DiabetesPal Changelog

What's new in DiabetesPal 8.6

Apr 8, 2024
  • Medtronics import works again, but only semi-automatic. You will have to start the import by hand.

New in DiabetesPal 8.5 (Mar 18, 2024)

  • Fixed Withings import

New in DiabetesPal 8.4 (Feb 26, 2024)

  • Optimized cloud synchronization for large datasets

New in DiabetesPal 8.3 (Jan 29, 2024)

  • Minor bugfixes and improvements.

New in DiabetesPal 8.2 (Dec 29, 2023)

  • Bugfixing

New in DiabetesPal 8.0 (Dec 27, 2023)

  • Optimisations and bugfixes

New in DiabetesPal 7.8 (Aug 18, 2023)

  • Bugfixes

New in DiabetesPal 7.7 (Aug 16, 2023)

  • Apart from making the app stable there are now 2 new nice features:
  • There is now a dashboard that show the most relevant informations at a glance. We hope you will like it! (Only available on macOS 13 and above)
  • If you track supplies then you can now provide a max value for the supply and then you can refill your supply with a single click.

New in DiabetesPal 7.6 (Mar 6, 2023)

  • Fixed some bugs.

New in DiabetesPal 7.5 (Feb 19, 2023)

  • Added comments to printed glucose logbook
  • Added tracking of supply for imported events
  • Added a visual indication when supply is low

New in DiabetesPal 7.4 (Dec 28, 2022)

  • Just some bugfixes and minor improvements.

New in DiabetesPal 7.3 (Nov 14, 2022)

  • Now you can delete all entries with one click. You find this function in the preferences
  • Preferences adapted to macOS 13 look
  • Improved LibreView import
  • And of course bugfixes and other improvements

New in DiabetesPal 7.2 (Jun 15, 2022)

  • Just fixing some bugs

New in DiabetesPal 7.1 (Mar 18, 2022)

  • Features:
  • New design for Automated Importer window (macOS 12 only)
  • Fixed some bugs:
  • A new Preference view is nice, but it is even better when the entries for medication, insulin and activities can also be edited. This now works
  • Withings importer now properly refreshes the access token

New in DiabetesPal 7.0 (Feb 20, 2022)

  • Improved Medtronics Importer
  • Preferences Window now opens up again on older macOS versions
  • Cosmetic changes in the logbook. I hope you like it

New in DiabetesPal 6.9 (Feb 6, 2022)

  • Redesigned Preferences Window. This one should be easier, than the old one.
  • Security related adaptations for Dropbox synchronisation and Withings import. Please note that you might need to log in to these services again!

New in DiabetesPal 6.8 (Jan 14, 2022)

  • Fixed a crash when importing data from Withings. Sorry for introducing this problem!

New in DiabetesPal 6.7 (Jan 10, 2022)

  • Fixed some bugs with the Medtronic Import
  • New Import for CSV-File exported from the LibreView website. Better than nothing for the Libre2! (Experimental, Feedback is welcome)
  • Added a license window in the help section which displays your license status.

New in DiabetesPal 6.6 (Jul 30, 2021)

  • Apart from fixing bugs we have added the following new features:
  • Now you can track your supplies like insulin and medication, so you know when you are running low
  • Cloud syncing now also works with WebDAV. But only with valid certificates!
  • Support for new Ascensia Contour Next One model version (USB import)

New in DiabetesPal 6.5 (Jan 20, 2021)

  • Universal App with native Support for Apple Silicon and minor Bugfixes.

New in DiabetesPal 6.4 (Nov 4, 2020)

  • Bugfixes and some new graphs in custom graphs.

