Healthcare Goals:
Glucose Buddy seeks to address the information gap between patients’ home monitoring of their diabetes and communication with their healthcare provider. It allows for the visual understanding of trends in a diabetic patient’s BG levels throughout the day, along with a diary of diet, medication, and exercise habits.
Evidence to Support Goals:
The measurement of SMBG is a common practice of evaluating patients’ BG control at home, especially when on insulin. This helps a provider to determine opportunities to adjust insulin and reduce adverse drug events (i.e. hypoglycemia); however, a common issue is communication of SMBG between patient and caregiver.