Really hate being the purveyor of bad news but I keep seeing people rant about a lack of Mac support.. the problem is the FDA requires pretty close to separate approval for each platform as if it were a new device

Its also partially why the software that is available doesn't get changed much or updated often

Its just not cost effective to have multiple platforms for download software.

Do see some changed with the FDA being paved by companies such as Glooko and Agamatrix but its still going to be awhile before we see a lot of multiplatform apps being approved quickly...

There isn't even fully fixed software, and some of it doesn't even support Windows 7 yet... So untill then....

Try Parellels, VirtualBox, VMware and Boot Camp on a Mac...

In the current FDA climate, it makes the most sense for companies to develop apps for the largest targets... Surprisingly Macs are not a large enough target audience, but ipods/iphones ARE... though Apple went and changed to the lightning connector causing a lot of potential devices to have to go back to the drawing board.. FDA does not like approving devices that need an adapter... technically that *breaks* the previous approval.. and technically the device has to be re-approved WITH the adapter used...

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Hi Jay - spoke to Diasend today (Sweden ?) they told me that the Patient version does not support Dexcom outside of Sweden. They also could not tell me when this support would be rolled out to rest of the world. Also if you do not use a specific pump then they charge circa £10 per month for the software (after a 30 day trial). For £120 a year I will download onto a PC and transfer files myself to my Mac.

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