I’ve had to tackle a few health concerns lately (nothing too serious – but a little disconcerting).  One of the new “requirements” from my doctor is to monitor my blood sugar and blood pressure daily.  And, as part of this, I have needed to get a real handle on just what I eat every day.  I’ve lost some weight, and seriously cut back (have not defeated!) on my addiction to ice cream.

But in the process, I have become addicted to something else – three apps on my iPhone.  They are GOMEALS , to keep track of all of my eating (calories; carbs…  all the key numbers); Blood Sugar Tracker by healthycloud for blood sugar, and BP Tracker by healthycloud for blood pressure.

All of these apps are free, and easy to use.  Admittedly, it takes a little work to learn how to use GOMEALS effectively, but the app comes loaded with a pretty hefty list of foods already entered to just click and record.  The other two, the healthycloud apps, are incredibly easy to use, and with a swipe of the hand, you can record your numbers, and then e-mail yourself, or your doctor, all of the archived readings in a very readable table format, for a full 12 months of entries.  Log keeping made easy! – it really is a useful tool, and I spend about 30 seconds a day on each of these two apps.

Now, why am I writing about this on a blog focused on business?  A few reasons.  First, these are great examples of “find a need and fill it” business ideas (although I have no idea how they make their money).

Next, as I have learned to use these, I am slowly learning just how little I have used the technology out there.  What other apps could I be using to do more, record more, get more done?  I suspect there are many.  So, maybe it is time to get serious about researching genuinely useful apps.  (Yes, I already have a couple of great games…)

Anybody got any suggestions for your favorite, most useful apps?  Please leave a comment – I’d like to know.