Web-Based Diabetes Software

AIDA On-line offers the opportunity to simulate the effects of changes in insulin and diet on the blood glucose profile of a "virtual diabetic patient." You can run simulations without charge in your Web browser window. The simulator allows you to see the effect of changes in insulin and diet on the blood glucose profile of example patients with diabetes. AIDA On-line provides 40 case scenarios with different problems to be solved by interactively simulating the "virtual diabetic patient." Users can add more cases. The approach is not intended for individual patient glycemic prediction or therapy planning, but is offered as an interactive educational/self-learning tool. A downloadable version of the simulator is also available and is linked above in the "Shareware and Freeware Windows Software" and "MS-DOS Software" sections.

Bayer Care: Blood Sugar Log
The Online Blood Sugar Log lets you keep track of all your blood sugar test results on the Web.

CBSHealthWatch
CBSHealthWatch by Medscape has a bare bones and hard-to-find blood glucose tracker on its Web site. To get to it you need first to register then click on "Daily Diary" and then on "Blood Glucose."

DiabetEASE
DiabetEASE Inc. in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is the first site to provide free on-line software that allows you to automatically upload data from any one of several meters to track your blood glucose levels. Just connect your meter to one of your computer's serial port with the meter's cable, click a couple of times, and your data is displayed in easy-to-read graphs that can be customized to show your blood glucose levels according to day, week, month, or by events such as exercise or meals. The program also graphs insulin. Use the TheraSense FreeStyle.


Diabetes HomeCare Center
Rose Technologies Inc. in Bellevue, Washington, a developer of children's software, sponsors the Diabetes HomeCare Center. The site provides an electronic logbook as well as statistical and graphical analyses of the user’s blood glucose levels. The site has software that will download the data from several blood glucose meters and transmit it directly to the Web site.

Diabetes Research
The Diabetes Research online glucometer project is a free resource designed to assist in the self-management of diabetes. It's an interesting Java-based approach.

Dia-Log.com
Dia-Log.com, your On-Line Diabetes LogBook, lets you track your blood glucose, regular and long-lasting insulin, carbohydrates, and other foods. Entry is manual. It's now totally free.

DailyRating.com

DailyRating.com offers a question for you to answer on "What was your Blood Sugar level today?" All readings are in mmol/L, which we don't use in the U.S. and allow for only one reading a day. You can keep your ratings and journal private (the default) or make them public. The site produces line or bar charts from your readings. The neatest feature of this site is that you can update your daily reading by replying to a daily e-mail from the site. "You have the ability to create your own questions," CEO Calvin Tarlton <mailto:calvin@dailyrating.com> points out to me. "So, for example, if the current diabetes question is not tracking what you need, then you can easily create another one that tracks exactly what you want. In addition, you could set up multiple questions for different reading times."

Glucovance Daily Type 2 Diabetes Log
This online Daily Type 2 Diabetes Log lets you record all of your results on a daily basis, helping you see what does and does not work in your diet, exercise, and medication plan. The log calculates your daily and weekly averages and lets you know if you're within your target range. What this site does that I have never seen before is allowing you to return to update your numbers without logging in with a password, etc., as long and you use the same computer and browser.

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Vital Care has searched to find companies that make diabetic life a little easier.  Most of the companies that offer diabetic food lines, desserts and meal replacements are listed towards the bottom.  There are some additional diabetic products available and organizational and reminder devices. Take a look at the list, some of the items are quite helpful.

Cadex Watch has twelve daily reminders that can prompt you to take your insulin or other medication. In addition, an emergency alert databank stores your critical health information, similar to a medical I.D. bracelet. The watch in silver or black is $49.95 and can be ordered by calling toll free (888) 726-8805 or on-line

"Diabetes Roadmap: Living with Type 2 Diabetes" is a 60 minute video.

Hypoalarm  by Auto Control Medical Inc. in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, CA emits an alarm when it senses perspiration. Sweating is a symptom of hypoglycemia. The toll-free number is (800) 463-5414.

Transportable Diabetic Needle -- a Safe Medical product. We offer the first Disposal for safe and convenient disposal of insulin, syringes, needles and lancets. Contact Vital Care.

