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Logbooks Help To Manage Diabetes, Asthma On A Mac.
Got asthma? Got diabetes? Get some day-to-day relief and use Logbook to track all the details associated with either affliction. Logbook is actually two Mac applications. Asthma Logbook X and Diabetes Logbook X. Both are excellent tracking apps and both are free. I have a number of family members who suffer from both asthma and diabetes; some severely, some moderately. Either way, tracking information is a big help to controlling both diseases. Diabetes Logbook X tracks and reports important items such as blood glucose readings, carbohydrates in your diet, ketone tests, and insulin or any other medicine you take.
Logbook also tracks your weight over time, including calculating your personal Body Mass Index. As with asthma, blood sugar can spike depending on various triggers, all of which can be recorded as an event or in the text notes. Though somewhat straightforward, Diabetes Logbook X can also generate five reports, track appointments and supplies, and set up reminders in OS X’s iCal. Even contact information in the logbook can be added to Address Book. If you know someone who suffers from diabetes and they’re a Mac user, make sure to show them Diabetes Logbook X. A companion application is perfect for asthma sufferers. It’s creatively titled Asthma Logbook X. I have asthma and so does one of my daughters. It can be a scary disease, but, again, tracking information leads to better management of symptoms and triggers. Asthma Logbook X lets you track inhalers and other medicine, including peak flow readings. In addition to events, which can be tracked and flagged, logbook also lets you track general health items, spells of breathing difficulty, and more.
That lets you determine whether events or other influences are triggers so you can better manage situations and events. Of course, the asthma logbook also captures and stores health information, appointments, supplies, and reminders. Since both Asthma Logbook X and Diabetes Logbook X use iCal, some information can also be made available to iPhone users, though a companion iPhone application would be of great benefit. Do you see your Mac acting more like a personal companion, providing you with information to used to clutter your brain? The answer for me is a resounding ‘yes.‘ The discipline required to fully utilize digital tools is still needed, but the tools themselves are easy to use, and, in the case of both logbooks, free to Mac users. Off Topic Note: I’ve updated the Mac360 Store with over 100 new categories—More Macs, more iPods, more Mac books, more software. Click Here and select any category for more detail, or use the handy search function. Whenever you buy from Amazon through the Mac360 Store you help support Mac360. Have you ever noticed how much Apple’s “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” television commercials remind you of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote? Seriously. • Article by Alexis Kayhill • Published on Monday, September 15, 2008
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Talk Back to the folks at Mac360 Pro Dual 3 Gig says:
Thank you Alexis!!!! I have been searching for months now on google for a simple little program like this to help me keep track with my diabetes meter results with no luck until now. I just can’t say how much your finding and publishing this article means to me and my health! I actually downloaded the software three or four days ago now and wanted to test it out before I commented on it, 5 stars meaning I love the software. I would have even bought it if they wanted money for the program. Thank you again! Jared. — Posted on Wed Sep 17 at 6:22 am by Pro Dual 3 Gig
Lawrence A. Husick says:
Also be sure to check out the Tracker apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch (Powersearch Tracker in the AppStore). These gems do the same things, with the advantage that they can always be right there in your pocket! — Posted on Mon Sep 15 at 7:25 pm by Lawrence A. Husick
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