Well, I’m in love with a piece software. Okay, the user interface is cluggy as all heck but it is similar to the user interface on the pump itself. Once I started programming the pump, the interface made sense, but I STILL want to graffitti my numbers!
Now that this is out of my system. And darn, I didn’t tell today’s trainer the whole truth. What actually pushed me over the edge from Deltec to the Animas pump was the software. Yeah, the Cozmos is cute, but the Palm/Desktop EasyManager software is something that I can use.
First, I was already hooked on the Palm, and really liked the Diabetes Pilot (and you can actually graffiti your numbers with it, plus edit the fooddata base). So moving to Easy Manager wasn’t hard. I actually started playing with EasyManager before I went to the pump.
I’m not a paper person. I lose paper. (You should see the desk right now, in order NOT to lose paper, it has to stay on the desk, where it first appeared — and even then it’s chancy.) So running around with a Palm pilot that I can backup on a regular basis (I have one of those fancy little cards I back up to + the desktop) is right for me. Again, that pushed me over the edge.
I really love being able to hook the meters to the software (I use Freestyle) and I love the fact that the software works with several meters. Here’s the great news — and one of those really weird, head scratching things. Freestyle had sent me a new meter about a month ago and for a week, it wouldn’t talk to the EasyManager. For some weird reason, it started talking today.
And so now, the big question. I’ve already spent $29.99 on the upgrade, and I think $89.99 for the Therasense software and cable. Do I spring $159 for the IR port, and when? Now, or wait a while.