Diabetes Tracker by MyNetDiary Reviews

by BillLenz

New interface is clunky, too complex. Too easy to enter data and accidentally delete it. Reminders and buggy. Keeps adding 24 hours to target times causing reminders not to trigger. I am using my iPhone alarm to set reminders to test BGL after meals. Labels used to sort current to to the top and usual near it. Now there are a lot more labels but not sorted usefully so find what you want is a pain.
Glucose Buddy did the same thing a few months back.... took a perfectly good useful app and trashed the interface.
Am currently using the Classic option but data entry still clunky Hopefully these guys will fix this - the list of useful diabetes trackers like this one is short - This one and GB used to be among the best.

by JTinSC

I use My Net Diary to track my blood sugar and insulin. But since the latest updates, the program has several major glitches. The most critical problem is that important nutrition data is not being calculated in the meal totals. The data is shown in the full description of the food, but the numbers are not loading to the meal screen. The problem is erratic and doesn’t happen with all foods. But as a result, my insulin doses have been off.
There are other issues that are minor and not health critical, but makes DiabetesTracker a pain to use.
I have been using DiabetesTracker for a long time and have even recommended it to friends. Until the programmers fix the issues, I would say, for the sake of your health, avoid DiabetesTracker.

by Owndao

It is infuriating to see features that were free become subscription only. $9 a month???? Ill write my own tracker on a spreadsheet. Then I can track and graph “tracked” items like I’ve asked for for years. Very disappointing to see simple tracking of nutrients now costing money. This is a trend in many money hungry vendors today, charge a fee for obtaining DiabetesTracker and then demand absurd amounts of money for features that were free and cost the developer nothing. I can understand needing fees to pay for subscription services in order to provide certain features that cost the developer to supply but charging for previously free services that cost the developer nothing because they are services that once included for one item cost nothing for 100 of the same.
If this reflects the true cost of the application, it is certainly not worth $90 every year. Cashing in on diabetes is reprehensible.

by Nandav

DiabetesTracker is similar to MyNetDiary with added features such as tracking blood sugar and other medications. It also syncs with other devices to track steps and exercise. I also like the note-taking function. I am using the Max version that I believe is worth the price. Besides diabetes, I have other medical conditions and I find this helpful for everything. Being able to log medications ensures that I don’t forget a dose or double-dose. My doctor appreciated that I could show her my blood sugar results over a period of time.

This is also helping me to lose weight. Research shows that people who log their meals and weight are more successful. There is something about having to write something down that can really influence your choices! DiabetesTracker will also sync with some scales so you don’t have to manually input it (or cheat).

For me, this has everything I could ask for as far as an app that both helps me monitor my diabetes AND help me lose weight as well as monitor other medical issues. As an RN, I am used to “charting” patient activity, meds, and progress. For me, this is an easier way to do my own “charting”.

by Nickname: Indy

My Net Diary has helped me in tracking everything I eat and exercise to loose 20 pounds so far & helped me get my blood sugars down from over 200 into the 120 range. It has also helped me increased my water intake to a gallon a day. It’s been a big help. It’s important that you enter everything throughout the day so you can see that you are on track for were you want to be. My apple watch works w/ My Net Diary to track my steps & exercise. I paid for the full version. For me its worth it to accomplish my goal to a more healthier me.

by Vikwest

Being diabetic, I keep track of my glucose readings daily. DiabetesTracker does that for me and makes it easy to see how I'm doing in the chart area. I enter all food and medicine, vitamins daily, and track all exercise. There is a chart for all so you can see your progress. It also shows a fat, carb, and protein sliding bar showing how much of each your body gets, and then the overage. It's great to watch my carb count. At the end of the week, you can print a complete report of all the food you eat and exercise. It's easy to enter everything you want to track. I really love DiabetesTracker.

by Rose Gardens

Tracking is excellent. The paid version is great with xtra details for Diabetics. However, the reports need the ability to customize. Printing is too small to read. I may be missing something, but you can’t change orientation, or get rid of the food grade column which is useless to my Doctor. The emailed report works, but the customized PDF daily can’t connect to the website and gives an error to Wait one minute and try again. They won’t process to print. This feature was working up to a few days ago. Emails to the support team have gone unanswered. Reports are the most important part of DiabetesTracker for me and my doctor. If this is not important to you, its a great app. If support is given in this paid version, I will revisit my review.

