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Apps to support your diabetes

Digital health apps can provide vital support when managing diabetes. Health apps can offer features such as meal planning guidance, physical activity, medication reminders and blood glucose monitoring and community support.  

As making changes to everyday life can be hard, we have selected a few apps to help support you. They are a good additional source of information, support, and motivation.

Check out the list of apps below and download one today!

Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Dexcom Clarity

Are you ready to stay One Step Ahead of your diabetes? Now you can, from wherever you are, with Dexcom Clarity.You will need to buy or get a prescription for a Dexcom Clarity sensor, which you attach to your body.Log in with your Dexcom account to view patterns and trends so you can make informed decisions to help you manage your diabetes. It lets you:

  • Check in with the Summary dashboard to track your progress.

  • With Reports, you can view, save, print or email any or all of Clarity's reports.

  • Share to accept your clinic's sharing code to access your data amd make your appointments more efficient.

**Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels will require an additional device and should only be carried out by patients that have been suitably trained.

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Dexcom Clarity

Diabetes


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

84%

Level 4

Android

84%

Level 4

Web App

84%

Level 4

FreeStyle LibreLink-GB

FreeStyle LibreLink is an app you use to scan a FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor to keep track of your blood sugar levels, also known as blood glucose levels. It is suitable for adults and children

You will need to buy or get a prescription for a FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor, which you attach to your body. Open the FreeStyle LibreLink app on you phone and scan the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor to activate it. The FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor will measure your blood sugar levels for up to 14 days in a row.

**Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels will require an additional device and should only be carried out by patients that have been suitably trained.

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FreeStyle LibreLink – GB

Diabetes


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

85%

Level 4

Android

85%

Level 4

mySugr - Diabetes Tracker Log

MySUGR is an app to help you manage your blood sugar levels. It is suitable for adults and children over 4 years old who have diabetes. To use MySUGR, you record your blood sugar levels and how much insulin you take every day, then it lets you:

  • See a graph that you can share with your doctor.

  • Predict your HbA1c, which is your average blood sugar level for the past 3 months.

  • Record how you feel and write comments on the app.

  • Connect MySUGR to a Bluetooth blood glucose meter, a Bluetooth insulin pen, Google Fit, Accu-Chek devices and the RocheDiabetes Care Platform.

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mySugr - Diabetes Tracker Log

Diabetes


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

68%

Level 4

Android

68%

Level 4

Managing your Diabetes

Healthy Living for people with Type 2 diabetes

Healthy Living for people with Type 2 diabetes is a web app that helps you manage type 2 diabetes. It is suitable for adults and their carers in England. The app provides you with information and advice articles to help you learn how to:

  • Manage your average blood sugar (blood glucose) levels, with a three month average known as your HbA1c

  • Support you mental health and emotional wellbeing

  • Get to and stay at a healthy weight for you

  • Make healthy lifestyle choices, such as food choices and exercise habits.

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Healthy Living for people with Type 2 diabetes

Diabetes

Utilities/ Administration


Entirely Free

Web App

90%

Level 2

NHS Weight Loss Plan

Being overweight is a significant risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. NHS Weight Loss Plan is a free app to help you lose weight. It lets you:

  • Work out your healthy weight and a daily calorie target.

  • See your daily calorie intake and a diary to track your daily food and exercise, plus weekly weight check-ins.

  • Over 12 weeks receive weekly tips and actions to keep you on track.

Age: 17+ years old.

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NHS Weight Loss Plan

Healthy Living


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

74%

Level 2

Android

74%

Level 2

Carbs & Cals: Diet & Diabetes

Carbs & Cals: Diet & Diabetes is a food diary app to help you manage your blood sugar levels if you have diabetes. Carbs & Calls Counter is suitable for adults and children over 4 years old. It lets you:

  • Find out how many carbohydrates and calories are in your food from a scan of the barcode.

  • You can scan the barcode on food packaging to track what you eat too.

  • The app has information on thousands of foods from UK supermarkets and fast food restaurants.

  • You can choose to send reports of your food diary to your diabetes team.

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Carbs & Cals: Diet & Diabetes

Diabetes

Healthy Living


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

86%

Level 2

Android

84%

Level 2

My mhealth

my mhealth is a collection of apps that can help you manage these long term health conditions:

  • Asthma

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Heart disease, or recovery after a heart attack or heart surgery

  • Type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes

Please speak to your health care provider who will be able to provide you with a log in to use this app.

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my mhealth

Cardiology

Diabetes

Respiratory

+1


Free to download and use

Apple iOS

80%

Level 4

Android

80%

Level 4

FREE TO DOWNLOAD & USE

Mental Health Support

Sorted: Mental Health

Sorted: Mental Health is an app that can help support your mental health using music and guides you listen to, it is suitable for adults and children over 16 years old.

To use Sorted: Mental Health, you need a smart device with speakers or headphones that you can use to listen to the audio tracks. You choose the music you want to listen to, and change it to suit you, you can also listen to guides on topics that may affect your mental health.

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Sorted : Mental Health

Healthy Living

Mental Health

Respiratory


In App Purchases

Apple iOS

92%

Level 3

Android

91%

Level 3

Togetherall

Togetherall helps support you with your mental health. The app provides you with a health diary where you can write how you feel. You can read educational resources and take courses to learn more about how to care for your mental health and wellbeing.

Get support from the community in the app. Trained healthcare professionals looks after the community to support you and keep you safe.

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Togetherall

Mental Health


Free to download and use

Web App

87%

Level 3

FREE TO DOWNLOAD & USE

Additional Support

PeopleWith - Symptoms & Health

PeopleWith is your Health Companion. Start today for free, join the PeopleWith Community & Gift Your Health. Take control of your Health, become empowered and informed. It lets you:

  • Capture your symptom intensity everyday with the PeopleWith symptom tracker.

  • Capture & record your diagnosis and any additional diagnoses.

  • Track vital signs and measurements such as Monitor Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and more.

  • Create your medication schedule, set reminders, and track your medication with ease.

  • Generate your PeopleWith Health Report to easily share with healthcare professionals.

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PeopleWith - Symptoms & Health

Medicines and Clinical Reference

+1


Entirely Free

Apple iOS

86%

Level 2

Android

86%

Level 2

Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Support and Resources

Managing Type 2 diabetes can be challenging, but with the right tools and support, you can lead a healthy, fulfilling life. Our campaign aims to provide you with essential information and resources to help you effectively manage your condition.

For more comprehensive information, guidance, and support on living with Type 2 diabetes, please visit the following resources:

These websites offer extensive resources to help you manage your condition, including dietary advice, medication management, exercise tips, and support groups.

The Island Living Health App Store

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Our health app library only contains compliant health apps, so we can be sure that the ones we recommend meet digital and clinical safety standards. You can visit the app library at islandliving.orchahealth.com Please be assured we do not expect apps or the library to replace any services you may be using, but rather to complement them.