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Old February 18th 12, 05:41 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
metspitzer
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I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.
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Old February 18th 12, 05:55 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results
for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like
to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to
write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no
cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Anything like this would need to go through not only development, but
software validation by the device manufacturer. Not impossible, but
it may require new regulatory filing(s). My father used to have a
device that used an internal modem to connect with the manufacturer at
a dedicated 800 number to automate the data transfers.


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Old February 18th 12, 06:23 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Bob Hatch
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On 2/18/2012 9:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


We have a Microlife BP machine that has a USB port that connects to the
computer. Not wireless, but I stores the records of BP and pulse on the
machine, transfers it to the computer via USB cord. The data can be
viewed several ways, and printed out. I make a .pdf file and email that
to the Dr, or take a copy on the next visit.


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Old February 18th 12, 07:24 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
The Seabat[_2_]
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:55:04 -0500, "Stewart"
wrote:


"Metspitzer" wrote in message
. ..
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results
for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like
to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to
write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no
cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Anything like this would need to go through not only development, but
software validation by the device manufacturer. Not impossible, but
it may require new regulatory filing(s). My father used to have a
device that used an internal modem to connect with the manufacturer at
a dedicated 800 number to automate the data transfers.


Not exactly what you're looking for, but I have (from the V.A.) a
Viterion100 that plugs into my phone line and transmits blood
pressure, blood sugar and weight to the V.A. every day. This way I
don't have to mess with using the computer.
--
The Seabat
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Old February 18th 12, 07:35 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
GlowingBlueMist[_4_]
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On 2/18/2012 10:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Just did a quick Google search for "glucose usb", minus the quotes, and
found many meters capable of this already, some less than $30.

As for the blood pressure meter search for "blood pressure usb port"
showed some meters starting around $60. that can talk with a PC program
using USB.

From experience you have to really watch the PC to meter USB port
connections as many devices use proprietary or active connecters on the
meter end causing you to pay them extra to get a cable that will work
with out burning out the meter. Almost none of them come with the
adapter cable in the box ready to go, if one is needed.

I have not looked in a while but some home meters were starting to use
Bluetooth as a method of connecting to the PC's as a way of eliminating
the need for special cables, just a compatible Bluetooth PC and
appropriate software.
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Old February 18th 12, 08:11 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
metspitzer
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On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:24:21 -0600, The Seabat
wrote:

On Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:55:04 -0500, "Stewart"
wrote:


"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results
for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like
to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to
write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no
cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.

Anything like this would need to go through not only development, but
software validation by the device manufacturer. Not impossible, but
it may require new regulatory filing(s). My father used to have a
device that used an internal modem to connect with the manufacturer at
a dedicated 800 number to automate the data transfers.


Not exactly what you're looking for, but I have (from the V.A.) a
Viterion100 that plugs into my phone line and transmits blood
pressure, blood sugar and weight to the V.A. every day. This way I
don't have to mess with using the computer.


That would be more useful actually. Do you know if they are more
expensive than the regular testers? I have insurance, but it did not
pay for my blood pressure meter.

Did you have to have a phone jack installed for your bathroom scales?
I was thinking wifi could be added to bathroom scales as well. Just
plug in a wireless adapter one a month or so.


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Old February 19th 12, 01:25 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
John Williamson[_2_]
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Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Some Blood glucose meters (The Accucheck Active is the one I use) have
an IR connection, and will talk to a free application I have installed
on an old Windows CE based PDA I have, which can in turn be used to
store and forward the data as an Excel spreadsheet via Mobile Sync. The
PDA will display all the information your doctor will want, including
things like a graph of the last 28 days readings, rolling averages and
trends, so the PC record is just for printouts and safety.

Accucheck will also sell you an IR adaptor for your computer which I
know will work under XP.

Other Accucheck meters can be connected via USB, but the connector on
the meter is often non-standard.

The BP problem I can't help with, as my cheap BP meter just stores the
last 30 readings and will display them on demand. On the other hand,
according to his face when he checks it, my blood pressure is
disgustingly normal, so I just keep occasional tabs on it.

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Old February 19th 12, 07:55 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
dweebken[_2_]
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On 19/02/2012 3:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.

I use OnTrack Diabetes manager on my Android phone. It's dead easy to
simply key in my data after each test as the phone is always with me. I
can export the data as CSV or XML or HTML and copy that to my computer
to print it for my doc if I want. If you have an Android it's a great
add-on. And Free too. You can read about it he
https://market.android.com/details?i....ontrack&hl=en
Here's a sample from my export (unfortunately the News Group strips out
som of the formatting):
Date Time Type Subtype Category Value Note
Sunday February 19, 2012
8:09 AM Weight Breakfast 80.7
8:01 AM Glucose Breakfast 5.8
Saturday February 18, 2012
9:05 AM Weight Breakfast 80.4
Friday February 17, 2012
6:45 AM Weight Breakfast 80.7
6:45 AM Glucose Breakfast 6.7
Thursday February 16, 2012
7:03 AM Weight Breakfast 80.8
7:03 AM Glucose Breakfast 5.9
Wednesday February 15, 2012
6:50 AM Weight Breakfast 80.3
6:50 AM Glucose Breakfast 5.5
Tuesday February 14, 2012
7:01 AM Weight Breakfast 80.1
7:01 AM Glucose Breakfast 6.2
Saturday February 11, 2012
9:21 AM Weight Breakfast 80.0
9:21 AM Glucose Breakfast 6.3
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Old February 19th 12, 04:07 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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In message , Stewart
writes:

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
.. .
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results
for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like
to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to
write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no
cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Anything like this would need to go through not only development, but
software validation by the device manufacturer. Not impossible, but
it may require new regulatory filing(s). My father used to have a
device that used an internal modem to connect with the manufacturer at
a dedicated 800 number to automate the data transfers.