Updated:
I was contacted by support to help with the issues. Turns out it was my own misunderstanding of how DiabetesTracker works. All is fine and DiabetesTracker is working as it should. Thanks for the help. I will continue to use DiabetesTracker going forward.

by LizBre

I tried 5 other top rated apps, this is by far the best one. With DiabetesTracker I can track my blood glucose, carbs, net carbs, protein, fat and a ton of vitamins and minerals; not to mention height, weight, body mass index, personal macro targets, water exercise, steps, meals, recipes, and custom and database listed foods. I especially like how you can use the bar scan feature to scan foods in the supermarket or at home to add to favorites and recipes. DiabetesTracker works great on my phone and my iPad. I rarely ever purchase annual fee based apps, but this one is Easy to use and well worth the annual fee.

by Blessingsbracegirtle

I started using this over two years ago when I was diagnosed and it is what I use most on my phone from the time I get up and check my fasting BG and take my basal dose, through logging food, activity and ten or more BG readings a day to when I last check my BG before bed.

I was not pleased at first with the new update. The biggest problem of the several glitches is that when I input my insulin in half unit increments DiabetesTracker rounded up! Not good if I did not remember the actual amount. It could have led to serious lows or highs. I wrote to support and got an immediate response AND it was fixed quickly as well as a couple of other slight glitches.

While I was hassling with odd logging I downloaded several other apps but did not find a single one that was the equal of MyNet DiaryD, even with the glitches, some minor and that one major. One I could not read and most were missing one or another aspect that I keep track of every day.

Thank you, dudes of the D-Diary. My life would be way difficult without you.

by HawaiianBunny

I have been using DiabetesTracker for about 2+ years and love it. I can track all my diabetic insulin and carbs meds and exercise. I can go back days and months to see what works and what failed. I used DiabetesTracker for my Keto diet and lost 25# and tracked everything I ate plus added new recipes or foods. I could track my HCG and my insulin and meds. At one point I would print out my daily calories and take them to my dietitian to prove what I was eating and how to manage my insulin. I only had to pay extra for the print out but I paid only for the month I used it. I can’t say enough good things about DiabetesTracker it has been with me for thick and thin. Lol you

by Limabuwa

I have used DiabetesTracker for a few months now and I really like it. I don't have diabetes but I have many relatives who do, so I check my blood sugar regularly just to keep an eye on things. I was trying to keep track of everything in a spreadsheet but DiabetesTracker makes it so much simpler. It's very easy to use. Entering glucose numbers and food is super simple. I like being able to create recipes for things I eat regularly. I've never paid more than a couple of dollars for an app before, but I would say DiabetesTracker was definitely worth the money. I also like that it links to the Fitbit app.

by Johndig

This does everything they say and more. I use the diabetes add in and it tracks the most important things I need to know. Support is 5 star if there's a problem or question they will get back to you in record time. Getting and printing reports takes a little getting use to but it's nothing anyone cannot learn. Keep to the and you will lose.

Year later
Through no fault of DiabetesTracker. I gained some of the weight back. So I am going in the schedule again and I can honestly tell you you need to track your food all the time it's something you cannot stop doing. Track it and you will lose stop and you don't know what your eating.

by Parkermv

***update from original post below. It’s been well over a year and this is still, by far, the best app for a Type 1 diabetic like myself. The only thing I could hope they’d add is a Bolus advisor for folks like myself for whom a pump just isn’t an option. ***

I am so grateful I found an app that can help me track everything that's important to me. I'm a juvenile diabetic who wanted one place to keep her blood glucose readings, track her insulin doses each day and her food. Sounds simple yet no other app I tried had everything.

I love the fact DiabetesTracker. "Grades" my food. This keeps me focused on ensuring I don't eat food that's really just junk.

I love the fact I get a weekly summary of what I ate that also outlines what I've done well and areas I should focus on. I had no clue I wasn't getting enough calcium until I started noticing that trend in my weekly reports?!

Negatives? Just a few. I wish the reporting was a bit simpler, more intuitive. I wish there was a feature that would help me determine the nutritional values of a recipe. And that's about the only two negatives I can think of after using DiabetesTracker for several months.

Overall, I love DiabetesTracker.

by Dlaing

When I decided to finally start tracking my daily food intake I didn’t have any idea which app to use. A Google search didn’t help much. There seemed to be four main ones. I downloaded all four and subscribed to their premium content and logged my food in all four daily for over six months (Ok, I’m retired so I had the time). I can now say that My Net Diary is the best by far. DiabetesTracker has everything the rest has and much more. There is so much information packed into DiabetesTracker it’s unbelievable. Everything I wanted and much more I didn’t even realize I needed is here. DiabetesTracker will also sync to my Fitbit Charge 5 and many other fitness trackers. I’ve now cancelled the upcoming auto renewal on the other apps and will keep my subscription to My Net Diary.

by S.Lue

Have a chronic illness is stressful enough.. living your entire life being a professional patient is HARD... but I’m extremely thankful for DiabetesTracker! Last year we finally found I have reactive hypoglycemia. It’s been a lot of trial and error, but being able to track and journal (and correlate blood sugars!) has not only been extremely helpful for myself, but also my doctors.

