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September 19, 2012 by MyPump

Glooko’s mission.

Glooko’s mission is to help people with diabetes live life while effortlessly managing their diabetes. It is quickly becoming a global epidemic with far-reaching social, health and economic implications. Furthermore, the unfortunate reality is that diabetes permeates every aspect of an individual’s life and affects them psychologically, physically, and financially. Living with the disease is incredibly burdensome and takes a tremendous amount of motivation, commitment and effort to manage successfully.
It has been proven that people can gain better control of their diabetes and become better self-managers when they understand and visualize the effects of their actions. When they use tools that are integrated into their daily lives, they can be encouraged to have more productive conversations with their care circle and modify their lifestyles. We believe that the most effective tools are simple to use and mobile – available anytime, anywhere.

Glooko’s Solution

Glooko’s breakthrough solution consists of the Glooko MeterSync Cable and the Glooko Logbook app. To use, simply plug the Glooko MeterSync Cable into most standard self-monitoring blood glucose meters and sync to a variety of iOS devices to create a digital logbook of readings. It’s easy to review daily blood sugar levels, annotate them and share the results with a physician.

Save time and eliminate errors. Quickly download blood glucose readings from one or more meters directly into one logbook. Get rid of the difficult pen-and-paper approach and avoid the urdens of manual entry with other apps. It’s easy to learn – you can get started in just seconds!

Add notes and context. Enter pre- and post-meal tags and notes about carb intake, activity or insulin doses as they happen, so you can see how the things you do affect your blood sugar levels. You also get access to a comprehensive food database with nutritional facts to help you count carbs and add additional information to your notes.

Track trends and share data. Review patterns in your blood sugar readings related to the time of day or in chronological order. Automatically create a logbook of your readings or a spreadsheet for you to generate charts and email or fax summaries to your healthcare team with just a touch.

Pricing and Compatibility

The Glooko Logbook app is free and available on the iTunes App Store.

The Glooko MeterSync Cable and Glooko IR Adapter can be purchased in Europe for £32.50 and £12.25, respectively.

The Glooko IR Adapter can be purchased in the U.S. through Amazon for $14.95 and in Canada through Well.ca for $18.99 (including shipping and handling), and in UK/Europe for £12.25. (If you have an ACCU-CHEK^®meter, you will need to purchase both the Glooko MeterSync Cable and the Glooko IR Adapter.)

Compatible meters: ACCU-CHEK^® Aviva, ACCU-CHEK^® Aviva Nano, ACCU-CHEK^® Compact Plus, ACCU-CHEK^® Nano, Bayer’s Breeze®2, Bayer’s Contour®, FreeStyle Freedom Lite®, FreeStyle Lite®, OneTouch® Ultra®2, OneTouch® UltraLink®, and OneTouch® UltraMini®

Compatible iOS devices: iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (3^rd & 4^th generation).

What Customers are Saying

Glooko Logbook debuted in November 2011, and has since been hailed by users and bloggers for its ease-of-use and ability to provide context to daily data collected by people with diabetes.

To read first-hand what customers are saying you can take a look at Amazon, Apple iTunes, Facebook and Twitter. Below is a sampling:

Amazon reviews – majority 5-star ratings

5.0 out of 5 stars: Super easy way to document and share critical information the glooko metersync cable is incredible! i have been trying to upload blood sugar data for years with no success (always some technical difficulty). within 5 minutes of receiving the Glooko cable I had over 500 blood sugar readings stored on my ipod and a printable/emailable log on my computer for myself and my health care providers. I cannot wait to share this with them so that they can share it with other diabetics. A must have for iPhone/iPod users with diabetes!!!

Apple iTunes – rated 4+
5 out of 5 stars: Glooko Cable and app are worth the price I received my cable in December and started seeing my blood levels in a different way. No writing, no paper logs. Sync your meter once a week or every time you test. The app works well with airprint or email the log as an attachment to yourself or caregivers.

Future Plans

Glooko plans to support more blood glucose meters and smartphones as well as create future products that allow charting and graphing as we pursue FDA clearance.

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One Response

on June 14, 2013 at 6:25 am | Reply My Pump

Great product but would be even better if and when the superb app works with Android – come on Glooko!

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