Software Development (??)

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Permalink Reply by saundra barragan on June 14, 2008 at 9:12am

Hi Joe,
I do not have the skills to help you on this. However I am trying to reach a person whom I believe may be able to do this. As soon as i speak to him I can forward your message to him and he can talk to you himself. It may take a few days for me to reach him. Whatever comes up, I will get back to you.

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Permalink Reply by Joe on June 14, 2008 at 10:03am

Saundra,

Thank you so much. One thing I DO want you to know is, developing for the Mac is not that difficult, which is one of the reasons why I switched from Windows. I would greatly appreciate any input you might have regarding the functionality of the software, if we decide to create something new, and if you're interested in learning yourself, I can point you in the direction of some incredible material that will step you through how to program for the Mac. I'm not sure if you know (if you're using a Mac) that all of the software needed to develop for the Mac is included on the install disk; sample code is also available. They want people to be creative, in contrast to Microsoft, which sells their software development suite for between $3000 and $4000!!

The main reason why I'm so driven to write a program is because there is nothing available for the Mac (at this present time). I have a feeling, however, that things could change very rapidly since Apple has decided to switch to Intel processors in their machines. Since my son was diagnosed, we've both been working together to program something unique and useful. We hope that we can do just that.

Thank you again for your help. Take care.

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Permalink Reply by Ivan E. Cao-Berg on December 5, 2008 at 8:26pm

well as a professional programmer i don't fully agree with your opinion, but developing an app in cocoa is much easier than .net. that said developing applications in other open source languages might be convenient.

one particular thing i dont like about developing for the iphone is that you have to pay to develop software for the iphone without any guarantee your software is going to be approved for selling.

do you have an idea on what you want to develop? what kind of software? you just want to read the data from a particular meter/brand? i can help you if you want i'd be happy.

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on June 14, 2008 at 10:13am

I have no skills in this area, but would be interested in brainstorming ideas...

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Permalink Reply by Joe on June 14, 2008 at 12:00pm

Absolutely! That's the main reason why I posted here. I discovered a LONG time ago that I don't know everything - prior to that time, life was very difficult ...

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on June 14, 2008 at 12:34pm

What would be nice is a software that could accommodate ALL the data from the pump (info about basal, boluses, carb intake, BG levels) in one place.

I use the Cozmo and the pump software allows me to put this all into a list or a table, but it is SO much information and it is hard to interpret.

The other available softwares cannot handle ALL this info without manually entering it. Perhaps I'm dreaming, but I would like to have all that info transfered via bluetooth or infrared (what my cozmo pump uses) to a format where i can perform some analysis... i.e. graphs, time of day blood sugar patterns etc.

I'm not a mac user now, but I grew up in a mac home and that was the natural for me. I learned Windows when I went to college... and mac was a little out of my price range when I purchased the last computer... but someday I hope to switch back!!

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Permalink Reply by Shawn on June 14, 2008 at 2:09pm

Hi Joe
I was just brain storming yesterday about my Iphone and if it could control my Omnipod
how cool that would be. With the release of the mac SDK for the Iphone recently anything is possible.The simplicity of programming for the mac platform and the relatively simple programs that pumps operate on could be made much better by the powerful resources of the iphone x code. I don't have much code writing experience but am interested in brainstorming with you.

Best

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Permalink Reply by Joe on June 14, 2008 at 4:04pm

I've been really thinking about the OminPod, and I (personally) am not sure if it's possible to interface with this device. My nephew was just put on an OmniPod (after an Animus problem), and my son's Endocrinologist just doesn't like it. Since it's a device that doesn't (necessarily) interface like a "normal" type of pump, I'm afraid it wouldn't work as well as the other pumps available.

I WILL SAY, HOWEVER, THAT I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA OF THE ABILITY FOR THE OMNIPOD TO INTERFACE LIKE THE OTHERS .... I JUST HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH THE DEVICE.

If anyone would like to do some research on the OmniPod to determine if it would work like the other devices, we'd be pleased for you to help us.

I appreciate all of your responses, and I believe that we are only a few months away from an application that will benefit both the user AND the health professional. As long as you can keep throwing us ideas, we'll be able to incorporate whatever you want into our program. We want to create both an iPhone AND an OS X application, which will benefit both you and your doctor. Once that is available, we hope that all of those "naysayers" will finally look our direction.

Thank you SO much for you input!!!!



Joe

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Permalink Reply by Armand Matte on June 14, 2008 at 4:34pm

Can you develop something for a Blackberry PDA as well? Just wondering...

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Permalink Reply by Terry Keelan on June 15, 2008 at 12:37pm

I would love to contribute something even though my programming skills are limited. I've only done very simple things in VBA and AppleScript.

One idea that I've submitted to the DiabetesMine Design Challenge is the Meter+iPod idea in which data from my meter/pump/CGMS is wirelessly uploaded to my iPod - similar to the Nike+iPod concept where running data is wirelessly uploaded to an iPod from a Nike running show with an implanted chip.

Since many of us carry an iPod anyway, wouldn't it be useful to just look at it to see all our collected data at once in chart or graph form? That way we wouldn't have to wait to get to our Macs to upload data (usually via some virtualization program) and manipulate a proprietary program in order to visualize or print a week/2 weeks/month worth of data.

Where do I sign up? When do I start?

Terry

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Permalink Reply by Joe on June 20, 2008 at 10:33am

Hey, Terry. We're putting together a team right now to see how everyone interfaces. If you're (seriously) interested, I can send you an invitation to be a member of our development team. You will have link to download the iPhone SDK (software development kit) and links to reference material. One thing, though, you have to be developing on a Mac .... I hope that's okay.

Let me know if I can answer any questions and if you want an "invite". Also, to anyone who will be able to contribute to the program (i.e., opinions, ideas, etc.), please feel free to email me directly. I look forward to working on this and know that the final outcome will be something worthwhile.



Joe

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Permalink Reply by saundra barragan on June 20, 2008 at 11:01am

Hi Joe,
I am trying to reach you with a person who is very interested. and would like to e-mail you directly, but do not have your e-mail address. I left mine for you on your personal page so that you could reach me. I hope to hear from you soon and will be very interested to see how things work out.

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