yPOD: your Power over Diabetes is a PDA application designed to encourage newly diagnosed Type II diabetics to begin managing their disease. The tool provides an individualized environment for users to develop self-management skills. Users can build diet and exercise action plans, track their daily activities, and view their blood glucose patterns in an interactive graph. Users can also view a simulation to see the impact of daily activities on blood glucose. Through development of these skills, users build self-efficacy and sense of ownership, leading to long-term behavior change.