PDA/Mobile Tools

Updated: 8.5.2008

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ACP PDA Portal

PDAs and other mobile devices can be extremely useful tools in bringing evidence-based decision making to the point-of-care. The ACP PDA Portal provides information and access to a variety of such tools, including a PDA version of PIER (Physicians' Information and Education Resource), the ACP's clinical decision support tool designed specifically for use at the point-of-care.



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MyFoodPhone - Free patient tool (Mobile phones)

This innovative, free mobile 'healthy eating' tool enables users to build an online picture food journal, become aware of what they eat, and get feedback and encouragement. The system helps patients take control of their own nutrition for overall wellness, encouraging healthy eating habits.



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GlucoControl - Free patient tool for advanced users (PocketPC)

GlucoControl is a free PDA program (for Pocket PC), that helps patients to control the glucose levels in blood, replacing the classic diabetes notebook.

Due to the complexity of the system, this tool is recommended for advanced PDA users, only.



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Diabetes Log - Free patient tool (PalmOS)

The Diabetes Log program is a complete tracking tool to help patients keep track of relevant information. Users can enter their BG level, insulin, activities, carbohydrate counts on each meal, etc.



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GlucoTools - Free tools for patients using insulin (PalmOS)

GlucoTools is a set of tools for PalmOS-based PDAs that assist patients with diabetes who are using insulin. The system is geared primarily towards patients who use insulin pumps, but may also be useful for patients who are not using pumps, as well, since the system enables patients to double-check meal and correction boluses.



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CarbCheck - Food database (PalmOS)

CarbCheck is a carbohydrate-fat-protein database to assist patients in managing their carbohydrate intake--an important step in managing diabetes. The program is designed to allow easy lookup, sorting, and tallying of carbohydrate, fat, and protein information for over 1000 different foods. Users can also add/edit additional food items, sort by existing food categories (vegetables, starches, etc.), sort by supplied chain restaurant menus, bookmark food items to get a total carbohydrate tally per meal, and even import/export additional foods through Excel.



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