Documentation Index
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If you have lab results but no PDF — values written on a printout, emailed as plain text, or measured by a home device — you can enter them directly using the manual entry form. Manual entry does not require an AI provider.
When to use manual entry
- You received a paper printout with no digital version
- A single value was missing or incorrect after a PDF import
- You’re tracking results from a home device (glucose meter, blood pressure cuff, cholesterol monitor)
- You have historical values from a spreadsheet you want to bring in
- You want to add context to a specific reading that explains an unusual result
Add values from the manual entry form
Open manual entry
Click Manual Entry in the sidebar. On mobile, find it in the navigation menu.
Select the date
Pick the date the blood was drawn or the measurement was taken.
Find the markers you need
The marker list is organized by the same 17 categories used throughout the app — Biochemistry, Hormones, Lipids, and so on. Scroll through a category or use the search box to find a marker by name.
Enter your values
Type the value for each marker you have results for. Leave everything else blank — getbased draws chart lines across gaps automatically.
Save
Click Save. Your results appear in charts immediately alongside any PDF-imported data.
Enter values in whatever unit system you’re currently using — US or SI. getbased converts to its internal format automatically when saving.
Add a value from the marker detail modal
Open any marker by clicking its chart card, table row, or heatmap cell. Under the values grid you’ll see a + Add Value Manually button. This opens an inline form with three fields:
- Date — defaults to today on first use, then remembers the date from your last save for the rest of the browser session, so you don’t have to re-pick it for every marker on the same lab report.
- Value — the placeholder shows the midpoint of the marker’s reference range as a hint.
- Note (optional) — attach context to this specific reading, such as “fasted 14h” or “different lab than usual”.
Press Enter to save or Esc to cancel.
Below the Save button you’ll also see Save & Add Another. It saves the current value, keeps the date pre-filled, and clears the value field — useful for working through a paper lab report top-to-bottom without re-picking the date each time.
Sanity check for out-of-range values
If you enter a value more than 10× above the upper reference bound or less than 1/10 of the lower bound, getbased asks you to confirm before saving. This catches common decimal or unit slips — for example, entering 100 for glucose in mg/dL when the app expects SI units (~5 mmol/L).
Duplicate date confirmation
If a value for this marker already exists on the date you chose, getbased shows you the existing value and asks before overwriting. Both the existing value and its unit are shown in your current display units.
Add a value from the Compare Dates table
In the Compare Dates table view, clicking any empty cell opens the manual entry form with that column’s date already filled in. This is a fast way to fill gaps across multiple markers for the same lab date.
Add a custom biomarker
If the marker you’re looking for doesn’t appear in the list, you can create it. Click the + button next to “Categories” in the sidebar, then define the name, unit, category, and reference range. Once created, the marker is available immediately for manual entry and for future PDF imports.
Edit or delete existing values
Click any value in the detail modal to edit it inline. The value shows an “edited ×” badge — click the × to revert to the original imported value. Values you added manually (with no original to revert to) show a “manual” badge. You can also delete any value using the delete button next to it.
If you enter the same number that’s already stored, getbased treats it as no change — the value won’t be re-stamped as “manual” just because you focused the field and tabbed away.
Per-value notes
Each value card in the detail modal has a ”+ note” affordance on hover. Click it to attach a note tied to that specific reading — fasting status, time of day, which arm for a blood pressure measurement, or why a result looks unusual.
Notes show as an italic line beneath the value. The AI sees these notes when you ask about your labs, which often changes how a reading should be interpreted.