New in DiabetesPal 6.3 (Aug 16, 2020)

  • Automated Importer for Medtronics website is working again
  • Import for new format of Medtronics CSV file

New in DiabetesPal 6.2 (Jul 1, 2020)

  • This release brings a new feature for all people having to administer a lot of medications:
  • You can now enter multiple medications in one entry mask to speed up your data entry
  • You can save medication templates for a list of medications and load them later on to apply them in one go
  • Medications templates are also synced to your other devices as well, so you can us them there as well
  • Furthermore we have worked on optimisations of the app:
  • Printed Reports have header info for every week
  • More consistency checks in the background to keep your data clean

New in DiabetesPal 6.1 (Feb 10, 2020)

  • This release improves the reliability of archiving and has some built-in sanity checks. You might be asked to fix corrupt data - just do it to prevent strange behaviour.

New in DiabetesPal 6.0 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • For this release we improved the Custom Graphs quite a bit
  • Support for new plots: HbA1C, Medication, Body Mass Index, Daily IC Ratio, Daily IC Ratio Average, Activity, Notes, Ketone
  • Configurable Plot Symbols
  • Better and consistent arrangement of legends and and axis text to prevent overlaps
  • And improved the speed to load a custom graph
  • And of course we also fixed some other defects that you have sent to us.
  • I hope you all like the improvements. Try them and let us know how you like them!

New in DiabetesPal 5.6 (Aug 12, 2019)

  • Some important Bugfixes:
  • Fixed scaling problem in Weight/Height graph
  • Improved Bluetooth sync, no more duplicates and correct timestamps

New in DiabetesPal 5.5 (Aug 2, 2019)

  • Really having trouble with validating the App Store receipts. Should be properly fixed now.
  • Again my sincere apologies for this. I know you depend on this app!

New in DiabetesPal 5.3 (Jul 31, 2019)

  • The custom graph section has been greatly enhanced:
  • Custom Graphs are now also synced to iOS devices where they can be created, edited and displayed as well
  • Custom graphs can now also be printed in the reports section together with all the other reports
  • New type of custom graphs added: Average Glucose Values
  • Added an all new importer for Bluetooth based Glucose devices. Now you can import glucose measurements with bluetooth for all devices that have Bluetooth LE implemented. Examples for this are:
  • AccuChek Guide
  • Contour Next One
  • Try it with your Bluetooth device. If you have issues, please send a feedback mail to further improve the import facility.
  • Other:
  • Of course there are also some more minor usability improvements and bugfixes to make the app even more reliable.

New in DiabetesPal 5.2 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Worked on the stability and fixed some crashes
  • Better choice of default units for glucose, height and weight for first time users.
  • Layout of report window changed

New in DiabetesPal 5.1 (Feb 20, 2019)

  • Urgent bugfix for Preferences window.

New in DiabetesPal 5.0 (Jan 3, 2019)

  • Improvements:
  • Better sync performance even when you have a lot of data.
  • Withings synchronisation works again. You will need to log in again as the authentication method has been changed by Withings.
  • Send Feedback mail contains more information that will help me to support you better. No worries, the information does not contain any personal data
  • Insulin chart has been displayed wrong in the custom graph section. This has been fixed.

New in DiabetesPal 4.5 (Sep 18, 2018)

  • Full support for dark mode.
  • Other improvements:
  • Touchbar Support
  • When entering values the app makes some checks whether the value makes sense. This reduces the risk of wrong entries
  • The feedback mail now contains more diagnostic information that helps to fix problems faster
  • Improved custom graphs:
  • Possibility to add several graphs to display
  • Some graphs can display target ranges and critical ranges. They can also be turned off if you like.

New in DiabetesPal 4.4 (Jun 27, 2018)

  • New Feature:
  • Possibility to add own graphs, based on existing available plots. These graphs are persistent and can be opened as the predefined graphs. We hope you will find the feature useful!
  • Minor features:
  • Foot units can now be entered properly with feet and inches as you would expect it
  • The display and accuracy of medications is now set to 2 digits after comma. This helps to log partial medication better
  • And of course fixed some more defects to make the experience even better.

New in DiabetesPal 4.3 (Jan 29, 2018)

  • New Importer for Abbott Freestyle Lite/Freedom Lite.

