Glucose Monitor Phone App
Establish your weight goals, enter meal information, and receive customized tips to help you maintain a healthy weight. This app does all the work for you to evaluate your food diary and guide your weight management plan. Easily enter foods into the app by scanning barcodes. Get access to a large food database which can assign grades to food so you can get a quick view of how healthy or unhealthy certain choices can be.
This device allows you to integrate your blood glucose meter with a smartphone app to simplify the management of your diabetes. Blood glucose results from the day are automatically synced and logged. And over time, the results create useful insights for you and your diabetes management team.
Pros: Use the app, or log on to the app’s online portal, to download data and reports to take to your next health care appointment. Clear graphics of your history and blood glucose statistics offer an overview of your current diabetes therapy.
The simple-to-use Dario Smart Glucose Meter automatically tracks your blood sugars with a tiny meter that plugs into your phone’s audio jack. Blood glucose readings are directly tracked, charted, and analyzed for you.
The primary difference between the two systems is that with the Dexcom G5 Mobile, your glucose data can now be sent directly to your smart device, independent of your Dexcom receiver. This is possible because the Bluetooth® technology that transmits glucose data is now housed within the G5 Mobile transmitter, not the receiver, as it was in the Dexcom G4 PLATINUM system. You have more flexibility with the G5 Mobile system because you can monitor your glucose data on your smart device (through the Dexcom G5 Mobile app) without carrying the receiver with you.
Cost: Free. Premium membership is $1.99 a month, $16.99 a year (though this is available only on Apple devices and will be discontinued in the future), or a one-time fee of $26.99 (on Apple devices) or $29.99 (Android devices).
The iHealth Smart takes readings like a traditional glucometer, but it has the capabilities of synching data with its app, the iHealth, which creates a digital log-book of your glucose readings and presents your data in a clear, easy to understand tables and graphs. Testing is quick, and results display within 5 seconds. The data is secure and shareable cloud data which allows you to keep people aware of your readings. The device can fit in your pocket.
This blood glucose logging app provides insulin bolus calculation and blood glucose targets. It’s for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Pros: It’s easy to log your data entries and to see your blood glucose levels and trends. The developers have continued to improve the app based on user reviews. Cons: It’s made for Android devices only and does not sync with meters, CGMs, or insulin pumps. Cost: Free. Upgrade to Pro for a one-time fee of $4.99.
Glucosio is an app for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It monitors important metrics such as weight, hemoglobin A1c, ketones, cholesterol, blood pressure, and more. The app also includes glucose target tools and an HbA1c conversion calculator. Set reminders to keep you in tune with taking medication, working out, and other important tasks. You can share data from the app anonymously if you choose.