Software

AIDA

AIDA version 4.0 is an an educational simulator of insulin and dietary adjustment in 
type 1 diabetes. It contains a simple model of glucose-insulin interaction in the 
human body. It is intended for simulating the effects on the blood glucose profile of 
changes in insulin and diet for a typical type 1 patient. AIDA is freeware and runs on 
MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, or Windows 95/98. The URL is

http://www.2aida.org 

 

PDM Pro

Accu-Chek PDM Pro Patient Data Management System software lets you download data from 
your Accu-Chek monitor (Accu-Chek Easy or Accu-Chek Advantage) to your computer. This 
Boehringer Mannheim Corp. program runs under MS-DOS and sells for $49.95. The URL is

http://www.roche.com/diagnostics/products/c_prodlist.html 

 

Diabetics Assistant

Diabetics Assistant version 2.1 by Douglas Williams is a $30 shareware Windows 
application that helps a person with diabetes manage blood glucose data obtained from 
routine sampling with a blood glucose meter. While the program may be useful to anyone 
following such a regimen, Diabetics Assistant is particularly well suited to those 
that use LifeScan's One Touch II or One Touch Profile meters. The program can be 
obtained from

Douglas A. Williams

13725 174th Ave NE

Redmond, WA 98052. 

 

Diabetic Tools

Diabetic Tools is a Hypercard stack for Macintosh to help people with diabetes archive 
and keep track of their blood glucose levels. It can be downloaded from

http://www.diabetic.org.uk/software/mac/ 

 

 

Glucosa Controls

This is a Spanish-language program by Ramón Torra Colom. The URL is

http://www.glucosacontrols.com/ 

 

Glucofacts

The Glucofacts Plus Diabetes Management system works with Bayer's Glucometer M or M+ 
meters. Bayer does not actively market it but tells me that it has a few disks in 
stock that it sells for $98. The toll-free phone number is (800) 348-8100. You can 
download an extensive description of the program at

fftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/diabetes/software/glucofacts+dms.info 

 

OTVIEW

OTVIEW by Merritt Island Technologies is an MS-DOS shareware program that works with 
One Touch 2 meters. The cost is $25 if downloaded, $29.00 if the disk is ordered by 
mail, and $30.45 if ordered by credit card. More information can be obtained by 
writing to Tom McKeever or to Tom McKeever

Merritt Island Technologies Inc.

253 Merritt Square, Suite 616

Merritt Island, FL 32952

The program can be downloaded as OTVIEW.ZIP from

ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/diabetes/software 

 

The Diabetic Daily Log

The Diabetic Daily Log (TDDL) is a $25 shareware program for DOS, Windows 3.1, and 
Windows 95 that will track daily activities of a diabetic. It will record glucose test 
results, insulin/pill medication, weight, blood pressure, exercise, meals, snacks, and 
general comments. These entries will be used to generate screen and printed reports to 
be used to help you and your health team (doctor, nurse, or dietitian) to help 
pinpoint problems in managing diabetes. Various reports are generated to give the 
glucos
e averages, glucose ranges, number of lows, highs, and normal readings within a date 
range. E-mail the author Kenneth Gannon with questions or comments. The URL is

http://members.aol.com/kennzo/tddl.htm 

 

Touch2

Touch2 by Victor A. Abell is a free program for use with One Touch II or One Touch 
Profile meters. Two versions may be downloaded from

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_150.htm 

 

Utility

Utility is a freeware MS-DOS program that LifeScan gives away in support of its 
monitors (but the cable to connect your meter to your computer normally costs $5). You 
can obtain the program and the cable by calling the company's toll-free Data 
Management Technical Support Line, (800) 382-7226, from Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM 
PST. The company's URL is

http://www.lifescan.com/ 

 

Software for Macintosh and Other Computers

Accu-Chek Pocket Compass

This new programs sends diabetes information directly from your Accu-Chek meter to 
your personal digital assistant (PDA). It automatically interfaces with the Accu-Chek 
Active and Accu-Chek Compact blood glucose meters. The new program lists for $29.95. 
The URL is

http://www.accu-chek.com/products/main.cfm?pid=4020 

 

