More than two years ago, when Apple first added a list of diabetes management apps to its app store, we covered the list of 13 top picks. A lot can change in a few years, however. And while a few of those same apps still appear on Apple’s current list of 12 diabetes management apps, there’s plenty of new names — though not all new to MobiHealthNews readers — as well.
Read on for Apple’s current 12 picks for apps for managing diabetes.
One Drop for Diabetes Management: An FDA-cleared app, One Drop has both a free and a pro version, the latter coming with the company’s Chrome Meter lancing device and coaching services. On the companion app, users with type 1, type 2 or pre-diabetes can log a variety of information: glucose, diet, activity and insulin. Users can share that information anonymously with a community of users, and the platform also offers users actionable insights based on their data.
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OneTouch Reveal: This companion app for the OneTouch Verio Flex meter, OneTouch Reveal comes from LifeScan, a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary. The meter sends readings wirelessly to the app, and users can use it to see current data and colorful charts depicting 14, 30, and 90-day summaries. Users can also share info with healthcare professionals via email or text.
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Dexcom G5 Mobile: The first of two Dexcom apps on Apple’s list, Dexcom G5 Mobile allows users of Dexcom’s G5 continuous glucose monitor to see their readings, which are taken every five minutes, and share them. It also forwards trend alerts when a user’s glucose level goes too high or too low. It connects to HealthKit to send that data out to other apps that might need it, and can send data to five other users via Dexcom’s follow app (which shows up further down the list).
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Blip Notes: Blip, from California nonprofit Tidepool Project, is a platform for aggregating data from different diabetes devices. Blip Notes is an important part of the platform because it allows the user to take qualitative notes about what was happening when a reading came up on a particular device. It supports hashtags to easily connect readings that happen in conjunction with a regular event like a particular meal or a sports practice.
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mySugr: For people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, mySugr helps them to track their food intake and blood glucose levels. The pro version adds coaching services and a bolus calculator, as well as reminders. The app is registered with the FDA as a Class 1 device. Over the past year, the company has partnered with both Abbott and Roche to integrate its popular app with their devices.
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Diabetes Kit Blood Glucose Logbook: Diabetes Kit Blood Glucose Logbook lets users track blood glucose, insulin dosing, food, HbA1C, blood pressure and activity. There are several ways to get that data into the app including entering it manually, integration with Apple’s HealthKit, and using the phone’s camera to take a picture of the glucometer screen. It also syncs with Dexcom CGMs and includes an insulin calculator.
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Dexcom Follow: The second Dexcom app on the list is for friends and family of G5 users who can monitor their own glucose with the G5 Mobile app. A single Follow app can take in data from five different G5s, and can even send the data to a user’s Apple Watch.
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Lose It!: Lose It! is a well-known nutrition tracking/ weight loss app that helps users track their diet and exercise and set and meet fitness goals. It’s probably included on Apple’s diabetes list because tracking diet is an important part of managing diabetes. A recently added feature, Snap It, lets users upload a food just by taking a picture of it.
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Accu-Check Connect Diabetes Management App: This is the companion app for Roche’s Accu-Check glucometers. The app takes in data from Accu-Chek wireless glucometers and also includes an insulin dose calculator for users with a prescription. The app also integrates with Apple Health to help users log meals, insulin, exercise, medications, blood glucose, weight, blood pressure, and more in the app’s logbook.
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Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal: MyFitnessPal, which has been owned by Under Armour since early 2015, is a well-known and well-regarded app for tracking diet and exercise. It includes a database of more than 5,000,000 foods and connects with more than 50 apps and devices for tracking fitness. The app also includes a built-in activity tracker. It’s free, but the premium option costs $9.99 per month. Like Lose It!, this app is probably included on Apple’s diabetes list because tracking diet is an important part of managing diabetes.
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GlucoSuccess: A ResearchKit study from Massachusetts General Hospital, GlucoSuccess aims to help people with diabetes learn how their behaviors affect their health. Participants track activity duration and intensity, diet information, blood glucose measurements, body weight and waist size, as well as glucose readings and diet information. Using this data, GlucoSuccess has been able to provide users with insights into how their fitness and nutrition data relate to finger-stick blood glucose values.
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HelpAround Diabetes: HelpAround provides its Android and iPhone app users with a local support group of nearby helpers who could be of assistance if, say, a person with Type 1 diabetes shares in the app's forum that they don't have their supplies, are feeling a bit off, and need someone to help them out with a test strip, glucose tab, or even operating a Glucagon injection. We wrote about the Israeli startup behind HelpAround back in 2014.
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