Using wifi (or possibly IR or bluetooth, I'm not sure - wifi certainly
anyway) does increase battery drain noticeably: most reviews I've seen
of laptop/netbook battery life do state that it makes quite a difference
to how long a charge lasts. I'm guessing the meter manufacturers want to
maximise battery life in their devices.

Wired connection, in contrast - another poster has said BP/BG meters
with USB are readily available - while slightly less convenient, would
still avoid you having to copy down the readings (as well as sounding
decidedly archaic, that's surely more prone to transcription errors), as
well as actually having the opposite effect on the unit's battery, i. e.
it could in most cases actually gain some charge from the USB connection
while uploading.
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Old February 19th 12, 04:31 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:55:41 +1100, dweebken
wrote:

On 19/02/2012 3:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.

I use OnTrack Diabetes manager on my Android phone. It's dead easy to
simply key in my data after each test as the phone is always with me. I
can export the data as CSV or XML or HTML and copy that to my computer
to print it for my doc if I want. If you have an Android it's a great
add-on. And Free too. You can read about it he
https://market.android.com/details?i....ontrack&hl=en
Here's a sample from my export (unfortunately the News Group strips out
som of the formatting):
Date Time Type Subtype Category Value Note
Sunday February 19, 2012
8:09 AM Weight Breakfast 80.7
8:01 AM Glucose Breakfast 5.8
Saturday February 18, 2012
9:05 AM Weight Breakfast 80.4
Friday February 17, 2012
6:45 AM Weight Breakfast 80.7
6:45 AM Glucose Breakfast 6.7
Thursday February 16, 2012
7:03 AM Weight Breakfast 80.8
7:03 AM Glucose Breakfast 5.9
Wednesday February 15, 2012
6:50 AM Weight Breakfast 80.3
6:50 AM Glucose Breakfast 5.5
Tuesday February 14, 2012
7:01 AM Weight Breakfast 80.1
7:01 AM Glucose Breakfast 6.2
Saturday February 11, 2012
9:21 AM Weight Breakfast 80.0
9:21 AM Glucose Breakfast 6.3


You could just email me your results and I can multiply them by 2 and
use them as mine. My results are never that low. You must starve
yourself or eat all that food with no flavor.
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Old February 19th 12, 05:59 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Art Todesco
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On 2/18/2012 11:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Lots of nice ideas in this thread. However, most, if not all, medical
people, insurance and doctors, will not accept medical data via email.
As far as I'm concerned, I have no problem if someone sees my data,
however, the privacy thing and lawyers have got everyone running scared.
The good news is that most will accept a Fax because Faxes are
considered secure as they are point to point.
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Old February 19th 12, 07:29 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:59:24 -0500, Art Todesco
wrote:

On 2/18/2012 11:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.

Program the machines at the factory to send the data to an email
address stored on a USB wireless network adapter. I know that the
devices do not use this method now, but it would be an almost no cost
improvement if manufacturers would implement it.


Lots of nice ideas in this thread. However, most, if not all, medical
people, insurance and doctors, will not accept medical data via email.
As far as I'm concerned, I have no problem if someone sees my data,
however, the privacy thing and lawyers have got everyone running scared.
The good news is that most will accept a Fax because Faxes are
considered secure as they are point to point.


You are correct that sending medical info email is a security issue. I
have run into problems from sending medical info to/from doctor's many
times. My hope would be to have my blood pressure machine email "me"
with the results. I could then fax them or send them to a secure web
site managed by the hospital. (My hospital does not have a secure web
site, but it should)

Faxing to the doctor locally is not really a problem, but faxing to
another state is a problem for me as I don't have long distance on my
phone. More and more people are using cell phones only and don't even
have a phone line to send a fax.

A secure web page would be nice for that.
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Old February 19th 12, 08:27 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Wolf K
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On 19/02/2012 11:59 AM, Art Todesco wrote:
The good news is that most will accept a Fax because Faxes are
considered secure as they are point to point.


The only reason faxes are more secure than e-mail is that fax isn't used
enough to make it a tempting target. Faxes are just binary code
transmitted over phone lines. Phone lines can be hacked, so....

Bottom line: if it's transmitted over any kind of network, in any
format, it can be hacked. If the information is valuable enough, someone
will hack it.

Anyhow, e-mails can be encrypted using public-key methods. The doc only
has to give his patients the public key half of his encryption key. It
can't be used to decrypt the mail.

Wolf K.
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Old February 19th 12, 09:37 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Yousuf Khan[_2_]
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On 18/02/2012 11:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.


I use a Bayer Contour glucose meter, it has a USB connector on it
already. Don't know if there are similar style blood pressure machines.

Yousuf Khan
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Old February 19th 12, 10:02 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:37:44 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote:

On 18/02/2012 11:41 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
I have two medical devices that force me to make a list of results for
the doctor. One is my blood pressure machine and the other is my
blood glucose tester.

I don't know if anyone else would find it useful, but I would like to
be able to transfer the data to my computer instead of having to write
it down. I know I can get an expensive model, but I think I have a
pretty economical solution by adding a USB port to each device.


I use a Bayer Contour glucose meter, it has a USB connector on it
already. Don't know if there are similar style blood pressure machines.

Yousuf Khan


I will keep that in mind if I decide to get another meter. The two I
have were both free. I got one from Emory and one just like it for
buying Liberty Medical test strips.

Liberty seemed a little pushy when I first signed up. I basically had
to tell them to not call me, I would call them.

Having a meter with USB would be a feature I would suggest to anyone
considering getting a meter.

 




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