BgMetrics

BgMetrics is in the growth stages of becoming a tool for people with diabetes to track 
and graph their blood glucose readings and food intake on the OS/2 platform. Developed 
by Wayne Swanson Wayne Swanson of PilarSoft, BgMetrics now reads the Accu-Chek 
Advantage meter (and possibly the Accu-Chek Easy too). "Please use it freely until the 
features are fleshed out and please do not worry about it becoming commercial if you 
cannot afford it," Wayne writes. "We will find a way to make it available to you." The
 URL is

http://www.pillarsoft.net/bgmetrics.html 

 

BGP

Here's a new tool by Steve Schaeffer for the One Touch Profile that runs on Power 
Macs. This diabetes management package reads data from a One Touch Profile meter and 
produces graphs, charts, and statistics to help you manage your self-care. The current 
release, version 1.0b1, is the first publicly released beta. The URL is

http://www.srv.net/~schasj/ 

 

BloodPlot 

BloodPlot by Eric Jensen collects data from a One Touch II meter and dumps it into an 
Excel spreadsheet. It is freeware and can be downloaded from

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_154.htm 

 

DiabetesManager

This personal diabetes management program is for the pocket computers from Psion, 
other EPOC devices, and now includes Nokia 9210/9290 SmartPhones. You can download 
DiabetesManager 5.24 in English, German, French, or Italian for the Psion Revo/Plus, 
Series 5mx/Pro, netBook, and netPad; DiabetesMobil 6.00 in English, German, or French 
for Nokia 9210/9290 SmartPhones; or ZuckTage 2.17 in German for the Psion Series 
3a/c/mx. These are all shareware programs by Klaus Stahl. The URL in English or German 
is

http://www.diabetesmobil.de 

 

Diabetes Mentor

Diabetes Mentor version 1.4 from Vigora Inc. in Mukilteo, Washington, runs under 
Windows 3.1 or higher or on Macintosh System 7 or newer operating system. It 
computerizes and graphs your diabetes-related measurements, helping you adjust your 
regime to achieve targeted BGs. The program lists for $49.95. The toll-free phone 
(800) 743-5680. The URL is

http://www.vigora.com/ 

 

DiabetesPilot

DiabetesPilot is a little program by Mike Biewenga, president of Digital Altitudes 
LLC, for Palm handhelds that does a lot. It records blood sugar measurements, meals 
and foods as a total or in detail, insulin and medicine intake, estimates insulin 
requirements based on the carbohydrate content of meals, and features an integrated 
food database that shows the carbohydrate content of over 4,000 foods. You can use the 
program free for a trial period, but registration is $24. The URL is

http://www.diabetespilot.com/ 

 

GlucoControl

GlucoControl is free PDA software (Pocket PC), that helps to control blood glucose 
levels. It is available in English, Spanish, Catalan, or German. The URL is

http://glucocontrol.undersociety.com/eng/ 

Ben Brady evaluates the GlucoPilot and DiabetesPilot programs at 
http://www.clariondeveloper.com/diabetes.zip 

 

 

DiaMac

DiaMac by Pagano Technologies Inc. in Thousand Oaks, California, is diabetes analysis 
software for the Macintosh. It is for use on Macintosh Power PC computers only and 
requires a LifeScan One Touch interface cable in addition to a Macintosh Modem Cable 
to import data directly from a One Touch meter. The program currently lists for 
$19.95. The company's e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] , phone number is (805) 
493-9188, and URL is

http://www.paganotech.com/ 

 

ezManager

Animas Corp., the manufacturer of the R1000 Insulin Pump, offers ezManager diabetes 
management for both PalmOS and Windows based desktop computers. It contains the entire 
FDA food database, all fast food restaurants, and ability to enter your own recipes 
and favorite foods for nutritional values. There are entries for BG, insulin, 
activity, and notes. It charts and graphs as well. You can learn more about ezManager 
and download it for a 30 day trial period. It lists for $99. The URL is

http://www.animascorp.com/products/pr_ezmanager.shtml 

 

