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11-16-2006, 06:06 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ
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| | | Cell Phone Monitoring?
Diabetes In Control - LG KP8400 Cell phone with blood glucose monitor
so this link is to a web site that says Korea has made an LG phone that also can test your blood sugar......what do you guys think of this?
i personally am mixed on the idea....it would be good because i am always leaving my monitor at home and i NEVER leave home without my cell lol
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11-16-2006, 06:22 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arlington, TX.
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| | | I want one! |
11-16-2006, 06:33 PM
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| | | I'm perfectly content with my pump that has a meter. Otherwise I would use my separate meter. |
11-16-2006, 06:41 PM
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| | | your pump has a meter? wow thats awesome...i don't have a pump so i think i am going to stick with the cell lol
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11-16-2006, 06:51 PM
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| | | Could you please explain what this "Cell Phone" thingy is?
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11-16-2006, 07:56 PM
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| | | $380? Hmmmm. Don't know about that. And I agree about never leaving home without the cell, but occasionally forgetting a meter, but I could get lots of meters and leave them places - at work, etc - for $380!
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11-18-2006, 09:18 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bama country USA
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| | I can see why it seems like a good idea. Like Tricia said how often does anyone forget there cell... For that matter even if you do, I bet it's the one thing many of us would go back for.
But I have to agree that $380 is big ouch...
What I wish is that they would do. Is just put a bluetooth transceiver in the Bg meters so we could upload to the device of our choice.
I mean, my laptop has it,my PDA, and many of the latest phones have it.
just my 2 cents... 
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12-07-2006, 12:14 AM
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| | | Would it be good to have a BG meter in a phone becuse of notes that can be entered in each test. Try to do that in BG meters today. |
12-07-2006, 10:44 AM
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| | The key would be whether or not it used the same strips as my other meters. I don't want yet another brand of strips!! 
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12-07-2006, 10:46 AM
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| | | Great idea!!! Nobody would ever want to use your phone!!! LOL |
12-07-2006, 10:52 AM
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| | LOL, Nancy! I dig the phone idea, as it's true...most people don't leave home without their cell phone. Only drawback I could see would be price, and am not sure what type of strips it would use (last I heard, the prototype used a litmus paper type of strip or something....not sure).
I'm a gadget gal, so usually would be all over that kind of stuff, but think I'll wait this one out...I'd like to see what other cell phones/companies will release one (not too keen on the Lg variety of phones, lol). I know, picky pick picky, hehe. 
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12-07-2006, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by pbmax  I
What I wish is that they would do. Is just put a bluetooth transceiver in the Bg meters so we could upload to the device of our choice.
| This would be best. I am not about to give up all the functionality of my smart phone just to add a meter. Now if they develop a cell with windows mobile AND a meter I'd probably bite. |
12-07-2006, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by BriOnH This would be best. I am not about to give up all the functionality of my smart phone just to add a meter. Now if they develop a cell with windows mobile AND a meter I'd probably bite. | Word up, Brian! Especially a smartphone that would allow for graphing/charts & trends!!! 
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12-07-2006, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Dewey Word up, Brian! Especially a smartphone that would allow for graphing/charts & trends!!! | Ok I plugged it already today, and hate doing it. But know that a site develper is already working on mobile apps for that . |
12-07-2006, 08:59 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bama country USA
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| | pda or smartphone with a CFC (compact falsh card) slote that a meter plugs into is what I'd preffer. I know some one made one few yrs back.
This way just because I change PDA's or Smart phone with WinMobile I wouldn't have to wait till a new version with a bg meter comes out to upgrade/change carrier's.
It would be just my luck the cell phone with a meter would ony be available for the carriers in my area with lousy coverage... With a CFC , it would theoretically work in any WinMobile device...
ahh again in theory... 
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