[Novalug] Diabetes Software chance

[gregory pryzby]

On Sun, Jul 22, 2007 at 08:47:49AM -0400, Jay Hart wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> If I understand you right, you want to "write" a piece of software that will
> improve your QOL (quality of Life).  Is that correct?
> 
> If this is want you want, then I think I would structure your business case
> around Abbott labs enhancing the quality of life for those people that choose
> to use their meters.

I would make sure the person you are talking with at Abbott has the
ability to grant use access to what you need. Make sure it isn't
someone who talks but isn't a decision maker.

Talk to the decision maker so you understand what their concerns are
and address them one by one. Make sure you list and get them to agree
on the issues/concerns and go off to answer them.

I would consider writing an app that reads the data from disk
(database, flat file, whatever). There is a separate app that gets the
data from the devices and stores it on disk. Then if you move to
different OS, you are writing a new app to read the device but the
'tracking program' is the same if it is written in a language that
isn't tied to an OS (like Java as you mentioned). 

FWIW, you COULD just do it brute force. Get a meter, connect it and
poke/peek the device until you get what you need. That is how Tivo was
originally cracked. 

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