New in DiabetesPal 4.2 (Jan 27, 2018)

  • The new version will be free of charge initially. There are 2 In-App purchases for sale now. People that want to add more than 100 entries need to get the Standard License, people that want to sync their data with iCloud or Dropbox need to buy the cloud license.
  • Note to existing users: of course you do not have to pay for this again as you have already bought the older version that includes this functionality.
  • Other changes:
  • he insulin graph presents the bolus insulin a little bit offset, so that both values are visible when you administer bolus and basal insulin at the same time.
  • we now have an importer for GlucoRx Nexus
  • fixed some issues with backwards compatibility to macOS 10.10

New in DiabetesPal 4.1 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • Fixed a compatibility issue on devices running older versions of OS X (10.11 and older).

New in DiabetesPal 4.0 (Oct 6, 2017)

  • Fixed defects in connection with macOS 10.13 High Sierra
  • Manual measured Sensor Glucose Values can now be shown in Diary
  • Added possibility to increase fonts in tables for better readability
  • Added Blood Ketone measurements used for ketogenic diet
  • Included Blood Ketone measurement in Glucose Graph
  • Fixed import of Ketone values from Freestyle Libre
  • Reworked printable reports to bring the same reports to iOS
  • Added Notes report

New in DiabetesPal 3.9 (May 22, 2017)

  • Improved reliability of Dropbox sync

New in DiabetesPal 3.7 (Mar 13, 2017)

  • Improved Reliability of Dropbox Sync

New in DiabetesPal 3.6 (Feb 17, 2017)

  • Added Freestyle Optium/Precision NEO importer
  • More options in printable reports

New in DiabetesPal 3.5 (Jan 18, 2017)

  • Now with Import for Freestyle Libre! Just connect it via USB and the data will be imported
  • Other Improvements:
  • Various User Interface improvements: Hide columns, jump from Diary or graphs directly into the logbook
  • Migration to Dropbox V2 API. You will need to login again at first start, if you are using dropbox sync
  • Other bug fixes

New in DiabetesPal 3.2 (Nov 23, 2016)

  • Automatic data import:
  • Automatic import of data for Medtronics data on Medtronics website carelink.minimed.eu
  • Automatic import of data from Withings website healthmate.withings.com
  • Other features:
  • Significant improvments of Medtronic import (better daylight saving support, better parsing of pump insulin)
  • Support for Contour Next One
  • More configuration possibilities in graphs

New in DiabetesPal 3.1 (May 23, 2016)

  • Importer for AccuChek Connect
  • Bug fixes

New in DiabetesPal 3.0.1 (Jan 22, 2016)

  • Minor bugfix when iCloud cannot be deactivated.

New in DiabetesPal 3.0 (Jan 11, 2016)

  • Starting with this version, the data can now also be synced using your dropbox account.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed a problem that sometimes prevented the data from being synced properly. For people having this issue there is a Restore feature that resets the cloud database so that data is synced again. Consult the provided help on how to use this.

New in DiabetesPal 2.31 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • New Functions:
  • Data from Bayer Contour NEXT is now also imported
  • Insulin and Glucose Graphs now display a data table in day view if insulin is administered from a pump or Glucose is measured by CGM system.
  • Several Bugfixes including:
  • CSV Import that contained Notes are now imported correctly
  • Filter view is now always restored correctly

New in DiabetesPal 2.04 (Oct 9, 2015)

  • Further enhancements to Medtronics importer around daylight savings time
  • El Capitan compatibility fix: graphics do not block the GUI anymore

New in DiabetesPal 2.03 (Sep 2, 2015)

  • More bug fixes for Medtronic Import.

New in DiabetesPal 2.02 (Aug 19, 2015)

  • Medtronic import now also imports Therasense glucose data.
  • Basal Rate and duration are now displayed in the notes section for clarity
  • Fixed problem in display of CGM Glucose in mg/dL

New in DiabetesPal 2.01 (Aug 13, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash in the Medtronics CSV Import.

