Diabetes type 2 apps
Apps for people living with type 2 diabetes
Diabetes type 2 apps
- There are a variety of apps for people living with type 2 diabetes.
- They can help you learn about your condition and monitor and keep track of your blood glucose levels.
- Learn more about type 2 diabetes apps.
Type 2 diabetes (mate huka momo tuarua) is a condition where your body can't control its blood glucose (a type of sugar) levels properly. This can lead to a wide range of health problems if not treated. Read more about type 2 diabetes.
There are a variety of apps for people living with type 2 diabetes.
- Education and information apps to learn about diabetes.
- Monitoring and tracking apps have features that enable you to record your blood glucose levels, food, medicines and physical activity. By looking for patterns or trends in your results and discussing them with your healthcare team, you can learn how to make changes to your diabetes management plan and better manage your diabetes.
- Glycemic index apps provide information on how to switch to a low glycaemic way of eating to improve blood glucose, weight or overall health and wellbeing.
- Mental health and wellbeing apps for people living with diabetes.
Before choosing an app, think about how it will benefit you and what you want it to be able to do.
- When selecting a diabetes app to download, it’s important to consider your goals and which features are most important to you.
- An app will only be helpful if you use it, so it needs to be something you like using and find easy to use.
- If you find the app difficult to use, or you don't like the imagery or look of it, or the language it uses, you may want to find another one that suits you better.
- For more guidance on how to choose health apps, see How to choose a health app.
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References
- Chavez S, Fedele D, Guo Y, et al. Mobile apps for the management of diabetes(external link) Diab Care 2017;40(10):e145-e146
- Boyle L, Grainger R, Hall RM, Krebs JD. Use of and beliefs about mobile phone apps for diabetes self-management – surveys of people in a hospital diabetes clinic and diabetes health professionals in New Zealand(external link) JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Jun 30;5(6):e85
- Fu H, McMahon SK, Gross CR, et al. Usability and clinical efficacy of diabetes mobile applications for adults with type 2 diabetes – a systematic review.(external link) Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2017;131:70-81
- Arnhold M, Quade M, Kirch W. Mobile applications for diabetics: a systematic review and expert-based usability evaluation considering the special requirements of diabetes patients age 50 years or older.(external link) J Med Internet Res. 2014;16(4):e104
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Disclaimer: The NZ Health App Library is a free consumer service to help you decide whether a health app would be suitable for you. Our review process is independent. We have no relationship with the app developers or companies and no responsibility for the service they provide. This means that if you have an issue with one of the apps we have reviewed, you will need to contact the app developer or company directly. |
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