Nice App.....
Nice app, but it needs a bar scanner.
Crashing
I have been using this app now for 5 years. I have loved it. However, it crashes out of nowhere every few months. I am forced to delete it, including all of my manually entered favorites, and previous logs. There is no update to fix the crashing. I open the app, and as soon as I try to log something it crashes. I am so fed up with this issue.
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Good but not great
We've been using this app for our cpku daughter for 3 months now and it works well except for a few things...
I like how you can add recipes and it calculates total phe except it doesn't have a way to input final weight of a recipe. You have to add so many grams of water to get the final weight up to get an accurate mg/g calculation.
Also, you can't just add an item to a daily log without having to put it in the database. That's very frustrating when you know your child had 10mg of phe from one cookie for example, you have to add all the information of the cookie to the database in order to add it to the log. That's time consuming.
I like how you can add recipes and it calculates total phe except it doesn't have a way to input final weight of a recipe. You have to add so many grams of water to get the final weight up to get an accurate mg/g calculation.
Also, you can't just add an item to a daily log without having to put it in the database. That's very frustrating when you know your child had 10mg of phe from one cookie for example, you have to add all the information of the cookie to the database in order to add it to the log. That's time consuming.
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Not worth the money
Every time I try to add a new item it zeros out the totals of that item. And since the items that are on there are almost exclusively specialty foods I have add almost everything from scratch because that's how I make a large majority of my meals. Seriously wanting a refund.
May have to do lots of setting up
The app has everything someone would need to track phe or protein count, as well as, ability to share the information with dietician/etc. However, I'm using it for my pku toddler and have to enter new foods all the time since the only organic brand they have for babies is earths best. They do seem to have all of the gerber products though. The nice thing is entering new items is fairly simple and it's in their for future use.
Previous to this I was logging on an excel sheet but I like the portability this offers and that if I'm not sure about the phe content for a food when we're out I can use the app to look it up quickly.
It also allows you to input your blood level results so you can track them over time which is pretty cool.
I'm giving it a three because I had to input so many new foods but otherwise it would have easily gotten a five since it does everything you'd need it to. I don't usually pay for apps but I feel I got my money's worth.
Previous to this I was logging on an excel sheet but I like the portability this offers and that if I'm not sure about the phe content for a food when we're out I can use the app to look it up quickly.
It also allows you to input your blood level results so you can track them over time which is pretty cool.
I'm giving it a three because I had to input so many new foods but otherwise it would have easily gotten a five since it does everything you'd need it to. I don't usually pay for apps but I feel I got my money's worth.
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Essential app in this family!
Everything you need to manage a PKU diet at your fingertips! Love the Export to Email function for keeping long term records, too!
Wrong phe on many items
Love the app HOWEVER....I have noticed lately that many Cambrooke Foods items are incorrect with their phe value. Example: tonight making a quesadilla for my son with the new tortilla wraps and the app gives 26.1 mg phe per tortilla whereas the packaging gives 4 mg phe per tortilla. That is a huge difference and could cause many problems. Please fix these mistakes.
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No add button for dietary log?
There is a plus icon on all of the other log screens, but no such button to add data to dietary log? PLEASE FIX.
Dissapointed in new update
Edit Aug 27: I am frustrated that when I go to change the time when I am first entering a food sometimes it gives me the option to save the new time and other times it doesn't. I than have to go back into the log and change the time. Have only used the new update a couple of times, but I am dissapointed that the favorite button has been moved to be under more instead of in the middle. This is the function I use to find the food Im inputting. This might just be me, but its disappointing to have to go through the extra step. I have no need for the new middle meal option as I don't search by meal, protein phe, etc...
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Good app
This app is great in theory but the difference in Phe levels from our food list and the ones here are troublesome. The blood levels area should be able to track different levels such as Phe and Tyrosine for each level taken or at least have a comments/notes area to notate items on each level taken ie: sick today, running fever, or tyrosine high need to recheck etc. all in all would be great to be able to use daily but need to find time to adjust info so that we can use it.
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Extremely helpful
This is a very useful app - has been great for us.
Great addition and fantastic App
We've been using dietwell for months and simply love it. It has made tracking phe much easier. We live in the UK and now can export our blood log in micro- moles - very handy.
I wish we could get cambrooke's foods and formulas here in the UK. I tried their Bettermilk in Denmark at ESPKU - simply amazing!
