SweetSpot—“Collaborative Diabetes Management”

We're always praising the virtues of good record keeping in diabetes, but where do you go from there? Keeping track of your sugars is time-consuming, and it might sometimes be hard to see all the things you can do with your numbers. That's where Adam Greene and his diabetes management site "SweetSpot" comes in. By simply plugging your meter into your computer (15 meters are supported and more are coming), you can upload your meter data onto the website and display the data as graphs.

After your data is on the website, the real strength of SweetSpot emerges. First, you can invite others to "collaborate" with you about your data, offering their insight or support to help you. These people could be friends, family, your doctor, your CDE - the possibilities are endless! Second, you can keep detailed notes about your exercise routines, food habits, sleep pattern, or general things about your diabetes and post them on the website - and we hear that soon you'll be able to add notes from your phone while you're on the go.

Adam discussed ongoing site improvements: making it possible to send data directly to your doctor's office via the website, developing the SweetSpot community to promote peer-to-peer collaboration. We are really excited by the things Adam has in the pipeline, and we encourage you to try out the site and send an email to tell him with your thoughts! Using the website is free for a 30-day trial period. As always, diaTribe readers get a special deal: Enter coupon code DT-08 and you get a free extra month to trial SweetSpot before making a decision. After that it costs $9.95 per month.