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After noticing Apple Health doesn't let you track this data at all (very strange decision on their part) I contemplated building an app... But Excel is easier a

by Nerada 3y ago

After noticing Apple Health doesn't let you track this data at all (very strange decision on their part) I contemplated building an app... But Excel is easier and serves the same function. Conditional highlighting, charts, trends, it's all there.

cjensen 3y ago
Apple Health tracks the data. It just doesn't provide graphs except for the most common variables. I'm not really sure why no one makes a graphing app that works off HealthKit data
- Nerada 3y ago
  Blood test results? I couldn't find anywhere to input the data manually. I track everything else there, like blood pressure, but serum iron, ferritin? Transferrin? Albumin? Etc. Nothing. Am I blind?
  - cjensen 3y ago
    Sorry, let me clarify my fuzziness a bit... You are right that you cannot enter the data yourself, as far as I know. But if your lab or physician uses a system that can let you download the records, they will be stored. So I have access to all my blood labs, but there is no easy way to graph them. As far as I know, there is no App Store rule against making an app that lets you log the variables manually, nor is there a rule against making an app that graphs stuff. Keep in mind that there are a lot of Apple rules around HealthKit data to protect privacy, and writing such an app could be difficult.
    - Nerada 3y ago
      Good to know, thank you!
- bigiain 3y ago
  <cynical view> Because that's totally a thing Apple will release (or bundle into an existing app) as soon as it gains any popularity... <sightly less cynical view> There's been persistent rumours for a few years now that Apple are working on blood glucose sensing for Apple Watch. If those rumours are right (and a big part of me really hopes they are) then that'd likely come with built in apps that destroy every blood glucose related 3rd party app. Edit: I just noticed the original post wasn't specifically blood _glucose_ related. My own "blood test" requirements made me jump to an erroneous conclusion...
- KMnO4 3y ago
  A while ago I was looking for this and found “Heart Reports”. Despite the name, it can make graphs from several sources that it pulls from HealthKit. https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/heart-reports/id1448243870 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/heart-reports/id1448243870 No affiliation with the app, just a user.
- greggsy 3y ago
  You can make your own with Charty, which can pull data from HealthKit

by Nerada 3y ago

cjensen 3y ago

Apple Health tracks the data. It just doesn't provide graphs except for the most common variables. I'm not really sure why no one makes a graphing app that works off HealthKit data

Nerada 3y ago
Blood test results? I couldn't find anywhere to input the data manually. I track everything else there, like blood pressure, but serum iron, ferritin? Transferrin? Albumin? Etc. Nothing. Am I blind?
- cjensen 3y ago
  Sorry, let me clarify my fuzziness a bit... You are right that you cannot enter the data yourself, as far as I know. But if your lab or physician uses a system that can let you download the records, they will be stored. So I have access to all my blood labs, but there is no easy way to graph them. As far as I know, there is no App Store rule against making an app that lets you log the variables manually, nor is there a rule against making an app that graphs stuff. Keep in mind that there are a lot of Apple rules around HealthKit data to protect privacy, and writing such an app could be difficult.
  - Nerada 3y ago
    Good to know, thank you!
bigiain 3y ago
<cynical view> Because that's totally a thing Apple will release (or bundle into an existing app) as soon as it gains any popularity... <sightly less cynical view> There's been persistent rumours for a few years now that Apple are working on blood glucose sensing for Apple Watch. If those rumours are right (and a big part of me really hopes they are) then that'd likely come with built in apps that destroy every blood glucose related 3rd party app. Edit: I just noticed the original post wasn't specifically blood _glucose_ related. My own "blood test" requirements made me jump to an erroneous conclusion...
KMnO4 3y ago
A while ago I was looking for this and found “Heart Reports”. Despite the name, it can make graphs from several sources that it pulls from HealthKit. https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/heart-reports/id1448243870 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/heart-reports/id1448243870 No affiliation with the app, just a user.
greggsy 3y ago
You can make your own with Charty, which can pull data from HealthKit