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Sep 26, 2011

Snodger 2 posts

Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Watch out - Corn on the cob!

hello,
I am very interested in this so please forgive me resurrecting the thread after over a month.
I count corn on the cob, and also count cashew nuts, although no other nuts. Have just done some carb free adjustments so am pretty sure my background is right at the moment (16 BI).

Sep 26, 2011

rusty28 3 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app

Hi I am a DAFNE graduate from last year and until now have used On Track app while waiting for this one. I downloaded it yesterday and it seems to work fine except for a couple of annoying things: cannot find a way to delete a wrong entry if as I did yestterday the decimal point did not register meaning a 63 instead of 6.3, and the keypad on the screen changes from numeris to alfa-numeric when entering BG, CP etc., one last thing is can you email your readings summaries to yourself for printing as you can with On Track where it comes in csv or as a Html with a graph?

Thanks

Russell

Sep 25, 2011

Guy Kramer 12 posts

Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries

Hello,

I am using Glucofacts from Bayer, although it dosen't give you an option to export however I can access the diary database file. So maybe it could just import the database file? I would of thought it uses a MySQL database and the same for the DAFNE diary?

Sep 25, 2011

marke 643 posts

Topic: General Discussion / How can you work out HBA1c by using your BG averages? Is it possible?

Nikki, thats not how HBA1c works. It is a measure of the glucose attached to haemoglobin in the blood. This process occurs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You measure your blood glucose 4 times in 24 hours probably, thus what you see is only a very brief snapshot of what your BG is doing. So basically the two things do different things. The HBA1c is to let your diabetes team see what your BG has been doing on average for the last 3 months, the BG tests are telling you if your insulin intake is correct. Both are important but probably the blood tests are more important because if you are doing them regularly then you should pretty much know your HBA1c is going to be ok even if you don't know exactly what it is. There is also the fact that HBA1c is not 100% accurate and becasue its is an average your BG could have been 10+ half the day and 4- for the rest of the day giving an average in 'range'.
Sorry but life is never that simple Very Happy

Sep 24, 2011

Nikki H-C 23 posts

Topic: General Discussion / How can you work out HBA1c by using your BG averages? Is it possible?

I know this thread is a few months old but I thought it might be the right place to pose this question....

A hypothetical question....
Lets say I started my day with BS of 6
I then eat / drink carbs every 2 or 3 hours through out the day
I know I have the correct ratio's and inject the correct QA for the carbs I've had, so techinally I should come back down to a BS or 6.

Because i've had carbs before my QA has "run out/worn off" i.e. within the 4 / 5 hours it lasts for, will my HBA1c reflect where my levels will end up or where they have actually been through out the day?

Sep 24, 2011

Nikki H-C 23 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Do I adjust BI or QA first?

Just an update for you... I did my non carb dinner so didn't have any QA within 5 hours of bed time. I took my normal BI and went to bed with BS of 7. I woke up 7 hours later with BS of 12.

Whilst I didn't do a middle of the night check, I now believe that i definately have the ol' dawn phenomenon. Ho hum!

Sep 23, 2011

Simon 574 posts

Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries

An alternative would be if the meter software gives a decent enough export (XML,Csv, json etc) then we might be ale to select file uploads which parse the output and create a bunch of entries. We just need to understand what comes out of the software that Guy mentioned.

Sep 23, 2011

marke 643 posts

Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries

yes, its another 'on the drawing board' feature that hasn't quite been implemented. Earlier in the year there was some prototype software for Lifescan meters and I have a Menarni 'Glucomen Lx Plus' that was very kindly supplied by the manufacturer in a box waiting for me to do something with it. The big issue is if we can get all
manufacturers to tell us how we access the data stored on the meters. Some are happy and helpful to do this, others are very protective and seem to want you to
use their software to manage your Blood Glucose data. In an ideal world we will produce a program that links to the site and allows you to add the 'extra' bit that talks to your meter. Hopefully it will happen one day in the not too distant future, it would be nice to be able to upload direct from your meter to the online diary.

Sep 23, 2011

Simon 574 posts

Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries

Guy Kramer said:
Hello Simon,

I thought it might be a good idea if we could import/upload an export from PC software although I realize that if this is dome some data could not be populated ie CPs, injection site etc. But would still be helpful

Thanks
Guy

Hi Guy, whats the software, and what format does it use as upload material?

Sep 23, 2011

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums

Thank you Simon Very Happy

Sep 23, 2011

Simon 574 posts

Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums

Search is now fixed, sorry for breaking it!