Emergency identification bracelets in 14k and sterling silver for men and women, both available in filled gold or silver. By Medic ID's International Inc. in Tarzana, California The toll-free phone number is (800) 926-3342.

Carb Cards are a fun and easy way to learn carbohydrate counting. The package includes 54 flashcards with food illustrations and their carbohydrate values in grams, an activity card with games and activity suggestions, blank cards to customize (encouraging research) and a package of crayons for coloring the cards.

ezdiabetes.com is a site sponsored by Fields of Discovery LLC in Glendale, Arizona, offering products specifically designed to ease the transition for children who have been newly diagnosed with diabetes.

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Diabetic Life Line in Saginaw, Michigan, says that its goal is to provide people with diabetes with the most competitive life insurance products and services available. The toll-free phone number is (800) 234-4357.

Metabolex Inc. in Hayward, California, is engaged in the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of diabetes and related metabolic diseases. Metabolex currently has product development programs in three areas, all targeted toward type 2 diabetes. The first program centers on the intracellular insulin-mediated Glucose Transport Signal Transduction (GTST) pathway. Second, Metabolex’s Insulin Secretion Program is designed to develop therapies that will help the body produce more insulin. Third, Metabolex is developing an orally active natural product mixture called Insulin Potentiating Factor.

D-Care, the "Complete Diabetes Management System," offers sugar-free products enriched with botanicals produced by PureTek Corporation in San Fernando, California. The D-Care product line also includes topical products for hair and skin, footcare products, and a full line of nutritional products that includes cough syrup, vitamins, and food bars. The company's toll-free phone is (877) 921-7873.

Foot Wounds: Jeffrey Stone works with people who have chronic foot wounds, that is, wounds that have gone unhealed for more than two months. Many of the people Stone sees have diabetes. On average, the wounds of his patients with diabetes have been present for 11.8 months, and some have been there for years. Stone thinks that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy can help these wounds heal. During HBO therapy, a patient breathes oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure.

The site also includes a paper, "The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds," by Jeff A. Stone, et al, reprinted from the May 1995 issue of Diabetes. That URL http://www.wound.com/research.html

Hypoview Adams, Massachusetts, offers a new device to aid insulin users. The hypOview product is used to look at a filled syringe and determine if it is correctly filled and without bubbles. It provides both brighter lighting and greatly increased contrast when viewing the syringe and its contents. More accurate filling aids in control and helps reduce unexpected results. http://www.tgo.com/hypo_index.html

Medical ID by Life Alert  in Lynden, Washington, sells a medical ID with room for more than 600 characters of information. You can choose among different bracelets, necklaces, watch attachments, sports bands, and even a lapel pin. Their toll free under is (888) 543-3253 http://www.tinman.com/life

MediBandTM Emergency Medical IDs  by I.D. Technology Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, supplies the diabetic community and others with emergency medical identification that attaches to a wrist watch. These MediBandTM Emergency Medical IDs fits most metal or leather strap and clasp-type watch bands. Sold as a set of two-one gold tone and one silver tone-the MediBands are comfortable, lightweight, and discreet. MediBands for people with diabetes include whether you are insulin dependent, on oral medication, use an insulin pump, or use diet control only. A set sells for $7.95 plus shipping and handling. The phone number is (410) 602-1911, the e-mail address is inquire@id-technology.com  <mailto:inquire@id-technology.com> http://www.id-technology.com/

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The-pill Pager Medicine Reminder service sends a message to your pager that reminds you to take the right medication (chronic meds or tests) at the right time. You can use your existing pager (pager, PCS digital phone, messagewatch, or beepwear) and paging services. The URL is
http://www.epill.com/

INSULEEVETM makes using insulin easier. These color-keyed sleeves keep your insulin bottles clearly labeled so that you won't mix them up. They also protects your insulin bottles from breaking if they fall on a hard surface. Insuleeves are made by Insuleeve Inc. in Fairlawn, New Jersey. The phone number is (201) 796-3170 and the URL is
http://www.insuleeve.com

