Well, we’ve officially been launched for a month now! We wanted to share some overall stats of the system, how we’re doing and a tiny bit of the great stuff to come If you haven’t already don’t forget to get your own account free.

We got hit and continue to get hit with loads of traffic but we’re happy to say things are holding up great.

We’ve gotten great response in these first 4 weeks of launch that have helped us greatly improve the system. Within just the first few days alone we had hundreds of new users sign up and thanks to people seeing the value of the system and spreading the word virally this trend is still happening.

First 30 Day Stats

Within the first 4 weeks of launch:

Sugar Readings

• Over 17,500 Sugar Entries Recorded.
• Averaging 147 mg/dL and 9.2 mmol/L respectively

Top 5 Meds:

1. Lantus
2. Humalog
3. Novalog
4. Metformin
5. NovoRapid

Foods

While only premium members can track food/carbs, plenty of food/carb tracking going on:

• Some of you LOVE yogurt, popcorn, peanut butter, orange juice and milk
• Over 2850 meals have been eaten via over 750 different foods
• Over 85,100g grams of carbs consumed
• Avg carbs per food entry: 134g
• Avg carbs per meal: 29g

Before and After Meal Sugar Readings

Before you ask, yes these types of graphs and trends will be making their way into your own SugarStats account. So you premium users can look forward to an even greater look into how your meals affect your blood sugars.

Overall Averages:

• Before Breakfast: 143 mg/dL
• After Breakfast: 154 mg/dL
• Before Lunch: 141 mg/dL
• After Lunch: 150 mg/dL
• Before Dinner: 151 mg/dL
• After Dinner: 158 mg/dL

Activities

Another premium only feature but very important to keep track of:

1. Over 6200 minutes of physical activity tracked. Over 103 hours.
2. Over 206 minutes per day (3.4 hours)

Some of your favorite exercises include:

1. Walking
2. Swimming (one of my favs)
3. Dancing
4. Yoga

Overall Averages (in mg/dL):

• Before Activity: 147
• After Activity: 150

What’s to come

Besides the few that really want to track everything in detail, we’ve gotten absolutely great response from you guys. You’ve told us you love how simple and easy to use the system is. This is great to hear as that is what it was built for, so the average diabetic will actually WANT to use it and then actually be able to understand the statistics.

Even so there are plenty of places we can improve on and you’re helping greatly with that. While we won’t go into detail on our future plans (gotta keep some excitement huh? ), we’re working on some really cool stuff. We’ll give a few little hints:

• Would you like to share your stats (on your blog etc) for all to see your progress?
• Think your mobile phone/PDA browser could be more useful for adding entries?
• Would you like to add friends within SugarStats to see their stats and create a support system?
• Do you use Twitter, Facebook, MySpace etc?
• Want to show your people better and more informative graphs? (especially for premium users)

Ok ok, thats enough for now. We don’t have dates for specific features but there is plenty of exciting stuff going on over here So don’t forget to create your free account.

Finally, THANK YOU

And finally a big thanks to all our users and BETA testers who have helped craft the site and application. Your support and feedback has been tremendous and we really appreciate all of it. Stay tuned because there is more to come for sure!

I found an interesting post on the healthwealth blog regarding sugars and the various types of sugars you find in the food you eat everyday.

This is an important topic as there is MUCH more to consider when eating food than simply what the sugar count is. You have to take into consideration the carbohydrate count, what type of carbs they are, the mix of different ingredients/chemicals and much more.

“Sources of sugar that you should check in the food labels include the words that end in “ose” or “ol” . These are all forms of sugar. Very important to note is that syrups such as corn sweetener, sorghum syrup and high fructose syrups are sweeteners that are often added to drinks and therefore high in calories. Remember also that brown sugar, molasses and honey are said to be better than regular sugar because they are ”natural” but they all give you the same calories as regular table sugar! So BE AWARE!”

An interesting side note,especially in the U.S., is that almost every major soda manufacturer now uses high fructose corn syrup instead of regular cane sugar simply because it is cheaper for them. Not that cane sugar is a good solution for a diabetic (You should stay away at all cost or moderate heavily), there are some studies that show high fructose corn syrup could be much worse for you.

You can find the rest of the post here, take a look. How much sugar is in my food?

This article gives an excellent example of progress, healing and hope through the story of a man named Dario Wolfish who narrowly escaped a multitute of health complications through willpower, diet and exercise..

But in short it gives hope to people so they know it can be done and people are doing it every day. He took control of his life and did what he needed to do to remove himself from these dangers and now has a much healthier and fulfilling life.

“Nearly five years ago, his doctor told him that tests showed he was at risk of dying prematurely from a long list of medical conditions, including diabetes. The doctor warned him that all of these conditions would get worse quickly unless he lost weight — a lot of weight.

That was Wolfish’s “a-ha moment.” After a lifetime of gaining pounds at an alarming rate, he changed course decisively, though not all at once.

Today, the San Carlos resident weighs about 170 pounds and is in excellent health.

Wolfish narrowly escaped becoming one of more than 20 million Americans with diabetes, a number that has tripled in the last 30 years. Experts confirm what Dario discovered on his own — diabetes can be averted through lifestyle changes.”

That is a great article that not only tells this mans story but also provides explanations, tips and even food recipes. Here is the full article titled Dodging Diabetes.

Here is an interesting article from the BBC about being diabetic and eating sweets along with other recipes. It is a very large misconception that diabetics can’t have ANY sweets AT ALL. Alot of it has to do with the source of the sugar along with moderation and balance of other foods during ingestion.

From the article:

“Contrary to popular belief, diabetics can eat sugar and enjoy the occasional glass or two of wine. Here’s a selection of diabetic-friendly recipes made with everyday ingredients that everyone can enjoy.”

It also lists some recipes such as:

• Swiss muesli
• Power shake
• Baba ganoush
• Dolmades with tzatziki
• Butter bean bruschetta
• Banana and pecan loaf
• Carrot and pineapple muffins
• Summer pudding
• Chocolate profiteroles
• and more.

Find info on diabetic friendly recipies here