1. Today
1.1 Dashboard
1.1.1 Description
The dashboard provides quick and readable access to important information about your diabetes.
You can display as many indicators as you want and once you have selected the ones you are interested in you can display them in any order you want. To do this, in the main menu of the dashboard, hold your finger on the indicator you want to move and then drag it to the desired location.
To select the indicators you want to display, press the button below:
This will take you to this menu where you can select the different indicators to display in your dashboard.
1.1.2 Indicators
1.1.2.1 Basic indicators
- Average blood glucose: average of the measurements recorded in your blood glucose logbook.
- Average postprandial blood glucose : average of the measurements recorded in your postprandial blood glucose logbook.
- Hyperglycemia: the number of hyperglycemia recorded in your logbook.
- Hypoglycemia: the number of hypoglycemia recorded in your logbook.
- Carbohydrates consumed (per day, average) : average amount of carbohydrates consumed per day in grams.
- Activity (steps, average) : average number of steps taken per day.
- Slow insulin (per day, average) : average of your slow insulin doses per day.
- Fast insulin (per day, average) : average of your fast insulin doses per day.
- HbA1c (estimate) : estimate of your glycated hemoglobin value based on your blood glucose readings in your logbook.
- Med. Oral #1-4: Amount of oral medication taken during the day, week and month. Up to 4 different medications can be counted.
1.1.2.2 Advanced Indicators
- Glycemic variability : Percentage indication of the blood glucose fluctuation during the selected period of time based on the blood glucose values entered in your logbook. A high percentage represents a large fluctuation. It is also defined as the standard deviation divided by the mean.
- Standard Deviation of Blood Glucose : Calculates the standard deviation of your blood glucose readings in your logbook over the selected time period. A low standard deviation indicates that your blood glucose levels are generally close to your average.
- Respect of the Glycemic Target : The percentage of blood glucose readings in your logbook that are within the target range.
- Respect of the Postprandial Target : percentage of postprandial blood glucose measurements in your logbook that are within the postprandial target.
1.1.2.3 CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) indicators
- CGM Average Blood Glucose : average of your blood glucose measurements collected with your blood glucose sensor.
- CGM Data Collected : percentage of data collected with your blood glucose sensor over the selected period.
- CGM % Low : the percentage of time spent below your blood glucose target over the selected time period based on the data collected from your meter.
- CGM % High : the percentage of time spent above your blood glucose target during the selected time period based on your blood glucose sensor data.
- Glycemic Variability : percentage of blood glucose fluctuation over the week and month based on the blood glucose values collected by your blood glucose sensor. A high percentage represents a large fluctuation. It is also defined as the standard deviation divided by the mean.
- Standard Deviation of Blood Glucose: Calculates the standard deviation of your blood glucose readings from your meter during the selected time period. A low standard deviation indicates that your blood glucose levels are generally close to your average blood glucose level.
- CGM Respect of the Glycemic Target : The percentage of blood glucose readings collected by your meter that are within the target range.
1.1.2.4 Health Data Indicators
- A1C: the values entered for your glycated hemoglobin in the Health Data section.
- Weight: information on your weight in the Health data section.
- Height: information about your height in the Health data section.
1.1.2.5 Long-term indicators
By default, the indicators give information, from left to right, on the day, week and month. However, it is possible to display information for longer periods with the "long-term" indicators. These display information for the last 3 months, the last 6 months and the last year.
1.2 Timer
1.2.1 Description
In case of hypoglycemia, you can start a timer directly from the "Today" screen. By default, the duration of this timer is set to 10 minutes but you can change it in the Emergency tab. To start the timer, press the button below:
Once the button is pressed, a message will be displayed and a 10 minute timer will be started.
When the time is up, a message reminding you to retest your blood glucose is displayed on the screen even if you are not using Diabeto Log.
1.3 Emergency Message
1.3.1 Description
In case of a problem like severe hypoglycemia where you are not able to resucitate yourself, you can directly from Diabeto Log send an emergency SMS. This message will be sent to a person whose phone number you have previously entered in the Emergency tab. To send this emergency message, you just have to press this button:
Once you press the button, a message like this one will appear and all you have to do is send it.
Please note, the location is only entered if you have authorized the application to know it in the Emergency tab.
1.4 Tags
1.4.1 Description
To help you better manage your diabetes, Diabeto Log allows you to create and add labels to your notebook. These labels allow you to quickly remember the foods you ate and the activities you did at different times of the day. You can therefore, in the Today screen, add and customize your labels. You can find out how to use these labels in the section Add values and notes. To add or customize labels press the button below:
You can then delete existing labels by pressing the "-" button in red to the left of their title or, you can add new ones by pressing the "Create Label" button and giving the new label a title. Once you have made the changes, don't forget to save them.