RapidCalc Diabetes Manager Reviews

I love this app ... 7 times a day

Bondgates

I truly value this app above all other insulin dosing or carb counting apps I have tried. In the 5 months I have had this tool, I have never made a dosing mistake because this tells me how much is already in my system, and how much extra to take to correct my glucose level. My numbers and ability to control them is starting to look like I am on an insulin pump. With most other apps... my food would always get cold when it took me 10-20 minutes to search and enter my food quantities into a carb logger... just to find out how many carbs I'm going to eat. I can guess pretty good at this point. So with RapidCalc when the boss asks me to go to lunch I can be ready to go in less than 90 seconds. It is Very Fast for me to enter my numbers, get instant information on what to do. The log and stats are valuable too. I have also requested a couple enhancements for future versions and the developer was very receptive and kind.

Life Changing App!

2of8

Have used this app for 6 months now and it has resulted in great control. Went from an A1c of 6.6 to 5.3. Can use fast acting insulin at better amounts so as not to have highs and lows! The program now keeps track of basal insulin too! Keeps log as I keep track of insulin and carbs! Awesome program!!!! Make life with Diabeties on insulin so much easier! Thanks fir this program and the improvements have been even better!

Fantastic App for Diabetics!!

joye819

Thanks to the developers of this smart app for such a helpful tool! I use it every day. I appreciate your adding the basal insulin calculator. Having a way to keep track of when I take the basal dose is very helpful since I can't always remember unless I record it. One change I would make is to increase the range of possible bg readings to 600 on the high end. Most testers will give readings up to 600 and on the odd occasion my bg goes over 450, I don't want to switch to another dosing calculator app that will accommodate the high. Looking forward to future versions...

Best Diabetes tool ever!

Stikinsekt

Sharon Leitner's review needs some correction from a very satisfied user of RapidCalc for over a year now. Sharon talks about the dose suggested when her daughter decides to eat a dessert 20 minutes after her main meal. This is covered in the help section in at least two places. In that situation it would be unusual to test your BGL again so tick the Blood Glucose not measured box and your dose will be correctly calculated. Reading the help file is always a good idea. There is also a FAQ section on the RapidCalc website. The help section also talks about following your doctor's advice and her doctor has told her not to correct for a BG of under 120. I am not sure then why she would try and do so although her suggestion of a dose range is a good one. I would suggest that she sets her BG targets at the mid point of the range where she wants her daughter's BG to be - this is what I do and have never had a problem. Sharon also talks about entering her daughters BG figures after her daughter's weekend away. I don't think that this is the way the app is intended to be used as the value will be in calculating the insulin dose at the time you give it, not afterwards. Perhaps there is a reason why changes to the entries are limited - maybe accuracy of dose calculations is the reason. My advice is if you want the best results use the app as intended not as a BG diary and the problem of editing will never be a major issue. I have used RapidCalc for more than a year now with great results - no major hypos and a reduction in my A1c,but I did read the help file first and found it really useful....

Minor options to consider changing?..

Mandi8741

Love this app. But u should consider adding the option of just keying in your bgl and ci it takes longer to slide your finger and try to get it right away.

Love this app!

GiftGale

As a former pumper, who had absorption site problems, but loved the ability to calculate insulin and carbs, this app is like pumping without a pump. It is a great tool i use throughout my day.

Great App

Dennis1948

This app has help me a lot to get a good handle on my insulin usage. It has become my most used app next to my email. I use it every time I need to take insulin. It's true, this is like using a pump but with the pump.

A Great Tool for those taking Insulin

Robbo570

Required some set up, but instructions were clear and easy to understand. Makes it so much easier to manage my Insulin doses and track my Blood Glucose. I would only ask for one thing. On the Statistics page show both complete Average and PreMeal Average.

Excellent!

Rhanea

I had to put my insulin pump on vacation and was missing all the calculations done thru my pump. This does everything my pump and meter does, I just have to manually input my blood sugar. Highly recommend it. It's worth it!

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Piroldj

The idea is great but the execution isn't quite what it could be. It uses sliders to input numbers for blood glucose, carbs and insulin doses. I find it very difficult, especially on the blood glucose, to input the right number. I've given up trying to hit it exactly and now settle for anything within five mg/dL.