Apps to support your diabetes
Digital health apps can provide vital support when managing your diabetes. Health apps can offer features such as meal planning guidance, medication reminders, physical activity monitoring, blood glucose monitoring and community support.
Together with ORCHA (Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps) we have selected several apps to help and support you.
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 amd 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
85%
Level 4
85%
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
68%
Level 4
68%
Level 4
Managing your Diabetes
Healthy Living for people with Type 2 diabetes
Healthy Living for people with type 2 diabetes is a web app that helps you manage type 2 diabetes. It is suitable for adults and their carers in England. The app provides you with information and advice articles to help you learn how to:
Manage your average blood sugar (blood glucose) levels, with a three month average known as your HbA1c
Support your mental health and emotional wellbeing
Get to and stay at a healthy weight for you
Make healthy lifestyle choices, such as food choices and exercise habits
Diabetes
Utilities/ Administration
Entirely Free
90%
Level 2
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.
Age: 17+ years old.
Healthy Living
Entirely Free
74%
Level 2
74%
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
86%
Level 2
84%
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
85%
Level 4
84%
Level 4
78%
Level 2
Mental Health Support
Sorted: Mental Health
Sorted: Mental Health 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 Sorted: Mental Health, 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
92%
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 everyday 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
86%
Level 2
86%
Level 2
NHS App
Download the NHS App for free today on your smartphone. You can use the app to set up or log in to your NHS account.
NHS App lets you log in to your NHS account and view your GP health record, which is the health information your GP holds about you. If your GP refers you to see a specialist, you can manage your appointments in this app.
You can look up health information on the NHS website, register as an organ donor, use 111 online (text chat) for urgent help and view your COVID-19 vaccine record. You can order your regular medication (repeat prescriptions) from your GP and choose the pharmacy you want to collect them from.
Medicines and Clinical Reference
+1
Entirely Free
82%
Level 3
82%
Level 3
Patient Access
Patient Access connects you to healthcare services when you need them most. Book GP appointments, order repeat prescriptions and explore your local pharmacy services.
Create a Patient Access account without linking to your UK GP practice and enjoy the following features:
If you’re feeling under the weather, search for symptoms and find patient information articles
Self-refer to NHS services such as talking therapies, sexual health, antenatal care and drug and alcohol addiction
Choose from over 30 services provided by your local community pharmacy and book in the app
Access and read medical advice and healthy living tips from the experts
Medicines and Clinical Reference
+1
Entirely Free
81%
Level 2
81%
Level 2
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