Smartphone Apps for Diabetes Chris Cheyette BSc MSc RD Senior
Diabetes Dietitian (Kings College Hospital) Author Carbs &
Cals
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Global mobile health market report 2010-2015
http://www.research2guidance.com/shop/index.php/mhealth- report
http://www.research2guidance.com/shop/index.php/mhealth-
report
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More than 100,000 iPhone Apps released on iTunes store Over
6000 health /medical related Apps Largest cohort users is aged
25-44 Can they help behavior change? Can they improve clinical
outcomes? Can they engage the hard to reach Which apps should we
recommend?
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What makes a good quality app? Who is it made by? Is it
evidence based? Has the content been reviewed? Does it cross the
line to being a medical device? Draft US FDA guidelines
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Rao et al. Journal of diabetes science and technology.
2010;4(4)949-57 Rao et al evaluated 3 diabetes apps (n=23)
WaveSense Diabetes Manager only app developed by BG meter company
on App store Examined self-reported ease of use but no clinical
outcomes Highlighted limitations to apps: require manual entry of
BG results, lack of features to help with calculating insulin based
on CHO intake Apps need to keep up with developments in BG meters
Diabetes Management
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Cost: 1.49 Pros: Easy to set up, can reduce dose for exercise,
CHO in grams or exchanges, mmol/l or mg/dl Cons: No active insulin
consideration, no storage of BG levels, no CHO database
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Cost: 5.49 Pros: Lots of settings, graph, stores results,
insulin on board, accounts for alcohol / hypo in last 6hrs Cons:
Users may find difficult to set up, max of 20 CPs, no carb
database, cost
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Cost: Free Pros: Easy to use for logging BG levels, add doctor
appointments / details / medical info, graph Cons: No scroll
wheels, no dose calculator, no units on graph, no carb
database
Cost: 1.99 Pros: Easy to use, scroll wheels, graph, time of day
averages Cons: no CHO database, no bolus calculator, no log for
exercise
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Cost: Free Pros: CP database, BG diary, links with DAFNE
online, iPhone & Android, no scroll wheel Cons: No graph, may
not be suitable for non DAFNE graduates, no bolus calculator
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Cost: 3.99 Pros: Unique photographic database of foods, iPhone
& Android (Blackberry very soon), growing database including
branded foods, set up targets, log exercise New features coming
very soon include: recipe builder, barcode scanner, diabetes area,
bolus advisor, USA database
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Cost: Free Pros: Large food database, barcode scanner, recipe
builder, log exercise Cons: Primarily a weight loss app, ease of
use, no diabetes area
