iBGStar™ Diabetes Manager

I really like this application and the iBG Star meter The only thing holding me back from giving it a five star rating is that the application will not allow you to delete an erroneous reading Such readings happen with any meter and not being able to delete them and substitute the correct reading from an immediate retest is a problem It throws off the entire database of information and that seems unreasonable If there is some reason why the manufacturer wants such a strict level of control over the readings how about a menu option to allow one to designate a reading as a bad reading and exclude it from the charts and reports There just has to be a better way to put the user in control Thats the whole point of a glucose meter              Good but not perfect

When it worked it was fine However this app needs to be updated to function with iOS 7 Otherwise it has limited use other than taking glucose count Better rating when you fix it        please get updated to iOS 7

Im a bit surprised that this device is still using the ohsodated 30pin connector Since iPhone 5 has been out more than a year now and all new devices using Lighning it seems a bit of an imposition to require the customer to buy another connector to fix the old design of your product Please join the modern Apple world and go Lightning Please and Thank You           Please update the device with a lightning connector

We love this monitor My son is a newly diagnosed diabetic He thinks it is cool to be able to use his iPod to check his readings The one complaint I have for the company is that I would like a place in the notes section where I can freely type notes on specifics for that meal The quick notes are great but sometimes more info is needed and it is only needed one time At the notes section I would like a keyboard pop up so that I can type my note entry              Needs one improvement

Very well done setup Work well with my IPod 1g but also works with my IPod 5g I use the lightning to 90pin connector and it work great The problem is getting strips from other than Walgreen or 1 online dealer It needs more distribution of the strips than one or two pharmacies                 Works great with IPod 5th

I just tried it again assuming Sanofi with all the money they take in from Lantus would have a better solution No syncing to the cloud no Lightening adaptor version no iPad     Surprisingly bad from Sanofi

In addition to VoiceOver iCloud and Printing issues I have one more compatibility with iPad When will these lazy developers get around to getting their software uptodate so that it addresses not only the aforementioned issues but is compatible with all Apple devices not the least of which is the iPad Heres a Clue DONT HOLD YOUR BREATH     Incomplete and Ancient

I bought the iBGStar to use with my iPhone 6plus and was so excited to use Then after connecting nothing happened Tried to call company dont bother Emailed company also no response No updates for iOS 8 150 meter plus strips down the toilet Dont purchaseunless this company finally stands up and does what is right     Upset

Update I just wanted to to say that those submitting reviews should base it on the merits of the app and not on hardware Also those who are looking for iPhone 5 direct connection the iBGStar was designed to keep the size to a minimum and as such takes full advantage of the 30 pin connectors capabilities When Apple changed to the Lightning connector they made some major interface changes that are somewhat proprietary and require extra hardware and licensing approval This would add extra size and cost to the device Even Apples interface adapter and cable house extra hardware inside them Thats part of the reason why theyre so expensive For now they are probably the only solution for the iBGStar until they can a make a hardware redesign and b get Apple approval I downloaded this app to try it before buying the iBGStar meter I was impressed that it functioned fully even without the meter I picked up the meter at Walgreens for 499 with coupon and it provided something I have looked for a BCM that fully integrates with my iPhone The reports are what I was expecting and the ability to extract and email pleases my doc Its simple and easy to use Just what and old guy like me needs                 Simple and Easy to Use

Not only were results significantly different from my Freestyle Lite meter backtoback readings routinely differed by as much as 40 points I wanted to like this product because of its integration with my iPhone but it does not seem ready for prime time Note I cant really review the app because I never got a reading that was reasonably close to the Freestyle reading     Cannot recommend

BOTTOM LINE 3 Stars 2 Unhappy Faces The app should use VoiceOver and be updated for iPhone 5s The meter needs a longer adaptor to use some of the heavier protective cases the promise of a free case is nice but still havent received mine Lastly the carry case is a real failure because the lance and wipe pocket uses Velcro that makes it very prickly and harsh to use BOTTOM LINE 3 Stars 2 Unhappy Faces           Could have been 5 Stars

Latest update deleted over 2 years of stored data Unable to restore Lost a valuable management tool Very displeased with this     Fatal Update Flaw

Love it                 Simply the best

Apple did an OS update now not able to retrieve charts Please fix For the price of the tester it should have been fixed        Software Update

Purchased unit today only to find out that with my iPhone case an Otterbox will not allow the data piin to go deep enough for the meter to connect to the phone It is a real hassle to take the case off just for this What a disappointment Lesson learned Looks like there are plenty of bad reviews on this as well Wish I would have looked here first        Disappointed

Generally I take readings when not connected to the phone Later when I get time I connect and sync everything The app is soso I dont like being unable to delete erroneous readings and you will get them with this device So in that regard the app is a bit over the top on the strictness The device is small and compact but it very touchy I kept getting error readings one day tossing test strip after strip out Errors are frequent with the device The amount of blood needed felt excessive and it is very hard for me to get enough blood without deep lancing All of this aggravation for what The ability to sync with my phone I could type them in and use a device and app that dont aggravate me I would not reccomend this thing to anyone     I wouldnt reccomend

