Happy New Year! 2015 is going to be GOOD! 

With the new year comes lots of new things ...

We've been having lots of fun filming the new Cook & Count demo video, ready for the media launch. And the new CookandCount website is coming soon too.

Watch this space! 

I was invited to write a guest blog for HANDIHealth, a fab charitable organisation that supports the architects of the digital health revolution.  I was asked to describe what it's really like to be a health app developer.  Glamorous? Well-paid? Maybe not ... Fulfilling? Challenging?  Definitely!  Have a read! 

http://handihealth.org/so-whats-not-to-like-about-app-developing/

We are very pleased to announce the release of our new look app Cook & Count in the iTunes App Store

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/cook-count/id779458642?mt=8

We are proud to say that is the only calorie and carb counting mobile app specifically for home cooking. 

LOTS OF NEW FEATURES:

• Key nutritional info added: Calories, fat, protein, sugars and fiber
• Choose from US or UK government databases
• Non-weight measures, such as cups, spoons, liquid measures. Also average measures e.g. small, medium or large carrot. 
• Delete recipe, delete or edit custom ingredient
• Delicious new recipes added from the US and the UK
• Divide by number of portions or see the nutritional content per weighed portion.
• Choose if your dish is cooked or not – cooking results in significant weight loss which in turn changes the nutritional content of your dish.

Our website is being updated at the moment, to tell you lots more about this new version. And watch out for our new video coming soon.

Take 20 minutes to watch this - a really moving, inspirational talk from Fredrik Debong of MySugr, about type 1 diabetes

http://youtu.be/ZwzCbERrHAI

Basics – a double edged sword | Frederik Debong | TEDxPannonia

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The Co-founder of mySugr, a company which aims to change the philos...

This looks really promising: 

An implant that allows a person with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin automatically in response to changing glucose levels. We know it will take many years to research and approve, but this is a fantastic start. 

Fingers crossed ...

https://www.jdrf.org.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-news-encapsulated-stem-cells-implanted-in-to-person-with-type-1-diabetes-for-first-time

Breaking news: Encapsulated stem cells implanted in to person with type 1 diabetes for first time

www.jdrf.org.uk

JDRF partner company ViaCyte has announced the first successful implant of its islet encapsulation system into a person with type 1 diabetes.

Press Cuttings:

Diabetes UK Balance Magazine

Sept to Oct 2014

ANNOUNCEMENT Sept 9, 2014

A major update to the app will soon be ready for release. Cook & Count app will include all the key nutrients: calories, carbs, fat, protein, sugars and fiber. 

It will also have the choice of a UK government food database or a US government food database. Download Cook & Count Carbs app from the iTunes App Store here now, and you will receive the upgrade to Cook & Count when it is available in October 2014. No in-app purchases will be necessary for this update.


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