Sep 23, 2011

Guy Kramer 12 posts

Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries

Hello Simon,

I thought it might be a good idea if we could import/upload an export from PC software although I realize that if this is dome some data could not be populated ie CPs, injection site etc. But would still be helpful

Thanks
Guy

Sep 23, 2011

Guy Kramer 12 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app

does anybody know were the data is stored in android? as the upload option fails every time I try it and I need to install a new ROM.

Please can somebody advise

Thanks
Guy

Sep 23, 2011

Guy Kramer 12 posts

Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app

does anybody know were the data is stored in android? as the upload option fails every time I try it and I need to install a new ROM.

Please can somebody advise

Thanks
Guy

Sep 23, 2011

Simon 574 posts

Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums

Hi whiskysmum - you're right, we're working on it now and will let you know when fixed.

Sep 23, 2011

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums

Hi,

When i try to "search the dafne forums" it doesn't seem to be working Sad

Sep 23, 2011

PNThompson 57 posts

Topic: General Discussion / test strips

Repeat prescriptions used to be easy.
I was able to submit a repeat in the morning and pick it up that afternoon, but I have found slightly different problems.
1) You can only have a supply for a month
- I put a prescription in and because I don't use everything every month I ended up with more items than what I ordered.
i.e. Lantus Insulin when it isn't ordered!
I got the lancets without any problem but I was told that I couldn't have the strips because they had just issued one.
The surgery hadn't issued one but according to the records it had been though the prescription was not printed.
The other problem I have is that due to the short surgery hours it is difficult to get to the GP and I use the Boots Repeat Prescription Service but the surgery doesn't like it.

Leaving receptionists to do repeat prescriptions is a recipe for disaster unless they are a registered Nurse.

It's all down to money rather than the Patient's interests.

Sep 22, 2011

Garry 328 posts

Topic: General Discussion / test strips

Agree with novarapidboi26
I get really hacked by admin bull and am quite prepared to go and face out Doc over such matters Evil or Very Mad

Get hold of your GP...sorry book an appointment for a wee chat [bollocking]...directly.
Different matter if you are early ordering an addictive drug...that I can understand...but test strips!
A doctor is there to provide a service.

Regards
Garry

Sep 22, 2011

Anele46 108 posts

Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries

Simon said:
Thanks Anele for letting us know, as mentioned on the other thread it should be fixed now.

Thanks very much Simon Very Happy

Cheers,
Anele.

Sep 22, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,816 posts

Topic: General Discussion / test strips

I find that communicating with the receptionist is pointless/unnecessary..................she should have no meaningful opinion or decision making authority in anything to do with your test strip prescription.......

Your DAFNE educators should have provided you with a letter, I attended Monklands also so I know they SHOULD have done so...but might not have....this letter goes to the doctor and he/she can put the strips on the prescription.....

On my prescription it lists Freestyle Lite Test Strips, but with this I get 2 pots, which is 100................how many do you get........?

Obviously each surgery is different, but your GP should not be interfering with specialist diabetic medical decisions made from the qualified HCPs............

Maybe it was a different doctor signing them off.......who knows, get the letter in from Monklands and book an appointment for a wee chat [bollocking] too..........

Good luck..........................

Sep 22, 2011

Bakerboy 9 posts

Topic: General Discussion / test strips

hi all was wondering if anybody has had any problems getting test strips as on two previous occasions my gp took them off my prescription when i ordered them saying i was too early .The first time i explained about doing more tests ok but today again strips were knocked off and i had to through the same again .I would not be asking for them if i didnt need them Also when i said to the girl at reception about Dafne /clueless/ thanks

Sep 22, 2011

Garry 328 posts

Topic: Site Development / Request for additional graph format

If possible Simon, please make graph type selectable. I need to work in KISS mode....Keep It Simple (for me as I'm) Stupid.
Abbott have had meter software available for a long time that provides multiple graph formats. Current one is CoPilot. The CoPilot user guide could give you some Idea

s perhaps.

Regards
Garry

Sep 22, 2011

KeithCl 43 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Android App

The reason to develop for Android is that it is the most popular smart phone operating system at the moment - see e.g. Android is smartphone king globally; tough fight on for No. 2 spot. But unfortunately if your phone is not running Android (or iOS the iPhone operating system) there is presently no DAFNE app for it.