Beta Fast GXR is a concentrated, standardized, extended release extract formulation of Gymnema Sylvestre, an Indian Ayurvedic herb. Known as Gurmar, meaning "Sugar Destroyer" in Hindi, Gymnema Sylvestre is a plant from the milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) family that grows wild in parts of India. The leaves of the herb have been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine as a dietary supplement to help control blood sugar levels. Beta Fast GXR is marketed and distributed by Informulab Naturals, owned by DG Marketing of Omaha, Nebraska. David Goldberg <mailto:dgoldberg@home.com>is the president of DG Marketing / Informulab Naturals. The company's toll-free phone number is (888) 321-8522 http://www.informulab.com/

Diabetic Candy

Diabetic Friendly.com in Gahanna, Ohio, aims to deliver the best quality sugar free candy, chocolates, and foods-fast, fairly priced and fresh, says owner David Bryan <mailto:diabeticfriendly@yahoo.com>. http://www.diabeticfriendly.com
Mark Riger <mailto:Bestforlessemp@aol.com> writes that he started SugarFreeConnection in Dacula, Georgia, because his wife has diabetes. The site sells sugar-free candies and has two URLs:
<http://www.sugarfreeconnection.com/ > and
<http://www.bestforlessemporium.com/ > 

Diabetic's Delight in Houston, Texas, offers desserts and treats made without sugar http://www.diabeticsdelite.com/

Living with Diabetes is the Web site of Mead Johnson Nutritionals, the makers of CHOICEdm Nutrition Bars and Beverage. The site offers information and interactive tools that help you determine your diabetes risk, understand facts about diabetes, manage food choices and missed meals, and recipes. The URL is
http://www.choicedm.com/

Three diet Shoppe is the catalog and Internet site for products of Bernard Food Industries Inc. in Evanston, Illinois. The catalog includes low sugar, low-fat, low sodium treats like cakes, shakes, candies and brownies. The toll-free number is (800) 325-5409 and the URL is <http://diet-shop.com/> 

Optimin Nutrition in Salt Lake City, Utah, has introduced The NiteBite snack bar. It is, they say, "an innovative, scientifically-designed food for the nutritional management of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, or glucose). Unlike conventional snacks and other products marketed to people with diabetes for the control of blood glucose, NiteBite is designed to significantly reduce the risk of developing hypoglycemia without causing hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, or glucose). Formulated with a tasty, chocolate fudge flavor, the NiteBite snack bar supplies timed-release glucose where it lasts 6 hours or more..." You can order a free sample by using a form at the NiteBite site. http://www.nitebite.com

The sugarfree-dot-com health center is the site for a company called Smile, which says that it makes the best naturally sweetened candies you'll ever taste. http://www.sugarfree.com

Mrs. Williams Sugar Free Diabetic Delights in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a bakery and candy shop offering products without corn syrup, honey, molasses, or sucrose "baked by a person with diabetes for people with our without diabetes." The tollfree phone for orders is (800) 377-3349 http://www.mrs-williams.com

Expert Foods in Ellicott City, Maryland, says that it offers desserts that are actually good for you. Its first product, Wise CHOice Dietary Frozen Dessert Fiber Supplement, contains no fat or glycemic carbohydrates, nor any dairy, soy, flavorings, colorings, or anything artificial. Not only does it make a variety of desserts suitable for a number of special diets, it also provides a valuable nutrient-dietary fiber.
http://members.tripod.com/~Expert_Foods

The Doubleday Large Print Home Library 6550 East 30th Street P.O. Box 6352 Indianapolis, IN 46209-9475 

J.M. Smucker Company Smucker's Light Consumer Services Department 1 Strawberry Lane Orrville, OH 44667 1-888-550-9555

Kraft Foods General Foods International Coffees 800 Westchester Avenue Ryebrook, NY 10573-1301 1-91-335-2500 www.kraftdiabeticchoices.com 

Murray Biscuit Company, LLC
Murray Sugar Free Cookies
PO Box 8648
Elmhurst, IL 6012

Robitussin Sugar-Free Cough Syrup

Russell Stover Candies Inc. 1-816-842-9240

 Sans Sucre Dessertswww.bernardfoods.com1-800-325-5409
Vicks VapoRubwww.vicks.com 1-800-873-8276

 Wound Wash Salinewww.blairex.com 1-800-252-4739

Biersdorf Eucerin
Eucerin Original Moisturizing Lotion & Creme
Wilton, CT 06897

Blue Bunny Lite 85 Yogurt 1-800-331-0830