I so agree with Breck Lundin too. This is a uniquely individual disease and everybody reacts differently to each food in terms of how we metabolize it’s unique carb structure. The only way to find out how you react is by testing, testing, testing.

Here is the software from LifeScan:

http://www.lifescan.com/products/otdms/download/

or their UK site:

http://www.lifescaneurope.com/uk/products/otdms/software/

I simply enter the results manually whenever I rememer to…and then before visiting the doc I print some pretty graphs, tables and charts.

The only reason you would need to buy a cable from them is do d/l the data…ummm…it is just a few records at a time so I think the data xfer is swatting a fly with a cannon. Not to mention redundantly redundant, especially since one can use free software to manage the data on their desktop.

BTW, I am sure ya know but sugar is not even c lose to the worst carb one can ingest…veggies are pretty much all carbs. And therefore veggies are not your firend anymore. I would read up on Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load (I feel a better indicator of effective carbs in a food). Then combine that with lots of testing early on to see what carbs affect you the most. That is where the software is invaluable.

I find a simply journal with meal entries a better use of my PDA then worrying about using it to track BG test results. After a while you will see trends between different foods. And it seems to be very individual.

Hope it is all going better since this entry was posted…it can be a very frustrating disease/condition. Hang in there and cheer yerself up by treating yourself to a new Tom Bihn bag every now and then… }:D