Dosage auto-calculation in apps

May 02, 2019 15:49

Simon Site Administrator
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 578 posts

jh0 said:
Basic arithmetic, barely number crunching.

Still, this is difficult for some people - and I don't see why they should be belittled for that.

Switching gears a bit, what was the constructive feedback you had about the app?

May 07, 2019 08:27

torana DAFNE Graduate
Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 53 posts

Hi Simon Well done on the site. It would appear that the DAFNE app to upload blood glucose information is widely used and appreciated by members. I make this assumption because most members online have no posts against their names and hence would most probably be only accessing the app.
I have one suggestion for the app that the location of the injection site on the app includes both the left and right side of the stomach. I alternate stomach sides weekly, using the top half for my quick acting and the lower section below the navel for the long acting insulin. Most diabetic educators have stated to me that the stomach is the most reliable area for the needle.

August 13, 2021 05:24

claire k DAFNE Graduate
University College Hospital, Galway 5 posts

Hi There,

App related:
I know there has been massive changes in the regulations, but could you use that part of the app as a "Aid Tool" or"as reference" type idea to help us for calculating?

over and out

August 22, 2021 18:22

marke Site Administrator
South East Kent PCT 681 posts

sorry any kind of calculation means the app is deemed a medical device and has to be certified. This a long and expensive process and we can't afford to do it. We tried putting it in the app and people informed the medical regulator and we were forced to take it out again. We can't afford the legal costs of going against their instruction to remove it.

May 02, 2019 15:49 Simon Site Administrator Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 578 posts	jh0 said: Basic arithmetic, barely number crunching. Still, this is difficult for some people - and I don't see why they should be belittled for that. Switching gears a bit, what was the constructive feedback you had about the app?
May 07, 2019 08:27 torana DAFNE Graduate Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 53 posts	Hi Simon Well done on the site. It would appear that the DAFNE app to upload blood glucose information is widely used and appreciated by members. I make this assumption because most members online have no posts against their names and hence would most probably be only accessing the app. I have one suggestion for the app that the location of the injection site on the app includes both the left and right side of the stomach. I alternate stomach sides weekly, using the top half for my quick acting and the lower section below the navel for the long acting insulin. Most diabetic educators have stated to me that the stomach is the most reliable area for the needle.
August 13, 2021 05:24 claire k DAFNE Graduate University College Hospital, Galway 5 posts	Hi There, App related: I know there has been massive changes in the regulations, but could you use that part of the app as a "Aid Tool" or"as reference" type idea to help us for calculating? over and out
August 22, 2021 18:22 marke Site Administrator South East Kent PCT 681 posts	sorry any kind of calculation means the app is deemed a medical device and has to be certified. This a long and expensive process and we can't afford to do it. We tried putting it in the app and people informed the medical regulator and we were forced to take it out again. We can't afford the legal costs of going against their instruction to remove it.