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Sunday, August 23, 2009
DiabetesManager-1.2 Released
I have released a new version of my DiabetesManager Android smartphone application, with a significant functionality improvement: definable date ranges for data retrieval. Before displaying a chart, viewing data in table form, or exporting data as a CSV file, version 1.2 allows users to specify if they want all data, the last 30 days of data, or a customizable range of data (range can be as small as a single day). In version 1.1. and earlier, DiabetesManager always retrieved all data, but this was problematical when displaying charts with a lot of data as the chart becomes pretty-much unreadable. Since I have been using the app longer than any of my users, hopefully I am the only one at this point who had been getting annoyed… For more info, please refer to the complete DiabetesManager-1.2 documentation, but here is a screenshot of what it looks like:
on 08/23 at 09:22 PM
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Monday, July 13, 2009
DiabetesManager-1.1 Released
DiabetesManager-1.1 release features the addition of data export functionality. All of the supported measurement types can be exported as CSV format files, and once the phone has been mounted via USB cable, can be retrieved and emailed to doctors, who can then just click on the files and view in Excel (or any other program which supports CSV files). You can see the new documentation here, and here are some screenshots of the new main screen and export functionality from the Eclipse Android emulator:
New button configuration/naming on main screen:
Message when data files have been exported to SD card:
How to retrieve exported data files from SD card via USB mount:
on 07/13 at 12:31 AM
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Monday, July 06, 2009
DiabetesManager Enhancement: Added Protein Field For Meal Measurements
As per request from user “Christina”, I have added a field to capture grams of protein for meal measurements, which is something that I should have done from the start except didn’t think of it for some reason (oops, I guess the fact that I am not keeping track of meals meals is showing!).
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This change should work seamlessly for users who already have existing meal data without protein measurements captured, as just blank entries will be shown for those measurement points. The table is a little squished up (cannot completely see meal calories value) in portrait view mode, but it looks fine in landscape view mode. My first enhancement since initial release! I am keeping the version number at 1.0.0 though, out of sheer inertia. 
My installed users base now stands at 15 after almost two weeks in the market. 
One anonymous user comment says that I should rename it since it is more than just a diabetes management tool. I am thinking maybe “HealthManager”? In light of this feedback, and the potential increase in user base, I am going to set aside the google health integration work for a bit and focus on adding configurability of measurement types and units, so that users who don’t have diabetes, and users in other countries might be able to use it more effectively.
on 07/06 at 11:46 PM
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
DiabetesManager-1.0 Released
DiabetesManager is an Android application (available for $5 in Android market) which allows users to store and view (in chart and tabular form) diabetes-related and general health data. The following measurement types are supported in version 1.0:
- exercise
- meals
- blood glucose levels
- HBA1c
- cholesterol
- humalog injections
- lantus injections
- weight
- blood pressure
- heart rate
- body temperature
- subjective general health
You can see the documentation here, and here are some screenshots from the Eclipse Android emulator (looks the same on G1 phone, but that has landscape perspective, which is better for viewing charts):
I have been using it for all my personal data for almost a month now, and am very pleased with it. I am planning to release new functionality soon (e.g., google health account integration), so watch this space!
on 06/23 at 01:19 AM
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