spreadsheet?

pjgtech

pjgtech

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Is there a freely available spreadsheet that is downloadable, that would keep track of weight loss, BG levels, waist size, what you've eaten, etc so I can keep track of my progress on the T2D Pathway TDR plan? Did a quick search but could not find anything.
My healthcare / plan provider has an app that does record some info, but its a pain looking at stuff on a phone, I just prefer a larger, eg: laptop screen, etc.
So a spreadsheet would be great. I have done a basic one myself already, but just wondered if there's a better one already out there?
Cheers
 
NB: did think about uploading my spreadsheet here, (a blank one obviously) but looks like I can't upload an excel file?
 
There is diabetes M app which I use. You take your trafod which is transfered over to the app on you phone and then you can look at your results, input weight, bolus etc. The results can be transfered over to a spreadsheet which can be output from the App. So a bit laborious but you could do it once a week
 
Yeah, I know there's a few phone apps, but I'm a bit old fashioned, I sort of tolerate mobile/smart phones, but I much prefer a laptop/PC for actual IT stuff and I just prefer a bigger screen, rather than squinting at a tiny screen!
I'll stick to my own one if there's nowt else out there, as it suits me and gives me the stats I need. Cheers
 
In the old days I logged all the stats I wanted to in the MySugr app, which I was then able to export as a spreadsheet for further analysis.

Perhaps a combination of app and spreadsheet export might work?
 
Yeah, I just graph my data in my own spread sheet

TBH I find it worth it - In preparation for tomorrow's doctors appointment I graphed my resting heart rate for around the last 2 years ... and noticed that it's been steadily dropping since january this year.
I got my 3 diagnosis at the end of january, totally changed my diet and started a faster weight loss. Coincidence?
It seems a faster weight loss / calorie restriction can affect heart rate and cause palpitations (most noticeable in eating disorders). I'm guessing it's impacted me due to my existing low pulse & ectopic heartbeat.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
In the old days I logged all the stats I wanted to in the MySugr app, which I was then able to export as a spreadsheet for further analysis.
Perhaps a combination of app and spreadsheet export might work?
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Yeah can be done, but why have the extra step, if inputting data, I'd rather just input it straight into the spreadsheet, cutting out the extra step. Plus, as I said, I avoid doing stuff on the small screen on my phone unless I really have to.
Cheers though... :thankyou:
 
mashedupmatt said:
You could have a look at these - may be of some help? (I agree with you @pjgtech on the preferring a bigger screen!) https://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/blood-sugar-chart.html
EDIT: Just realised the BG readings are not in mmol/L so they would need converting - will see if I can find one...
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Thanx, some useful ones on there, but I don't want separate ones for each dataset, I'd rather have one spreadsheet that does it all, eg: date, weight, BG, BP, waist, what I've eaten, total cals, etc, etc.
As I say I've done a basic one, I'll stick to that for now unless I find a better one.
But thanx for the info. :thankyou:
 
pjgtech said:
Yeah can be done, but why have the extra step, if inputting data, I'd rather just input it straight into the spreadsheet, cutting out the extra step. Plus, as I said, I avoid doing stuff on the small screen on my phone unless I really have to.
Cheers though... :thankyou:
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No problem. Horses for courses I guess. I always had my phone with me so logging at the table (and in between) became part of my habit and routine.

Can understand how that wouldn’t work if you avoid using your phone for the majority of the time though. 🙂
 
@JITR thanx, but that appears to be mainly a food/cal/ ingredients, etc app/website, and you have to pay to get the full package (gold) and does not seem to log what I want to log, eg: date / day of week, weight, waist size, cals eaten, BG levels, BP levels, etc all in one package/program. I'll stick to my spreadsheet which does all the above but in a very basic way (as I'm not very Excel literate, apart from the basics). Cheers though.....🙂:thankyou:
 
pjgtech said:
@JITR thanx, but that appears to be mainly a food/cal/ ingredients, etc app/website, and you have to pay to get the full package (gold) and does not seem to log what I want to log, eg: date / day of week, weight, waist size, cals eaten, BG levels, BP levels, etc all in one package/program. I'll stick to my spreadsheet which does all the above but in a very basic way (as I'm not very Excel literate, apart from the basics). Cheers though.....🙂:thankyou:I
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I realised that was what you want to do, but thank you for spelling it out so clearly.
How do you work out cals eaten?
The free version of Cronometer does the calculation for me and analyses my nutrient intakes too.
 
JITR said:
I realised that was what you want to do, but thank you for spelling it out so clearly.
How do you work out cals eaten?
The free version of Cronometer does the calculation for me and analyses my nutrient intakes too.
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No worries.
I am on the very low cal T2D pathway to remission diet, so I am only having 800 cals a day, 4 x shakes each at 200cal.
But some days I am having a small salad, some grapes, some nuts, etc. So I then just use the carb and calorie counter book to get idea of how many cals I'm having.
TBH, keeping a record of cals on the spreadsheet is just because I can, I don't really need to.
The spreadsheet started out as a personal weight and BG record, but I've added bits to it, so it now records my waist, and cals and BP as well as the original Weight and BG.
Cheers
 
pjgtech said:
I am on the very low cal T2D pathway to remission diet, so I am only having 800 cals a day, 4 x shakes each at 200cal.
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Peter,
So was I, except my 2 x real food < 400 cal (average) real food meals a day instead of (nutrient balanced) shakes. That's why I needed to track what I was eating.
 
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JITR said:
Peter,
So was I, except my 2 x real food < 400 cal (average) real food meals a day instead of (nutrient balanced) shakes. That's why I needed to track what I was eating.
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Wow, you were only on 400 cals a day! or have I read that wrong? That must have been tough....800 is bad enough.
Edit, [Doh!] Think I know what you mean now, 2 x 400cl meals, so still 800 cals, sorry, my bad!...:rofl:
 
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