FlashBolus by Flash EMS

FlashBolus, version 2.0, is a application for users of an insulin pump. This 
calculator will tell you the dose needed to bring your blood glucose level back to 
your target level using the 1500 rule. Will work on any PDA running on Palm OS 3.0 or 
higher. Price $14.95. The URL is

http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=1&jid=37926CXA193AE2FF4A2D53C1CEXC448B&productId=54460&optionId=1_1_2&productType=2&catalog=1&txtSearch=flashbolus&sectionId=0&platformId=1
 

 

FlashCarb by Flash EMS

FlashCarb is an application for users of an insulin pump. This calculator will tell 
you the dose needed to compensate for your carbohydrate meal intake using your carb : 
insulin : drop ratio. Will work on any PDA running on Palm OS 3.0 or higher. Price 
$14.95. The URL is

http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=1&jid=37926CXA193AE2FF4A2D53C1CEXC448B&productId=54608&optionId=1_1_2&productType=2&catalog=1&txtSearch=flashcarb&sectionId=0&platformId=1
 

 

FutureWare

FutureWare SCG in Orange County, California, offers two Palm programs for diabetes 
monitoring: 

 

Personal GlucoseTracker (previously called Diabetes Monitor) maintains a color-coded 
graphical history of daily blood glucose, ketone, exercise, and insulin readings. The 
readings can be printed in several formats, and can be emailed to a physician's or 
other health provider's office. Also included is a logsheet that can be printed for 
trips and travel. It also tracks up to four prescriptions, and provides for 
prescription re-ordering on the Internet. It runs under PalmOS 2 and up and lists for 
$9; you can
 download a free demo version for evaluation. The URL is

http://www.futurewaredc.com/diabetes/ 

 

Diabetes Combo has all the features and functions of the Personal GlucoseTracker 
program above, but also includes blood pressure readings (systolic, diastolic and 
optional pulse rate). It runs under PalmOS 2 and up and lists for $15; you can 
download a free demo version for evaluation. The URL is also 

http://www.futurewaredc.com/diabetes/ 

 

GlucoBase

The Web site for GlucoBase PDA says that with exclusive Stylus Free entry it is the 
easiest, most convenient way to record your blood glucose readings with a Palm-powered 
personal data assistant. Its companion program, GlucoBase Logbook, is compatible with 
Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP. Jim Lane distributes GlucoBase as shareware and sells it 
for $17.96 after a free 21-day trial period. The URL

http://www.glucobase.com 

 

GlucoPilot

GlucoPilot is a diabetic management log for the PalmPilot or Palm III (or other Palm 
OS unit). It logs glucose, insulin, and carbohydrates. Scott Hanselman says that it is 
the first Pilot application to feature pie and bar charting. He sells the program for 
$29. The URL is

http://www.tweak.org/ or, to order it

http://www.healthetech.com 

Ben Brady evaluates the GlucoPilot and DiabetesPilot programs at 
http://www.clariondeveloper.com/diabetes.zip 

 

 

GlucoTools

GlucoTools version 2.0 is a set of tools for the Palm Pilot and HandSpring Visor type 
PDAs that can assist people with diabetes who use insulin pumps to manage their 
diabetes. GlucoTools is a free open source tool by Tony Cureington that can double 
check meal and correction boluses. The URL is

http://glucotools.sourceforge.net 

 

GlucoTrak

GlucoTrak version 1.0 from Blackboard Software in Arvada, Colorado, for the Palm Pilot 
tracks your blood sugar, insulin or other medicine, food eaten, what you were doing at 
which times, and glucose level. The program is $9.99. The URL is

http://store.yahoo.com/bsoftware/glucotrak10.html 

 