Sep 22, 2011

mum2westiesGill 502 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood Glucose diary

It's back with us Simon, thank you Very Happy

Sep 22, 2011

novorapidboi26 1,816 posts

Topic: General Discussion / Blood Glucose diary

Seems to back to its full functional glory now..................... Cool

Sep 26, 2011 Snodger 2 posts	Topic: Carbohydrate Counting / Watch out - Corn on the cob! hello, I am very interested in this so please forgive me resurrecting the thread after over a month. I count corn on the cob, and also count cashew nuts, although no other nuts. Have just done some carb free adjustments so am pretty sure my background is right at the moment (16 BI).

Sep 26, 2011 rusty28 3 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app Hi I am a DAFNE graduate from last year and until now have used On Track app while waiting for this one. I downloaded it yesterday and it seems to work fine except for a couple of annoying things: cannot find a way to delete a wrong entry if as I did yestterday the decimal point did not register meaning a 63 instead of 6.3, and the keypad on the screen changes from numeris to alfa-numeric when entering BG, CP etc., one last thing is can you email your readings summaries to yourself for printing as you can with On Track where it comes in csv or as a Html with a graph? Thanks Russell

Sep 25, 2011 Guy Kramer 12 posts	Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries Hello, I am using Glucofacts from Bayer, although it dosen't give you an option to export however I can access the diary database file. So maybe it could just import the database file? I would of thought it uses a MySQL database and the same for the DAFNE diary?

Sep 25, 2011 marke 643 posts	Topic: General Discussion / How can you work out HBA1c by using your BG averages? Is it possible? Nikki, thats not how HBA1c works. It is a measure of the glucose attached to haemoglobin in the blood. This process occurs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You measure your blood glucose 4 times in 24 hours probably, thus what you see is only a very brief snapshot of what your BG is doing. So basically the two things do different things. The HBA1c is to let your diabetes team see what your BG has been doing on average for the last 3 months, the BG tests are telling you if your insulin intake is correct. Both are important but probably the blood tests are more important because if you are doing them regularly then you should pretty much know your HBA1c is going to be ok even if you don't know exactly what it is. There is also the fact that HBA1c is not 100% accurate and becasue its is an average your BG could have been 10+ half the day and 4- for the rest of the day giving an average in 'range'. Sorry but life is never that simple

Sep 24, 2011 Nikki H-C 23 posts	Topic: General Discussion / How can you work out HBA1c by using your BG averages? Is it possible? I know this thread is a few months old but I thought it might be the right place to pose this question.... A hypothetical question.... Lets say I started my day with BS of 6 I then eat / drink carbs every 2 or 3 hours through out the day I know I have the correct ratio's and inject the correct QA for the carbs I've had, so techinally I should come back down to a BS or 6. Because i've had carbs before my QA has "run out/worn off" i.e. within the 4 / 5 hours it lasts for, will my HBA1c reflect where my levels will end up or where they have actually been through out the day?

Sep 24, 2011 Nikki H-C 23 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Do I adjust BI or QA first? Just an update for you... I did my non carb dinner so didn't have any QA within 5 hours of bed time. I took my normal BI and went to bed with BS of 7. I woke up 7 hours later with BS of 12. Whilst I didn't do a middle of the night check, I now believe that i definately have the ol' dawn phenomenon. Ho hum!

Sep 23, 2011 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries An alternative would be if the meter software gives a decent enough export (XML,Csv, json etc) then we might be ale to select file uploads which parse the output and create a bunch of entries. We just need to understand what comes out of the software that Guy mentioned.

Sep 23, 2011 marke 643 posts	Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries yes, its another 'on the drawing board' feature that hasn't quite been implemented. Earlier in the year there was some prototype software for Lifescan meters and I have a Menarni 'Glucomen Lx Plus' that was very kindly supplied by the manufacturer in a box waiting for me to do something with it. The big issue is if we can get all manufacturers to tell us how we access the data stored on the meters. Some are happy and helpful to do this, others are very protective and seem to want you to use their software to manage your Blood Glucose data. In an ideal world we will produce a program that links to the site and allows you to add the 'extra' bit that talks to your meter. Hopefully it will happen one day in the not too distant future, it would be nice to be able to upload direct from your meter to the online diary.

Sep 23, 2011 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries Guy Kramer said: Hello Simon, I thought it might be a good idea if we could import/upload an export from PC software although I realize that if this is dome some data could not be populated ie CPs, injection site etc. But would still be helpful Thanks Guy Hi Guy, whats the software, and what format does it use as upload material?

Sep 23, 2011 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums Thank you Simon

Sep 23, 2011 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums Search is now fixed, sorry for breaking it!