You are able to send weekly reports by email, and it has helped my dietician and myself see what needs work and what we need to fine tune. You can cram SO MUCH INFO into DiabetesTracker, and I love it.

I would love to work with the creators (I’m sure you’ll read this maybe? Hopefully?) to maybe even expand even more to some people’s needs. Willing to give it a shot? I have about 5 more expansion ideas that could help SO MANY!

by "@&&$)((;//-realylovethisgame

DiabetesTracker tracks everything! You don’t need any other app! One stop health app!!!!! I am a type 2 diabetic and I follow ketogenic diet. DiabetesTracker tracks my medications, My supplements, my blood sugar, my blood pressure, my oxygen, my steps, my water intake,As well as giving me an amazing macros pie chart to look at. It lets me set my daily goals by carbs rather than calorie while letting me still watch my calories. I just love this thing! You have continued to make it better and better as I’ve used it and I am so excited to tell everybody to sign up here! I have told my whole family that they should have DiabetesTracker. So helpful for when you have medication and a forgetful mind to be able to track your medication & know exactly what time you took it! Wow, you guys just keep getting better and better!!!

by Tryin To Do It Right

I’m a diabetic and track my blood sugars. I have tried several programs and had to input notes. With MyNetDiary it tracks blood sugars for you. Charts for a quick reference of where you have been and how your doing. I especially like how you can check the rating of food, the breakdown of nutrients, fat content etc. It will show you the overall nutrients for the day. What your overages are ie fat, cholesterol, sodium and also where you have come up short ie potassium, vitamins etc. it will give you guidelines and information how to lower calories to help you attain your goal if losing or maintaining weight. I lost 50 pounds the last year, with a personal trainer, a nutritionist and MyNetDiary. My A1C went from 6.7 to 6.1. I came off of several medications that I have been on for years. Yes I still struggle with eating correctly but with MyNetDiary it keeps me accountable to myself.

by A Searcher

Have been using 3 apps for years to track nutrition, diabetes & meds. Yippee! One app to do it all. App takes into account all aspects of DM management. Was very impressed with d-carb count which make a significant difference in managing diet & meds. Daily summery of blood sugars, insulin & other meds, nutrients, H2o, activity, ability to set parameters for nutrients & blood sugars specific to the needs of the individual is much appreciated. Food database still on the small side but will enlarge as people use it I'm sure. I stumbled on DiabetesTracker by accident & consider it a very happy accident. Can't wait to show it to my DM & dietary educators. As a retired RN & having worked with many diabetics as well as now being diabetic myself I can really appreciate DiabetesTracker. Good job guys!!!

showed DiabetesTracker to my diabetic educators last week & they were very favorably impressed. They plan to recommend DiabetesTracker to their clients.

by DaveSonoma

MyNetDiary was my essential logging and guidance tool when I had to lose weight and get my diet into balance. Logging is a pain, even with a great tool, but for me it was the key to honest portions and steady progress. I could see my results in a wide variety of charts. In the long weight loss slog, an improving chart result was an encouraging boost.

I love to cook and MyNetDiary let's me enter ingredients (scan them in with your camera) and create menu items that are an easy shortcut for entering favorite foods. You aren't stuck with only commercially available foods, although the program has a large and growing database of regular grocery items.

I am still managing my weight and food intake with MyNetDiary. It takes a willingness to do the logging and be accurate with your quantities. (I highly recommend a scale.) Weight loss schemes come and go, but if you monitor and control your food, you can lose weight. I did.

by Toni By Design

DiabetesTracker is the best. I tried the others; however this one is easy to do. I've been doing it for six days and haven't missed logging what I eat and my glucose readings. It is helping me understand my personal relationship between certain foods and my glucose numbers. I say cool beans!!!

The first paragraph was my first six days. I still like DiabetesTracker nd it does fulfill my needs; however, I am not using the custom meals as I should so I am not using it to its full potential. Overall it is helping me tremendously.

I am still using DiabetesTracker and after starting Keto I am more enthused. I have met my diet goal and am enjoying the lifestyle it brings. Along with my glucose monitor I am living a good daily life as a diabetic.