HealthEngage Diabetes

FireLogic Inc. in Arlington, Virginia, offers HealthEngage Diabetes 3.0.0 for 
MacintoshOS X or Windows. This program allows you to enter glucose readings, 
medication, insulin, exercise, meals, test results, and personal notes in one session. 
You can also plan and record meals or directly input carbohydrate intake in grams of 
carbs. You can add your own foods or use the 6,700 foods from the USDA Nutrient 
Database. Companion programs run on a Palm and PocketPC. The program with the Palm or 
PocketPC companion
 lists for $69.99 or for $59.99 without the companion program. The URL is

http://www.healthengage.com/healthengagediabetes.html 

 

Healthmate

The Web page of MedData Interactive of Knoxville, Tennesseee, features Healthmate, a 
portable diabetes management system that makes better blood glucose control practical. 
Healthmate now runs on all current-model hand-held computers using the Newton OSthe 
new MessagePad 2100, the MessagePad 2000, the eMate 300, and the MessagePad 130. 
MedData's toll-free phone is (800) 792-2966 and its URL is

http://www.meddatai.com/ 

 

Health Tracker

Health Tracker helps you keep track of and graph any health related measurement. For 
example, people with diabetes can use it to track their blood glucose levels. Health 
Tracker is free for you to download and test drive for fifteen days without 
obligation. If you find Health Tracker useful, you can register your copy for $10. The 
program comes from Black Cat Systems in Westminster, Maryland. Black Cat Systems 
offers a variety of software programs for the Macintosh computer, including Diet 
Sleuth, a nutrit
ional database and personal health logbook, where you can select from more than 5,000 
different foods from 21 categories, including fast food, lunchmeat, junk food, 
seafood, and baby food. The URL for Health Tracker is

http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/healthtracker.html 

 

HP-95 Diabetes Logbook

HP-95 Diabetes Logbook software by Jonathan W. Mills packs a lot into the small HP-95 
palmtop computer, according to the Children with Diabetes Web site. You can download 
the program from this site at

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_150.htm 

 

Insulin Dependant Follow Up & Control System

ARBSoft Inc. in Miami, offers this program for Windows 95/98/ME and the Palm Pilot for 
$80 plus $5 shipping and handling. The program helps you to control and manage your 
blood sugar level and its reaction to insulin, diet, and exercise through user 
friendly screens and tools. The URL is

http://www.arbsoftinc.com 

 

Logbook DM

Logbook DM version 1.4 is a shareware program by Ryan Bruner for the Palm OS that 
"provides the easiest and fastest way to log blood glucose levels, carbohydrate 
intake, insulin, lows, exercise, ketones, and other notes. Unlike other logbook 
programs for the Palm OS, LogbookDM has single screen entry and insulin bolus 
calculation." The URL is

http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=44602 

 

Pocket DiabetiCare 

Pocket DiabetiCare for the Newton 1.x and 2.0 operating system captures blood sugar 
readings and analyze this information as it occurs. It works with LifeScan's One Touch 
II and One Touch Profile meters. The URL is

http://www.tactile.com/diabetiCare.html 

 

SweetSheet

SweetSheet version 2.1 by Alaric Faulkner is a full-featured Macintosh program for 
uploading and analyzing data from all LifeScan One Touch meters, including the new One 
Touch Ultra. It is freeware and requires a recent version of Stuffit Expander (5.0 or 
greater) to unstuff it (available from http://www.aladdinsys.com/. SweetSheet can be 
downloaded from

http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_155.htm 

 

Platform-Independent Software

GNU Gluco Control

GNU Gluco Control helps you to manage your diabetes. You will find detailed tables, 
diagrams and statistics. It is platform independent and is written in Java. The 
program is apparently still under development. The URL is

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ggc 

 

LXGLUC.wk1 

LXGLUC.wk1, version 1.1, is a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet for diabetes data management. It 
is useable on every computer running versions 2.4, "portable" or above of Lotus 1-2-3, 
such as the Hewlett-Packard palmtops 95LX, 100LX, 200LX and OG700LX that have Lotus 
1-2-3 portable in ROM, or any other MS-DOS or Windows machine. Currently, LXGLUC.wk1 
runs only on English versions of Lotus 1-2-3, although the author, Daniel Hertrich, is 
in Germany. The URL is

http://www.daniel-hertrich.de/lxgluc/ 

 

