[Diabetes-talk] App for iPhone and Glumonitor

[Jude DaShiell]

An otter screen defender can protect the phone from a major bleeder.  On 
Mon, 6 May 2013, Veronica Elsea wrote:

> Actually, you are not nuts Mike. I did try to play with the iBGstar in an
> exhibit hall and I couldn't get VoiceOver to do anything. I couldn't get it
> to find the section which contained the readings from the meter at all. It
> read some numbers but there was no way to figure out what the numbers were.
> Now granted, I didn't spend a long time with the app, but my first
> impression was definitely not good. The rep from the company had no idea
> about VoiceOver at all. The meter itself is sure tiny though. But the first
> thing I thought when I heard about this meter was oh man! I'd sure hate to
> get one of those finger sticks that was a major bleeder and get blood on my
> iPhone. <grin> 
> But given a choice, I actually agree with you Mike. Give me a fast quick way
> to get my number so I can get on with life. There are many things I like
> about my iPhone but I'm not sure I want to sit there, swipe and fool around,
> hoping I find my number. Now, if it comes down to this being the only way to
> get some sort of remote for a pump, I'll jump at it. But this app isn't
> ready for us yet, in my short review of it.
> Veronica
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mike Freeman
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 9:15 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] App for iPhone and Glumonitor
> 
> Milton: 
> I believe the app is called iBGStar and on cursory examination, it appears
> as if the app should work with VoiceOver. However, I wasn't able to make the
> menus work using VoiceOver gestures. I haven't tried to purchase the meter
> that's supposed to work with the app but my impression is that there are
> still some FDA 510(k) problems though I could be wrong. I find the iPhone
> rather cumbersome for handling diabetes data. 
> Veronica Elsea will tell me I am nuts. (grin) 
> I know we are always hoping for easy solutions but they ain't here yet. 
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> On May 6, 2013, at 8:33, Milton Ota <mota1252 at samobile.net> wrote:
> 
> > Someone has told me that there is an app for the iPhone that will work
> with a glumonitor to test blood and that it is much faster and doesn't take
> much blood on the test strip.
> > 
> > Has anyone heard of such a thing and does it work well using voiceover?
> > 
> > Please give info on name and if you know the vendor and cost as well. In
> other words any information will be helpful.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for help.
> > 
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