Great app Only needs a way to print the point chart for dr                 Rick

Please Still love the meter Software NEEDS updating     Update

My only request is to get the glucose meter and the app updatedoptimized for iPhone 5                 Great App

IBG star no longer works with the update of IOS 83 on my phone and I see this has happened a lot Other than that its worked great and Im able to keep a close eye on my BG           Updates

Im just going to repeat what I tried to put in Title cant be sure it be there for you Stay away from IBGstar meters and strips if ios no iOS app support under iOS 7 and 8 for this lightning port iPhone 5s I use the 39 Apple 30 pin to Lightning connector The reason Im giving the software a bad grade is that the developer needs to tell the public what to expect Ive been to the sanofi avenues website nothing there These are the most expensive diabetes test strips on the market hard to find insurance wants cheaper strips The best justification of these strips is iOS connectivity Drug Cos talk about patients and customers and the newest darling social media How about updating this software everyone else did it And communicating with us through the iTunes reviews with a post telling something iPhone 5s 64GB iOS 82        Stay away from IBGstar meters and strips no iOS app

We were excited to find this product App Upon testing we determined that VoiceOver Read everything EXCEPT the blood glucose readings rendering utterly worthless The meter will be returned     Doesnot work with VoiceOver

Been using this thing for about a week now and not impressed Made sure I had an official Apple adapter in my opinion I should have to spend an extra 30 bucks to use the thing my phone and IBGstar was charged Sometime it shows not an iPhone compliant external device Sometimes it takes a reading and doesnt apply it to the log Sometimes does show the fancy schmancy fireworks as it is reading the sample I expected more Good concept crappy either software product or both     Frustrated

It has been more than a year since the last update When will I be able to use this expensive device and the expensive test strips with my current phone     No update since 2013 not compat with iOS 8

I used this meter and app for a few months and I couldnt take it anymore Test strips were crazy expensive and the functionality in the app was awful I wanted to see my data on my iPad and iPhone and I couldnt even do that Also where is the food database Med reminders Just one more useless tool for people with diabetes     This app stinks

This is a great idea if only it worked Readings are so so wrong I even tried to figure out a baseline but results are all over the place Dont waste your time or     Great idea terrible execution

Just bought my IBG IPhone blood sugar meter and how cool it is Combined with this program its got all the info I need and right to my IPhone Plug the meter into your Iphone insert test strip and you got it The meter itself can be used to do readings without the Iphone as well Results seem correct compared to my old monitor I can also email all my stats from the Iphone app to my Dr Office Something I couldnt do before Nice The only down side is the test strips need to come down in price My insurance covers thems but if they didnt they run about 60 for 50 strips at Walgreens Beyond that there is no reason not to use this I also found the app very user friendly and easy to figure out with all the right info I need              AppMeter Review

Also cannot enter more than one entry of insulin at a time For pre dinner I need to have two doses entered and cannot do it     Cannot add specific insulins

As a pharmacist and a person with diabetes i love this app You might read reviews here that this meters readings are high but when you look at the fda requirements for a glucometer versus a blood draw they are within specifications In fact the fda allows for a substantially wide swing of up to 20 in 95 of the tests This meter has performed very well in clinical trials and even exceeded others compared to aviva freedom lite contour and onetouch ultra The method this meter uses to determine blood glucose levels are different from some others in that it is using dynamic electrochemistry So i have to wonder about the people that complaining regarding the accuracy of this meter when compared to their old one The truth is in this case you are probably truly seeing the results and do not want to accept that your sugars are that high or that low The point is that either way you must be consistent with which ever meter you choose I personally have not looked back and my A1c has never been better As a matter of opinion my a1c was higher when i was using my onetouch ultra But hey i am only a pharmacist                 Love this meter

Its a good idea the the app is lacking the features that could make it better Needs integration with health kit Needs the ability to write anything in the notes Needs the ability to log more than one type of insulin injection per card and people with very high insulin resistence should be able to log more than two digits on insulin units Please remove from the screen that anoying incompatibility warning we got it the first time     Need serious improvement

I like the logbook style but info is only on one device I cant talk on my phone to the dr and discuss info if that is the only place info is Please make available to sync with cloud Right now I am using two apps plus an insulin calc app        Please make available to sync on multiple devices

I love that everything I need is on my iPhone It makes it so much easier Good app and Ive not had any problems              Love it on my iPhone

Easy simple and automated with the right tools              I like it

Great concept for a meter to sync directly to iPhone Accuracy seems ok compared to other meters but the test strips are not the cheapest according to my health plan Needs to have weight and meals like the other fitness apps Limited ability to edit a result once its uploaded cant delete it If adding a result manually it locks up if you want to delete it           Cool but needs more

Old version worked great New version does not support voice over for basic functionreading blood sugar value This update has made the BGStar useless to blind users Update New version is still inaccessible by blind users Latest update did not fix issues to allow voice over to function     211 still does not support voice over