SugarLog

Daniel Gunderson's SugarLog maintains a log of your blood glucose readings and 
comments and lets you print them with any word processing program. The program is fast 
and easy to use. If you are running Windows, SugarLog will appear in a DOS box. It is 
written in Perl so that it will run on any operating system that will run Perl. The 
program has been tested without problems on a Windows 95 box, a Windows 98 box, a 
Windows NT box, and a Unix box and should run under MacPerl and any other operating 
system th
at will run Perl. SugarLog is open-source software, which means that you can modify it 
to fit your own needs. Mr. Gunderson is making frequent revisions of his program. 
"Check back often," he says. "If you don't see a feature that you'd like, let me 
know." Perl is also open-source, which means that SugarLog will always be free. If you 
don't have a current version of Perl on your system, you can get it at 
http://www.perl.com/pace/pub. If you run Windows 95/98/NT, download th!
 e Acti
vestate Win32 version. You will need the dcom extension if you are running Windows 95, 
but it is not necessary for Windows 98 or NT. You can download SugarLog itself from

http://www.gundo.com/sugarlog/ 

Diet and Food Programs  

By popular demand, I am starting to include diet and food software that can help 
people with diabetes. There is a lot out there that I am not familiar with, and I 
would appreciate your suggestions. 

 

FitDay

FitDay.com is a free Web site designed to help you track and analyze the important 
aspects of your diet and fitness. Your personal FitDay account serves as a food and 
exercise journal. You track the foods you eat and the exercises you do on a daily 
basis. Based on your journal entries, FitDay analyzes your diet, exercise, and weight, 
generating graphical reports on the important aspects of your fitness. The URL is

http://www.fitday.com/ 

 

CalorieKing

CalorieKing Mobile Plus Edition for PalmOS, version 1.1.1, is a user-friendly software 
application that allows you to track your daily food intake and exercise. It works 
with the CalorieKing.com food nutrition database. It runs on PalmOS 3.3 or greater and 
lists for $29.95. 

CalorieKing Mobile Edition for PalmOS, version 1.6.2, is edited to contain the most 
common foods. All foods contain data for calories, fat, protein and carbohydrate. It 
runs on PalmOS 3.0 or greater and lists for $14.95. 

 

CalorieKing Mobile Edition for PocketPC, version 1.0.4, is edited to contain the most 
common foods. All foods contain data for calories, fat, protein and carbohydrate. It 
runs on Windows CE 3.0 or greater and lists for $14.95. 

 

The URL for these programs is

http://www.calorieking.com 

 

 

Computer Planned Menus

Nutritional Computing Concepts in Zionsville, Indiana, produces the Computer Planned 
Menus program. It provides food intake analysis, menu planning including automatic 
menu planning and recipe analysis. The food database includes 16,000 foods and 123 
nutrients including foods from USDA Version 14. Data can be uploaded from Bayer, 
LifeScan and ThereaSense meters. A comprehensive health diary is included. The URL is

http://www.ncconcepts.com 

 

CarbCheck

CarbCheck, version 1.1, is a free carb, fat, protein database of more than 1,000 
foods. Uwe Trode designed this program to run on a palm organizer. The URL is

http://bellsouthpwp.net/t/r/trode/carbcheck/carbcheck.htm 

 

Cook'n for Diabetics

You can use this Windows 95/98 program to count calories, carbohydrates, and fats of 
any recipe or menu. It includes nutrition facts from more than 10,000 products. Cost 
$29.95. The URL is

http://www.dvo.com/cookndiabetics.html 

Diet & Exercise Assistant Version 4.0

Keyoe Inc. offers four different versions of its food and health tracking software for 
Windows and the Palm operating system. The software tracks food intake with an 
inventory of several thousand common foods, including those from popular U.S. 
restaurants, various exercises, such as walking, golf, and tennis, and various health 
issues, such as plotting weight loss stats and graphs, and saturated fats. The URL is

http://www.keyoe.com 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued Software

Accutility

Accutility Software for use with the Accu-Chek Compete meter was released in December 
1998 and discontinued in March 2001. Roche replaced it with Accu-Chek Compass (see in 
the Windows section above). 

