[Diabetes-talk] Accessible app to record blood sugars

Wed Nov 5 03:54:56 UTC 2014

Hello all,
I just downloaded Glucose Buddy for the iPHONE with iOS 8.2 and it
seems very accessible.

The only drawback I have noticed so far is that it does not include
prodigy as a meter choice when putting in your personal profile.

Best

Jonathan Franks

On 10/29/14, Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Tara:
>
> What actually isn't working? Could it be the VoiceOver bug in iOS 8 in
> which
> focus doesn't follow left- and right-flicks? You can often get around this
> by actually touching the screen and finding the field manually. You can
> often then interact with a text field, button, link or popup button. On the
> other hand, the app may not have been updated for iOS 8 yet.
>
> I use GlucoseRecorder. It has a few quirks (left- and right-flicks don't
> get
> you thru the date field; you have to touch the date field you wish to
> enter)
> but it's simple and accessible. But then I'm still running iOS 7.1.2 and
> don't intend to upgrade until at least iOS 8.2 should it appear or even
> perhaps iOS 9. I don't wish to be treated as an alpha-tester the way
> General
> Motors appears to use its customer base on new products. (huge grin) But
> give Glucose Recorder a try.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Tara M. Carty via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 8:53 AM
> To: Vincent Chaney Jr.; Diabetes Talk for the Blind; 'Gail the U. S. Male';
> 'Eileen Scrivani'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Accessible app to record blood sugars
>
> Hello everyone: I used to use Glucose Buddy or GB to log my blood sugars.
> It
> was about 90% accessible but it was simple to use, time stamped and my doc
> liked it. After I upgraded to IOS 8, the app will no longer work with voice
> over. I have emailed the company with no response and am now looking for
> another accessible sugar log. Any thoughts?
> Thank you,
> Tara
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vincent Chaney Jr. via Diabetes-talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "'Gail the U. S. Male'" <gailcrowe1959 at gmail.com>; "'Diabetes Talk for
> the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>; "'Eileen Scrivani'"
> <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 12:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Hope Warshaw's "Complete Guideto Carbcounting"
>
> Now Available in Braille on BARD
>
>
>> Eileen,
>>
>> From the BARD webpage, the following is in the description: .Available
>> from BARD courtesy of the Library for the Blind and Physically
>> Handicapped, Iowa Department for the Blind. Contracted brail
>>
>> Thanks to Gail for pointing this out...
>>
>> Vincent
>> President, NFBNJ New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users President,
>> NFBNJ Diabetes Division
>> Webmaster: nfbnj.org http://www.nfbnj.org
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Gail the U. S. Male via Diabetes-talk
>> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:48 PM
>> To: Eileen Scrivani; Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Hope Warshaw's "Complete Guide to
>> Carbcounting"
>> Now Available in Braille on BARD
>>
>> that's because this was in Braille.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-talk" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>; "Diabetes Talk for the Blind"
>> <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Hope Warshaw's "Complete Guide to
>> Carbcounting "
>> Now Available in Braille on BARD
>>
>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> Can you double check on the info you have on this title?  I searched
>>> on BARD by author & by book title as well as your link and could not
>>> find it.
>>
>>> The only talking book that came up by this author was:
>>>
>>> Diabetes meal planning made easy DB70069 Warshaw, Hope S.  Reading
>>> time: 12 hours, 24 minutes.
>>> Read by Kerry Dukin.
>>>
>>> Health and Medicine
>>> Diet and Nutrition
>>>
>>> Provides nutritional information on shopping for and preparing
>>> healthier meals for people who have diabetes. Explains ways to change
>>> eating habits and food choices by reading product labels, planning
>>> menus, taking vitamins, and customizing one's diet. Includes sample
> menus. 2006.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any info you have on the carb counting title.
>>> Eileen
>>> From: Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 5:06 PM
>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Hope Warshaw's "Complete Guide to Carb
>>> counting"
>>> Now Available in Braille on BARD
>>>
>>> All:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Insofar as I am aware, Hope Warshaw's Complete Guide to Carb Counting
>>> has only been available in accessible form via Learning Ally or via
>>> iBooks or the Kindle appp till now. However, thanks to the Iowa
>>> Department for the Blind, it's now available for download in Braille
>>> from BARD. The listing is
>>> below:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/detail/srch/BRC01350>
>>> Complete guide to carb counting BRC01350
>>>
>>>
>>> Warshaw, Hope S; Kulkarni, Karmeen. 4 volumes.
>>> A production of Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped,
>>> Iowa Department for the Blind.
>>>
>>> Health and Medicine
>>> Diet and Nutrition
>>> Cooking
>>>
>>> In addition to carbohydrate counts for everyday foods, this book
>>> includes information on why carb counting can help manage blood
>>> sugar, how much carb to eat, how to count carbs in meals, using
>>> labels, menus, and your eyes.
>>> Download Complete guide to carb counting
>>> <https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/download/book/srch/BRC01350>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Freeman
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Jonathan Franks
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National Federation of the Blind of Texas
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National Board Member
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Texas Diabetes Action Network