Diabetes-Management-Software
As a diabetic, software, diabetes management software or notebook or diary software an application software is called, can be captured and analyzed the data of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus people.
Most application programs for diabetics have been developed for the PC, in addition there are built- diabetics software and software for PDAs / smartphones.
Properties
Diabetic Software is basically database software, since a variety of data needs to be stored alongside the actual blood sugar levels. This is, for example, influence to information such as time of day of the measurement, the time of last meal and the number of calories absorbed, the amount of insulin, but also other factors such as blood sugar levels, for example, stresses through physical activity or illness and stress. Information on BE- factors or threshold markings for the desired blood glucose values and the calculation of average values are also possible. In a multiuser capable diabetic software can be added according to entity "User".
Each diabetic software provides the user with a differently designed graphical user interface. The requirements for the software are high. Since insulin- treated diabetics use the program usually several times a day, the most commonly used functions must be located within easy reach and clear.
Tasks
Crux of the tasks of a diabetic software is the electronic management of stored data. In combining the different entries and in the comparative investigation on certain periods the crucial function advantages are compared to a conventional guided diary.
The analyzes include the determination of blood sugar averages, insulin levels, the incidence of certain values in certain border areas and carb intake rules. This is done by means of diagrams and summary statistics of entries to allow for the analysis of correlations based on the course diagrams.
Also mathematical calculations such as the transfer of units such as carbohydrates in bread units or blood sugar ( in units of mg / dL, mmol or HbA1c ) as well as calculations of the bolus IE quantity are possible beyond ( this can, for example, by specifying be determined bread units and the blood glucose value using a specified bE and correction factors). The bills are not necessarily applicable separately, they can be integrated, for example in the diary.
Connectivity
Many products are able to read blood sugar levels from different blood glucose meters by the meter is connected to the computer on which the software is diabetic. In diabetics software for PDAs or smartphones, there is usually the ability to synchronize the device with a PC, to complement the respective diaries. In general, the corresponding data can also be printed.
Multi-user capability
Most new diabetes management applications provide multiple users to their functions. So that the software is available for a plurality of people on a computer, on the other hand, the multi-user system may be used in the practice for several profiles. This system makes diabetics software interesting for hospitals and medical practices.
Online Availability
The majority of the diabetes management software stores its data primarily on the hard disk. However, there is also software that stores its data on the Internet. The advantage of the online diary is that it can be processed and viewed by many of computers which are able to connect to the Internet.
For many diabetics diary applications, which have their location on a server in the network, also the user interface is the Internet. Depending on the program structure, the online software may need more time for the answering of information, or the viewing / evaluation of the diary.
Integration into a telemedical system
For several years there has been diabetes management products, which make it possible to measure in a closed system telemedical blood sugar levels with a blood glucose meter and pass through a cell phone software to a secure online database. For this purpose, the measured values via the phone software or a home gateway are recorded and passed on to the database. It is e.g. possible to send at certain values an alarm SMS. Additional parameters such as medication, meals, activities and illnesses can be entered, which is then incorporated into the statistical analysis of the secured database via the phone software or the home gateway.
Costs
In general, diabetics software must be purchased, in particular multi-user programs for medical practices. However, there are also diabetic software as a freeware product, so it is free in relation to the financial expenditure for the permanent use of the software. There are manufacturers that provide their software as shareware.