New in DiabetesPal 2.0 (Aug 6, 2015)

  • All new syncing mechanism. This improves reliability and eliminates crashes
  • Insulin can be differentiated into Basal and Bolus
  • Improved Smartpix import with support for Insulin pumps
  • Support for Medtronic Insulin Pump. Imports CSV exported from Medtronic Carelink Website
  • Backup is performed in the Background
  • Cool new Glucose statistics table
  • New graph for Glucose and Insulin
  • Updated manual with help for Import functions
  • A lot of bug fixes

New in DiabetesPal 1.8 (Jan 29, 2015)

  • New Daily Insulin Scheme: this is useful for people with a fixed carb intake who adapt insulin dosage based on past days glucose values (mostly children)
  • Various Useability Improvements
  • Axis in Weight/Height and BMI Charts do not start at 0 anymore
  • Columns sizes are now stored again
  • Problems with CSV Import in german localization fixed
  • PDF/Print Output is now bigger

New in DiabetesPal 1.7 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • Yosemite Compatibility Fixes: App does not block anymore, when iCloud Drive is activated.
  • Added support for Bayer Contour Next Link.

New in DiabetesPal 1.6 (Sep 6, 2014)

  • Added new device: BayerContour NEXT USB
  • Redesigned import screen

New in DiabetesPal 1.5.1 (Jul 19, 2014)

  • Fix for CSV Import with smart quotes.
  • This will make the CSV import more reliable.

New in DiabetesPal 1.5 (May 23, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Added Import facilities for Accu-Chek Smart Pix, Accu-Chek Mobile and plain CSV (if you like to have other devices added, please send us a feedback via the app and help us to add them)
  • Quick Entry for Medication. In the add dialog you can directly add another medication with the same base values (Time, Period...)
  • Various Improvements and bugfixes:
  • Dragging in the graphs now works with acceleration
  • Graphs with dual axis now have better aligned axes
  • Restore window from dock when it has been closed is now possible
  • Fixed display problems with daylight saving time
  • Fixed a defect where the app could crash on the first launch every day
  • Changed calculation of average value for IC Ratio graph so that there are no false peaks in the average

New in DiabetesPal 1.4 (Mar 21, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Added new Insulin/Carbs Ratio Table and Graphic
  • The average line in the graphs is now a sliding average
  • Backup and CSV-Export with proper File-extension (.csv, .dpb for backup)
  • Fixes and Useability Improvements:
  • Fixed Layout problems in preferences dialog
  • Application Icon is now properly displayed again
  • Fixed a problem where the scaling of the graph on the mac version could be wrong for a short time
  • Fixed a memory leak in the Graphics
  • Fixed scaling issues in graphs

New in DiabetesPal 1.3 (Jan 7, 2014)

  • Activities and Blood Pressure/Pulse can now be added as well
  • Activities are displayed in Glucose Graph
  • New Chart for Blood Pressure and Pulse
  • CSV Export for Data
  • Most of the charts can now be scrolled by dragging the mouse
  • Interval for Average value in Glucose Graph can now be selected
  • Several minor bug fixes

New in DiabetesPal 1.1 (Dec 2, 2013)

  • Glucose Diary now includes display of average values by period
  • Carbs can now be edited using KE (1 KE = 10 gramm) and BE (1 BE = 12 gramm)
  • Added possibility to send feedback to developer: Please use it so we can continue to improve our software, especially when it comes to defects. We need your help to identify and solve the problems, and we are committed to solve them!
  • Added iCloud Sharing status
  • Stability improvements: Switching to iCloud is more reliable
  • Fixed defects:
  • Y-Axis Scaling of Glucose graph by Period
  • Y-Axis Scaling of Weight/Height graphs
  • Conversion of foot to centimeter (Please enter your height again to have the right value)
  • Glucose Diary now opens up, even if Insulins are not named properly. Remember that you can give all your insulins the proper names.