Glucose Readings on the Go

This feature we’ve been wanting ourselves for quite some time and we finally have something to show you guys.

I think this will make it much more “convenient” to input your readings and better fit management into your lifestyle. For example, how many times have you been out and about, out to eat or even not next to your computer and wanted to record a reading? Now things are a bit easier.

How will it work?

We tried to blend this feature in with the overall SugarStats theme regarding ease of use, so this feature is pretty simple and seamless to use.

On your settings page you’ll see a new field which has a personalized email address just for you (keep it secret). Simply add this to your address book in your email app and mobile phone, when you want to add a reading, simply input it into the body field and send! You can leave everything else blank.

There are a few different ways you could do this:

1. Via your standard mail client (Outlook, Apple Mail, Gmail/Yahoo!/MSN etc)
2. Via your email/internet enabled PDA/Phone/Mobile Device
3. On some mobile phones you’re able to send an SMS to an email address, this comes in quite handy.

This way you don’t have to login or keep a SugarStats window open on your browser if all you want to do is insert a single reading. The reading will have its date and time set to when you sent it in, you can of course change this later if you like.

You also have the option of changing the email address, you can do this on your settings page. We know it could be even better and we’re working on it (see below). Send any feedback to support@sugarstats.com

In store for the future

What we want to get running is a straight SMS to SugarStats feature, though this requires SMS gateways and all sorts of other funky jazz to work. But we hope to have it in the future where you can SMS from your cell phone to a standard number to get your readings in.

Related Posts:

• New SugarStats Features and Updates
• SugarStats Mobile Edition
• SugarStats.com Re-Design and New Features
• New Features: Public Sharing, Multiple Entry Input and Updated Mobile Input Commands
• New Feature: OneTouch Blood Glucose Meter Reading Uploads
• Get Notified

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 6th, 2007 at 4:15 am and is filed under Diabetes News, Diabetes Tips, Glucose Management, SugarStats Development, SugarStats Features, SugarStats Status.
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