Tracking blood sugar levels

[SeanJ]

Hey guy I got a question about a project that I am going to start.

My daughter was diagnose with Type I diabetes and she must log her blood sugar level and along with that we must adjust here insulin levels. Would it be easier to do it in Excel or Access? I would like to due it in Excel since I can hand it off to her once she moves out of the house. I saw a template from Microsoft Office but I was unable to view the code since it was password protected (I know we are not allowed to hack passwords).

I am just asking for some guidance and then I will get the project started and ask for help when I need it.

[Bob Phillips]

Excel no question, the data numbers would not be significant.

[SeanJ]

Thanks XLD I will start working on it tonight.

[Switchman]

While not wanting to derail your efforts, I would like to make a suggestion as a Type 2 myself, paper logs and their equivalent, such as an excel spreadsheet are a pain. I have found that a way to log it when you make the measurement is the best. I use a palm pilot and the software that my meter manufacturer supplies. I use the Accu-chek Compass Software it has both a Windows and a Palm component.

There was also a shareware/Freeware program that I tried several years ago when first diagnosed, http://www.glucoseone.com, . It had both a Palm and Windows component that was based on MySQL as its database. While it had several reports built in, you could always write a query against the database and come up with your on report. The author wrote it for his young child and shared it with the rest of the community.

I would also like to recommend the following site http://www.mendosa.com/software.htm if you have not found it yet. He has a good site related to diabetes. This area has a lot of tools and associated information related to helping you control this disease.

[SeanJ]

Thanks Switchman I will give it a look.

[lucas]

Sean, If you don't find something you like then you should definatly get it(spreadsheet) started and looking the way you think you want it an post back here. We will try our best to help you with this.