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 and 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.
Diabetes
Entirely Free
84%
Level 4
84%
Level 4
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 all 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 your 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.
Diabetes
Paid
84%
Level 4
84%
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.
Diabetes
In App Purchases
66%
Level 4
65%
Level 4
Managing your Diabetes
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.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
77%
Level 2
77%
Level 2
Carbs & Cals: Diet & Diabetes
Carbs & Cals Counter is a food diary app to help you manage your blood sugar levels if you have diabetes.Carbs & Cals 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.
Diabetes
Healthy Living
In App Purchases
85%
Level 2
83%
Level 2
Roczen
Discover Roczen, the diabetes and weight loss management app that allows you to consult online with a specialised clinician. Download today the top healthcare management app and talk to a diabetes and weight loss doctor online now
By using this specially designed diabetes and weight loss management app and working with trained clinicians and health mentors, Roczen members have had success in not just managing the symptoms but reversing them effectively. Getting healthy has never been simpler.
Diabetes
Healthy Living
In App Purchases
84%
Level 4
84%
Level 4
77%
Level 2
Mental Health Support
SilverCloud - Making Space for Healthy Minds
SilverCloud provides a wide range of supportive and interactive programmes, tools and tactics for mental and behavioural health issues. These programmes address wellbeing, life balance, time management, communication skills, goal setting, communication and relationship management, anger management, stress management, relaxation and sleep management, among many others.
Silvercloud content is entirely evidence-based and follows best practice in its delivery. Rigorous research has been conducted to identify the most appropriate foundation for this effective and evidence-based content.
We're excited to inform you that the cost of this health app is now FREE for your benefit and available to all Hywel Dda Health board patients.
Please click the 'Download' button below where you will be redirected to the Silver cloud Wales site to register for your free account
Mental Health
Utilities/ Administration
Free to download and use
85%
Level 4
84%
Level 4
FREE TO DOWNLOAD & USE
Feeling Good: Mental Fitness
Feeling Good: Mental Fitness 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 Feeling Good: Mental Fitness, 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.
Healthy Living
Mental Health
Respiratory
In App Purchases
91%
Level 3
91%
Level 3
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 every day 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.
Medicines and Clinical Reference
+1
Entirely Free
85%
Level 2
85%
Level 2
RocheDiabetes Care Platform
RocheDiabetes Care Platform is a web application software that enhances disease management for healthcare professionals and patients with diabetes (PwD).
The app is intended to be a support decision tool that will help HCPs, patients and caregivers to organise and visualise at a glance the information related to their diabetes.
Diabetes
Paid
77%
Level 4
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