I wish we could get cambrooke's foods and formulas here in the UK. I tried their Bettermilk in Denmark at ESPKU - simply amazing!
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Cambrooke is amazing!
I use this app daily. It has changed my life. I can log my sons food everywhere we go with so much ease. I can find foods while at the store and look them up without a binder:). I also use the recipes all the time. ( helps a ton at Grandmas) I found out If you have a problem updating you may need to delete and reinstall or just simply update your ipod. The Cambrooke team came to my rescue on a Sunday so that I could use app. I have never experienced so much kindness from a company as I have with them. I also heard that a new update will be out soon where you can log kuvan. So awesome! Definitely the app to have!
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Good App, Still Buggy
I am 32 years old and have pku and I am also on Kuvan. This app makes my life easier because now I have a quick way to record what I eat and track my protein intake. And is also makes it very easy to export my diet records to email and send to my nutritionist. However, with the new 2.0 version, it has added some much needed features, for example, being able to go back to the previous day and edit a diet record. There still are a few more bugs though. The most annoying are:
1. When browsing the database for a food and then needing to add it to the current category: The category and sub category fields used to be automatically filled in, that is no longer the case. Which is frustrating because sometimes I have to back out to remember where I was.
2. When accessing the "Favorites" list, takes an extremely long time for the list to pull up. This wasn't the case with the previous version.
3. Also, once logging something from the favorites list and then going back is delayed.
4. App crashes unexpectedly. Not sure what causes the crash, because I am doing different things within the app when it happens.
All in all, this is still the most convenient way for me to log my foods. Just needs little more work.
1. When browsing the database for a food and then needing to add it to the current category: The category and sub category fields used to be automatically filled in, that is no longer the case. Which is frustrating because sometimes I have to back out to remember where I was.
2. When accessing the "Favorites" list, takes an extremely long time for the list to pull up. This wasn't the case with the previous version.
3. Also, once logging something from the favorites list and then going back is delayed.
4. App crashes unexpectedly. Not sure what causes the crash, because I am doing different things within the app when it happens.
All in all, this is still the most convenient way for me to log my foods. Just needs little more work.
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Very Happy with changes!
I LOVE the updates! I have two young children with pku so being able to keep track of both diets is great!! I also love being able to add recipes of our own. This app has made my day to day life with pku much easier!!!
Great program! Just needs more tweeking.
I received an Ipod Touch for mothers day specfically for this app. We have 2 children w/ pku. I like the fact that I can add my favorite items because the USDA #'s are not equal to the "Food List" that we all have from Virginia Schuett. So, I add my own and put them under the catagory Favorite w/ her #'s. Once you get use to the menu system of the program it is nice to be able to enter the data right there, such as at a table in a restraunt. My 10yr old son is going to start being more responsible for tracking his phe intake and start making better food choices. My biggest wish is to have the ability to track more than one child. I need that desparately. For years I have been using the program "PKULife". Great program!! Tracked 2 children. Downside, it was PC based. This app on an Iphone can go anywhere. Summer camp, vacations, etc. Just need the ability to track more than one child.
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Phe difference?
This app confuses me. It says for a 1/2 cup of canned peaches are like 55 Phe but according to our protein list by Schuett it says it is 17 Phe. That is a large difference. What am I missing?
Slow Start...but so impressed
I have had this app since they released it. I was origionally very disappointed with the app. I think that is why their has been mixed reviews. In the past, I would enter a recipe and would not be able to delete it. Also it was very confusing! I will tell you Cambrook took our suggestions and implemented them into the app. It takes a bit to get use to the navigation but nothing you shouldn't be able to figure it out in one sitting. I love the option to be able to send an excel sheet to my nutritionist! I am a PKU that has been working on getting back on diet and I believe this is my missing link! Finally their is a diet app just for PKU! Thank you Cambrook!
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Great app!
As an adult on Kuvan, this has been very helpful to me. It has a wide variety of food options and provides all food in Phe, Exchanges and Grams of Protein & calories. There is also an option to add food items if you can not find it in the large well defined registry. With all new apps, a few tweeks are needed but this is definatly worth it! As most iphone users are additcted to their phone, this is a perfect way to keep your daily food intake on target all the time. Way to go Cambrooke!
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Great Idea
Still needs a lot of work and would be great to be able to edit preentered items to match the pku food book. Also would be better if we could choose which logs to send. Looking forward to the updates.