Sep 23, 2011 Guy Kramer 12 posts	Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries Hello Simon, I thought it might be a good idea if we could import/upload an export from PC software although I realize that if this is dome some data could not be populated ie CPs, injection site etc. But would still be helpful Thanks Guy

Sep 23, 2011 Guy Kramer 12 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app does anybody know were the data is stored in android? as the upload option fails every time I try it and I need to install a new ROM. Please can somebody advise Thanks Guy

Sep 23, 2011 Guy Kramer 12 posts	Topic: DAFNE Online Mobile / Android app does anybody know were the data is stored in android? as the upload option fails every time I try it and I need to install a new ROM. Please can somebody advise Thanks Guy

Sep 23, 2011 Simon 574 posts	Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums Hi whiskysmum - you're right, we're working on it now and will let you know when fixed.

Sep 23, 2011 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: Site Development / Searching Dafne Forums Hi, When i try to "search the dafne forums" it doesn't seem to be working

Sep 23, 2011 PNThompson 57 posts	Topic: General Discussion / test strips Repeat prescriptions used to be easy. I was able to submit a repeat in the morning and pick it up that afternoon, but I have found slightly different problems. 1) You can only have a supply for a month - I put a prescription in and because I don't use everything every month I ended up with more items than what I ordered. i.e. Lantus Insulin when it isn't ordered! I got the lancets without any problem but I was told that I couldn't have the strips because they had just issued one. The surgery hadn't issued one but according to the records it had been though the prescription was not printed. The other problem I have is that due to the short surgery hours it is difficult to get to the GP and I use the Boots Repeat Prescription Service but the surgery doesn't like it. Leaving receptionists to do repeat prescriptions is a recipe for disaster unless they are a registered Nurse. It's all down to money rather than the Patient's interests.

Sep 22, 2011 Garry 328 posts	Topic: General Discussion / test strips Agree with novarapidboi26 I get really hacked by admin bull and am quite prepared to go and face out Doc over such matters Get hold of your GP...sorry book an appointment for a wee chat [bollocking]...directly. Different matter if you are early ordering an addictive drug...that I can understand...but test strips! A doctor is there to provide a service. Regards Garry

Sep 22, 2011 Anele46 108 posts	Topic: Site Development / Add Multiple Diary Entries Simon said: Thanks Anele for letting us know, as mentioned on the other thread it should be fixed now. Thanks very much Simon Cheers, Anele.

Sep 22, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,816 posts	Topic: General Discussion / test strips I find that communicating with the receptionist is pointless/unnecessary..................she should have no meaningful opinion or decision making authority in anything to do with your test strip prescription....... Your DAFNE educators should have provided you with a letter, I attended Monklands also so I know they SHOULD have done so...but might not have....this letter goes to the doctor and he/she can put the strips on the prescription..... On my prescription it lists Freestyle Lite Test Strips, but with this I get 2 pots, which is 100................how many do you get........? Obviously each surgery is different, but your GP should not be interfering with specialist diabetic medical decisions made from the qualified HCPs............ Maybe it was a different doctor signing them off.......who knows, get the letter in from Monklands and book an appointment for a wee chat [bollocking] too.......... Good luck..........................

Sep 22, 2011 Bakerboy 9 posts	Topic: General Discussion / test strips hi all was wondering if anybody has had any problems getting test strips as on two previous occasions my gp took them off my prescription when i ordered them saying i was too early .The first time i explained about doing more tests ok but today again strips were knocked off and i had to through the same again .I would not be asking for them if i didnt need them Also when i said to the girl at reception about Dafne /clueless/ thanks

Sep 22, 2011 Garry 328 posts	Topic: Site Development / Request for additional graph format If possible Simon, please make graph type selectable. I need to work in KISS mode....Keep It Simple (for me as I'm) Stupid. Abbott have had meter software available for a long time that provides multiple graph formats. Current one is CoPilot. The CoPilot user guide could give you some s perhaps. Regards Garry

Sep 22, 2011 KeithCl 43 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Android App The reason to develop for Android is that it is the most popular smart phone operating system at the moment - see e.g. Android is smartphone king globally; tough fight on for No. 2 spot. But unfortunately if your phone is not running Android (or iOS the iPhone operating system) there is presently no DAFNE app for it.

Sep 22, 2011 mum2westiesGill 502 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood Glucose diary It's back with us Simon, thank you

Sep 22, 2011 novorapidboi26 1,816 posts	Topic: General Discussion / Blood Glucose diary Seems to back to its full functional glory now.....................