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06-02-2007, 09:43 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 113
| | | How do you record your blood results
I did mine in a book and then I started using these cards that i got from the hospital and now am starting to do it on the computer as i find this easier. How do you record yours? |
06-02-2007, 09:56 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Saint Paul, MN
Posts: 20
| | | I have been using log books ever since I was diagnosed. I guess I am a creature of habit. I should start using the computer since I am on one every day. |
06-02-2007, 09:57 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern California
Posts: 350
| | | I use a grocery store spiral notebook, which is awkward, but it's the only thing that has space for test results, insulin doses, food eaten, margin notes and doodles. |
06-02-2007, 10:03 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: British Columbia
Posts: 178
| | My version of OCD  . First I record them in one of those journals supplied by OneTouch - together with insulin and carbs. Then I transpose them to an Excel spreadsheet each night, along with my foods, insulin and carbs. Throughout the day I record all my foods in a book and then enter them (and my exercise) into FitDay so that I can transpose the carbs, calories, fats and proteins and exercise to the spreadsheet. I also have a daily averages spreadsheet.
When I met with my insulin rep yesterday to go over my insulin requirements, she found it so useful to see the whole picture and to calculate my requirements. She wants to use me as a case study 
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Dx'd Type 2. 1989
Metformin 4x500, Levemir 20 units a.m., 16 units p.m., NovoRapid 1:4
Lipitor, Inhibace, Aspirin, Remeron, Celexa, Omega 3, Calcium, Vitamin D
Ascensia Contour, Novolin Pen 4
A1C March 08, 7.2
July 08 8.0 |
06-02-2007, 10:05 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucks County, PA, USA
Posts: 834
| | | I used to use the log books provided by the meter companies. Ever since getting my OneTouch UltraSmart several years ago, everything goes in there.
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06-02-2007, 10:07 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,833
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Originally Posted by owlyn  Ever since getting my OneTouch UltraSmart several years ago, everything goes in there. | Same here... Less bother and you can upload to a pc to get the reports.
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06-02-2007, 10:24 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The city on the edge of forever.
Posts: 4,841
| | | I use a log book because it's easy to make the entries and easy to review them whenever I need.
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06-02-2007, 10:40 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | i use the log book that came w/my meter.i also use a spiral notebook for info about my food,diabetes meds taken and bg.the log's for my dr,the notebook's for me.i can see how a certain food affected me like last week to decide if i should eat it[cuz i can't remember what i did1min. ago...  ]once we got the computer[yes-we're very behind the times!],i called roche for the stuff to download results.of course,since we have vista-it's not compatible...trish |
06-02-2007, 11:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: north wales, uk
Posts: 629
| | | i can just about fit what i need into a log book. it might be useful to input it into an excel spreadsheet but i cant think how best to present the info. |
06-02-2007, 11:49 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sacramento California
Posts: 2,503
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06-02-2007, 11:55 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,605
| | | I use Excel and plot my BGs, insulin profiles of boluses and basals, and I'm trying to plot carb loads too. |
06-02-2007, 01:42 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 288
| | | I use a spreadsheet that always seems to impress my doctors for some reason.:smartass:
For anyone who wants to try it, improve it or just wants to laugh at my excel skills. Here is the Excel file.
__________________ PCOS with insulin resistance: Jan 2002  Type 2 diabetes: Jan 4, 2007 Meter: One Touch Ultra 2 Medications: actos, gluconorm, lithium carbonate, effexor xr, coversyl, indapamide, spironolactone, clonazepam, fiorinol c HbA1c: 02/05/07: 5.0% • 28/12/06: 13.1%
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06-02-2007, 02:40 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kapiti, New Zealand
Posts: 797
| | | I used the log books for the first year or so but barely ever kept it up... it was always too much bother finding the book then digging through the info to add it.
These days I have the most wonderful excel file that I update every day. I've kept it up for a few weeks now without getting lazy on it... I think it's easier to keep up because it's actually interesting - works out averages & shows me graphs. I love it! It's much easier for me to keep my details on the computer as I tend to use it a couple of times a day anyway.
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06-02-2007, 03:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
Posts: 2,721
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Originally Posted by Jodie I did mine in a book and then I started using these cards that i got from the hospital and now am starting to do it on the computer as i find this easier. How do you record yours? | For years i have entered my results in a book and my endo is complaining about my handwriting and so got fed up with their nagging. So i have bought the software and gee what have i been missing out all these years. The graphs are a good guide for getting control and i love it. God i love technology.
__________________ We inject to stay alive!!! So that i can enjoy what you enjoy!!!  A1C for July '08 5.9 MMOL/L
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06-02-2007, 05:20 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California
Posts: 95
| | | I use Diabetes Pilot. You can use it on a smart phone, palm, or computer. All of the data you put into it is transferalbe to your computer. It has graphs for just about everything you need, and you can add notes, carbs meds,illness etc.It also has a list of common foods nutritional info. You can purchase it online (cheap).
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