The App Lab is a reoccurring series on The Full Spectrum Blog which introduces and analyzes iPhone and smartphone applications related to the health and science industries.
Nearly one in two Americans suffers from a chronic disease. Characterized by their reoccurrence and long-lasting symptoms, chronic diseases can often be overwhelming and burdensome. The boom in iPhone applications has introduced a wide variety of technology to help patients better control their health through the convenience and privacy of their mobile phones.
Below is a sampling of popular iPhone apps for the management of chronic diseases.
Glucose Buddy
The Glucose Buddy iPhone app
Diabetes is a chronic disease which affects nearly 8% of the world's population. The most popular diabetes-related iPhone app is Glucose Buddy, which allows diabetics to record and monitor their glucose levels, as well as their medicine, food and physical activity. The app then provides detailed color-coded logs and graphs of the user's statistics, which can be emailed to a doctor or exported to Excel documents.
WaveSense
Launched by AgaMatrix, maker of glucose monitoring products, WaveSense Diabetes Manager is an electronic logbook for diabetes data management. WaveSense provides graphing of glucose data, automatic mealtime tagging of results, insulin dosage management and statistical analysis of glucose results. (more...)
