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Glycemic Index Load Tracker app

An app for people wanting to learn more about the glycaemic index and to understand how food impacts on their blood glucose levels.

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Glycemic Index Load Tracker app	By RFIT development
	Features Goal setting – able to set glycaemic load and weight goals. Journal – able to enter the foods consumed from an extensive glycaemic index and load database. This will then indicate if the daily intake was above or met the glycaemic load goal. Daily reminders for motivation and encouragement. Simple traffic light colour scheme to indicate if you're on track. You are able to invite friends to download the app, but there's no specific in App community communication feature. An extensive and good quality recipe database.
Country of origin	Germany
Clinical review	Read a clinical review below.
Security and privacy	Does the app: Collect medical information? Yes – blood glucose reading, weight Require a login? No Have password protection? No Have a privacy policy? Yes Require internet access to use? No Read more about safety and security when using apps. Brochures: Tips to improve your privacy and security [PDF, 65 KB] Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ Staying safe online(external link) Netsafe, NZ
Cost	Basic is free; optional paid version.
Advertisements	This app contains no ads.
How to get the app	(external link) (external link)

The Glycaemic Index Load Tracker app helps you understand how food affects your blood glucose levels. It does this by letting you search for foods and see their glycaemic load (GL), a number that considers both sugar content and how quickly it's absorbed. With this information, you can choose meals that cause fewer blood glucose spikes and support a healthier lifestyle.

You are able to log your daily intake and track if it's in line with a glycaemic load that will benefit your blood glucose and/or weight goals. There are also great recipes to help and inspire you with different low GI recipe ideas.

For the complete app description, go to the Google Play(external link), App Store(external link), or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.

PROS	CONS
✔ Creative but simple nutritious recipes to inspire the user to eat a lower GI diet. The recipe database has a filter option to cater for different dietary needs, eg, gluten free, low sugar and freezer safe. ✔ User friendly interface. It's very easy to enter food items and see if the daily intake meets a low glycaemic load. It also provides a breakdown of the macronutrients of each food item entered making it easy to see which foods are contributing to a high glycaemic load if that is the case. ✔ Would be useful for people counting carbohydrates.	✘ The basic version of the app is of no real use at all. It only provides a limited list of food items and their glycaemic index. The user will need to pay to access the benefits of this app ✘ No instructions are given to help set the users target glycaemic load per day. But a quick google indicates any diet under 100 gl is classed as a low GI diet. ✘ It would be good if you could automatically add recipes to the journal instead of having to add ingredients individually.

PROS

CONS

✔ Creative but simple nutritious recipes to inspire the user to eat a lower GI diet. The recipe database has a filter option to cater for different dietary needs, eg, gluten free, low sugar and freezer safe.

✔ User friendly interface. It's very easy to enter food items and see if the daily intake meets a low glycaemic load. It also provides a breakdown of the macronutrients of each food item entered making it easy to see which foods are contributing to a high glycaemic load if that is the case.

✔ Would be useful for people counting carbohydrates.

✘ The basic version of the app is of no real use at all. It only provides a limited list of food items and their glycaemic index. The user will need to pay to access the benefits of this app

✘ No instructions are given to help set the users target glycaemic load per day. But a quick google indicates any diet under 100 gl is classed as a low GI diet.

✘ It would be good if you could automatically add recipes to the journal instead of having to add ingredients individually.

Clinical review

Reviewer: Emma Miller, NZ Registered Dietitian
Date of review: May 2024
Platform: Apple
Version: 1.3.3
Comments: This is a great app for people wanting to switch to a low glycaemic way of eating to improve blood glucose, weight or overall health and wellbeing. Tracking food intake using the journal, which gives a daily glycaemic load rating using a simple traffic light system, gives the individual an indication if they are on track with eating in a low glycaemic manner. The user is then able to make changes to improve the glycaemic index and load of their diet for better health outcomes. The recipes provided in this app are relevant to New Zealand foods and consistent with a low glycaemic index way of eating. The app may be useful for people living with type 2 diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or as part of a weight management plan, for weight loss and improved blood glucose control.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Yes, relevant to a New Zealand audience.

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