The story behind it
Why this app exists
When Bryce, my 14-year-old Border Collie, was diagnosed with diabetes while we were living in Spain, the local vets had far more theoretical knowledge of the condition than practical experience. In Spain, most dogs diagnosed with diabetes are put down. I researched the subject heavily — Bryce has been doing well for the last 18 months — but it was only recently, entirely by chance, that I found the UK Diabetic Dogs community. I wished I had found them much sooner.
That experience led directly to this app: something that works offline, that puts the research I had gathered in one place, that keeps reliable records for the vet, and that might spare other owners some of the struggle I had.
About the author
After what some might call an unusual life, I found Bryce at a rescue centre on completing my circumnavigation in a 10-metre yacht. Soon bored with retirement, I became a chocolatier — and that led, unexpectedly, to learning how to build software using AI for the coding, including the production-management program on this website, which was first built for my daughter’s organic skincare business earthbound.co.uk. I’ve also written my circumnavigation account (Chasing the Sunset) and a memoir (Slightly off Script). Now in my 81st year, I still have a number of projects to complete.