 

Avandia.com

The Avandia.com Web site announced in September 2001 that it is discontinuing its 
"Online Blood Sugar Tracker" within two weeks. The tracker logged and graphed the 
blood glucose measurements that you entered manually. 

 

BioStore

BioStore Pro Version 3.0 for Windows and BioStore L from BioStore International Inc. 
in Canyon Country, California, are no longer marketed. A demo version limited to 50 
records is, however, still available on-line at

ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/diabetes/software 

 

Blood Glucose Monitor

Blood Glucose Monitor Version 1.1 was MS-DOS shareware in support of a One Touch 
meter, according to Michael Wolfe available from the CompuServe Diabetes Forum or from

Norman E. Shimmel

1015 Bonniebrook Road

Butler, PA 16001

Phone: (412) 283-2723

However, a message to him at his supposed e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] bounced.

 

 

Blood-Sugar.com

Blood-Sugar.com provided an online glucose monitoring tool along with health and 
medical information. Manuel Lynch, in Orange, California, the founder of HTMLFusion, 
which provides programming services and networks for medical and electronic 
applications, was the site registrant. The URL was

http://www.blood-sugar.com/ 

 

Camit for Windows

Camit for Windows from Boehringer Mannheim Corp. in Indianapolis, Indiana (now Roche), 
has been discontinued. Roche replaced it with Accu-Chek Compass (see in the Windows 
section above). 

 

Control Diabetes

NutriGenie's program called Control Diabetes, version 1.2, is no longer listed at the 
company's Web site. It calculates fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, protein, and 
calorie intake and analyzes diet based on supplied data for the common sugars and more 
than 500 foods. This program for Windows 3.x is shareware that you are free to try and 
$29 if you decide to keep it, according to ZDNet's Software Library at

http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=0007VV 

 

DiabetesManager.com

The company advises that, "due to the current economic uncertainty, our key strategic 
partner has made the difficult decision not to continue funding DiabetesManager.com." 
This Internet-based medical service company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, provided 
decision support to control your diabetes based on your physician's prescription. On 
the site you could enter your home glucose monitoring results accompanied by 
information about diet and exercise and receive recommendations when necessary to 
improve you
r glucose control. The program was available for $20 per month with a 30 day money 
back guarantee. The URL was

http://www.diabetesmanager.com 

 

DiabetesNow

This Web site sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of MediSense meters 
and other products for people with diabetes, included a section where you can manually 
log your blood glucose, ketones, and HbA1c levels and insulin doses. The company took 
the site down in February 2002. The URL was

https://prod.diabetesnow.com:1446/diabetesnow/about/public.asp 

 

Diastats 2.0

This program from Orchard Enterprises in La Mirada, California, seems to be no longer 
available. It had supposedly been available for $29.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and 
handling by calling (800) 252-7492, but that has been the number of a real estate 
company "for the past 10 years." Maybe you could write:

Orchard Enterprises

P.O. Box 847

La Miranda, CA 90637 

 

Gluco*Health

Jonathan R. Allen's Gluco*Health, version 1.00, was a database program for people with 
diabetes who test their blood sugar. It helped its user keep an organized computer 
logbook or diary of blood sugar test results. A master logbook displays all records, 
and two custom logbooks display only record within user defined time/date/glucose 
ranges. This shareware program, which sold for $36.95 when you register it, has been 
replaced by Jonathan's Glucose Journal and Database, described and linked in the 
sharewar
e section above. 