I got this thinking it was a great tool for managing my glucose tracking At first worked great then the data starting showing up in between the columns Now hard to use as the data populates wrong and makes this just another glucose meter They need to update the software and fix the issues     Slowly becoming unuseful

I find it unbelievable that a large and rich company like this does not worry about their customers Product is good still in the market gives the reading when battery is not dead it lasts a few days only but if you want to log it and sync with your iPhone you are out of luck Not compatible with iOS 83 Any cheap monitor does a better job SANOFIAVENTIS Pay attention to your customers please Update the software     SanofiAventis

Nice features But if the meter doesnt work they are useless Been using the meter with iPhone 4 for past 4 months I keep the meter attached to iPhone 247 Two critical problems The meter rarely syncs automatically with the iPhone when you start the ap To get it to sync you have to pull off the plastic case disconnect the meter and then reconnect the meter to the iPhone to get the ap to synch with meter But the most critical problem is with error reads on the testing strips When I first began using the meter about 1 in 10 times I would get an error on the strip and have to reprick my finger and use another test strip But lately I have to waste 34 strips just to get one nonerror reading and who knows if it is accurate I have tested each batch of strips with the control solution and often have to duplicate the test because of error readings So it is not bad strips And dont believe it is user error having been a type 1 for 35 years using many meters with rarely ever a problem with error codes Lastly the plastic case that helps to protect the iPhone and meter does not have good molding around the camera flash as pictures come out with a blurred haze Thus the case prevents flash photography when the meter and case are on Overall very disappointing Hoping this is just a beta version and they can fix the bugs     More sizzle than steak

The biggest disappointment with this particular meter for me is that they are painfully behind making a version for the iPhone 5 any of the new iPods and the latest operating systems It is not just a software limitation it seems as though they also have no plans on making a hardware resolution without adapters and other things as well        Work this out for the iPhone 5 already

If the user leaves the meter connected to the phone readings fall out after a while so that I get blank logs when emailing Also where are the reminders Cant set reminders to check blood sugar           Could use a couple fixes

Its time to update this for the iPhone 5 Great app and easy to usebut worthless those of use that have updated or want to update to the iPhone 5 Just a simple fix           Please update

And my lighting connecting cant support the dock So now what Back to my old meter     Does not work with my iPhone 5s

I am overall very happy with this unit It does exactly what it says it would I do agree about having to take off my case to attach the device but that is a minor flaw that I am willing to deal with Thanks for making this product it is very helpful                 Recent purchase

I love that I can hook it up download my numbers and email them to my doc There are occasional times when I wish I could delete those blood sugars when I dont like them but it makes you honest with your doctor He cant help if I delete numbers because Im ashamed I would love to print tho The only other problem I have had with the device is that a had quite a few recordings that didnt have a date and time It was odd But otherwise its very cool              Pretty awesome

This meterapp combo makes it so easy to monitor my diabetes and it was so cheap I love this app I dont have to remember to write things down anymore I can just test my blood sugar and as soon as it loads put in what Im gonna eat and the insulin input and just email straight to my dietician and endocrinologist So easy and so awesome                 Fantastic

I have had the device for about a year Product looks like a good answer Software seems to be what I want Unfortunately battery life is mediocre at best Is usually dead when I need the connivence 50 of the time it will not upload data to phone I have an iPhone 5S This ruins the value of the software trending Not very satisfied am seriously thinking of going back to Bayer USB product that works consistently I bought this because I always have iPhone around but not laptop At this point if someone asks in January 2015 I would recommend to not purchase        Had for year not satisfactory

well the sw it does not work with an iPad mini or even an iPad one with an apple purchased adapter it works good on my iPhone 3gs however it must have a chart printout of the readings and not just a bunch of reading in a printoutwe are all visual today and a lot of rows and columns dont cut it if you could see a chart on an iPad that might be ok but to see the chart on 335 iPhone screen is not very helpful              ibgstar and ipad mini and ipad 1

Im a few days into using it The app works but it doesnt have the features I really want At a minimum it should have iCloud storage for readings so those of us with multiple iOS devices can keep data in sync across all of them Preferably it would use its own cloud storage system with an API so it can work with Fitbit body media and the like           Its ok

Theyre lack of customer support absent software updates for over a year and now lack of test strips for purchase tells me they have unofficially pulled the plug on this product Its only a matter of time before they announce it officially What a waste     All but dead product

Customer support cannot provide me with test solution to verify the accuracy of this meter I was told I would be put on a waiting list but that they really couldnt say when a test solution would be ready The TEST SOLUTION is not for sale They have done NO effective Physician ed or marketing My MD cannot upload my results from iBG Star Monitor and he does not have a patient email address for me to send him results EVERY OTHER METER ON THE MARKET can upload results to my MDs system Im an RN for heavens sake Initial performance reviews were stellar Not any more I keep getting error messages that this is not an iOS supported device Did you forget that those of us with the iPhone 5a have to use an adapter to connect our monitors to our phones now How about replacing our monitors with the updated connector so an adapter is not needed        FAILED upgrade to the 5s iOS 7