 

Glucostat

This $65 Windows 3.1 program from Glucoware in Cleveland, Ohio, is no longer 
available. "GlucoStat is no longer being sold," writes Gary Argento. "Could not get 
the sales volume I needed to continue marketing it." However, existing users will need 
to upgrade the program to avoid Y2K problems. That URL is 
http://glucoware.hypermart.net/ 

 

The Green Door

The Green Door by Coleman Green of Sacramento, California, offered three versions of 
its diabetes management programs plus a separate meal exchange program. He writes in 
June 1999 that he no longer markets them. 

 

The Diabetic Assistant was the complete package. 

 

The Recipe Analysis was a stand-alone program that allowed the user to design and 
modify recipes using an included food database. 

 

The Medical Dairy allowed users to record and print out their daily medication and 
blood test results. 

 

The Meal Exchange program helped users figure out the required amounts of the food 
exchanges that are in a diet for a given number of calories. It also figured out the 
percentages of carbohydrates, protein, and fat that make up the total calories. It let 
the user make changes, and then it would calculate the calories and print out a form 
with the information. 

 

LifeHealthy

LifeHealthy's Your Personal Health Management Journal included the ability to log and 
keep a simple graph of your blood glucose readings. The company's Web site is down and 
their phone has been discontinued. 

 

Level

This $79 program for Windows 3.1 from HealthWare in Buena Park, California, does not 
seem to be available. The toll-free phone number listed by Michael Wolfe, (800) 
682-9375 does not appear to be in service. Perhaps you could write:

HealthWare

P.O. Box 5396

Buena Park, CA 90620 

 

Medmaster

This was a Windows program, but seems to be no longer available. Costing $79, it had 
been available by calling (800) 455-4472, which no longer works. 

 

MedMonitor

MedMonitor version 1.01 from DataMass Software Inc. of Washington, Missouri, phone 
(314) 390-2584, is apparently no longer available. It offered Windows 95 software to 
monitor your medicine. According to e-mail from Tim Albrecht, the vice president and 
founder of DataMass, "The MedMonitor V1.01 will help you keep an inventory of your 
medications, help you keep track of what medications you have taken and what you have 
not, helps you keep track of your prescriptions remaining for each medication and 
prescri
ption numbers, glucose test results and produces a properly formatted test report for 
your doctor to be able to adjust your medications; it also helps you keep track of 
changes your doctor makes in your medications or related devices, it provides 
necessary information for you to be able to tell if your insulin is fresh or not, and 
it even has a calendar built in to keep track of your appointments and milestones. The 
normal cost of MedMonitor V1.01 (Diabetes) [is] only $45.0!
 0 afte
r a $20.00 mail-in rebate...the price to U.S. Veterans [is] only the price of the 
diskettes and postage and handling ($12.00)." 

 

Mellitus Manager

Mellitus Manager Version 4.5 by MetaMedix Inc. of Escondido, California, was 
discontinued in September 2000, following the iMetrikus Inc. acquisition of MetaMedix. 

 

The Quantitator

According to Children with Diabetes's "Computerizing Your Meter" page (see above) Drug 
ID International Inc. sold THE QUANTITATOR software which, according to Drug ID, 
converts the daily insulin regimen into hourly amounts of insulin released to the 
body. However, this site is no longer reachable. 

Other Resources  

The Children with Diabetes "Computerizing Your Meter" site has one of the best 
comprehensive reviews of diabetes management software. See 
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_150.htm 

 

I also maintain the faq (frequently asked questions file) for the misc.health.diabetes 
newgroup. But this file will always be as up-to-date or more so. 

 

Bonnie Matlow was diagnosed for two years with diabetes and had trouble finding a good 
log for her glucose testing and a weekly food and activity chart to use for meal and 
exercise planning. The linked templates are what she came up with and are easily 
adaptable. She sent them to me because others might be interested in using them. You 
can download here as

http://www.mendosa.com/Food%20Exercise%20Log.htm

and

http://www.mendosa.com/Medicine%20Carb%20Log.htm 

 

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