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Keeping track of your diabetes data is a lot of work. However, diabetes and data go hand in hand. Without data, it's hard to know what to change or where to focus. Here's how our mySugr app* can help.
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Diabetes data at your fingertips doesn’t just provide ease of access, but can also help you to better manage your diabetes. When you record your diabetes information, correlations between blood sugar, food intake, physical activity, insulin dosage, etc., become much clearer and easier to understand, and will allow you to identify patterns quickly.
Plus, with complete and accurate data, your healthcare team can better support you. For example, by making adjustments to your therapy and advising you on how you could better manage your diabetes.
To make the most of mySugr, first things first, we need a few details from you. This includes the units your meter measures blood glucose in (this is mmol/L in the UK and Ireland), and the carbs unit (grams in the UK and Ireland). Do you use insulin? If so, is it with pens/syringes, or do you use an insulin pump?
Setting these therapy details as well as your specific target ranges help us craft a great experience for you. All of these things are in the “Therapy” tab of the “Settings & Profile” item in the side menu.
Once you connect your Accu-Chek blood glucose meter with our mySugr app, your meter will automatically log your blood sugar readings into the app, so there is no need to flick through paper logbooks anymore! Patterns are easier to spot and the information within the app is immediately useful. With one quick glance, you can get an overview of your day and week. You can also search for tags, keywords, or locations. Everything is available in a few taps in the app.
Need help with connecting Accu-Chek Instant with our mySugr app?
Start by tapping on the “+” on your mySugr dashboard. From there, you arrive at your logging screen. There’s one field for each item you may want to log (you can take a look at the overview of the different items below).
The time and date are automatically set, and so is the location (as long as location services are enabled). You can, of course, change any of these by tapping on them, to enter readings from earlier in the day or another day altogether.
Pro Tips:
Once you’re done filling the fields, scroll down and tap on “save” or tap directly on the green check in the top right corner. You’ll be back on your home screen, and your entry will appear on your list. Swipe an entry to the right to reveal an action bar with options to share, edit or delete.
From there, just tap on what you need. When tapping on “edit”, you’ll be led back to the logging screen, pre-filled with the data you had in this entry. Just change what you need and save it again.
We have created fields to cover many facets of therapy as treatment-related information (like insulin doses and pills), key measurements, vital data, food, activity, notes and lots of other contextual information.
| Type | Type |
|---|---|
| Treatment | <ul><li>Insulin (food) alias your meal bolus</li><li>Insulin (correction) alias correction</li><li>Insulin (basal) alias slow insulin</li><li>Temporary Basal</li><li>Pills</li></ul> |
| Food | <ul><li>Meal description</li><li>Carbs Content</li><li>Food types/groups</li><li>Pictures</li></ul> |
| Activity | <ul><li>Activity description</li><li>Activity Duration</li><li>Steps</li></ul> |
| Vital Data | <ul><li>Blood Pressure</li><li>Weight</li></ul> |
| Key Measurements | <ul><li>Blood Glucose</li><li>Ketones</li><li>HbA1c</li></ul> |
| Context | <ul><li>Time</li><li>Location</li><li>Tags</li><li>Notes</li></ul> |
Whilst having all of these options may seem overwhelming, there are two points to remember:
To make life easier, you can connect your Accu-Chek Instant meter and other connected devices to automatically log your data. You can find a list of available devices in the "Connections" menu item.
The reminder is the alarm bell at the very top of your logging screen (unless you’ve already moved it)**. If you cannot see reminders, you may need to tap on "Show all fields" to make it visible.
Blood glucose reminders are there to help remind you to do something shortly (15 minutes - 3 hours) after your entry. Use it to remember your post-meal blood sugar check, or to take your shot at the end of a meal when you have a low… your imagination is the limit!
To set a reminder, just set the desired time. At that time, your alarm will ring, and you’ll get a notification.
Every piece of your diabetes data has a story, and using the tags in the mySugr app helps to tell that story. They can help you to better understand your diabetes and what affects your blood sugar. They help you to find patterns in your values and interpret your data. Therapy optimisation is way easier with some context.
When you create a new entry or edit an automatic log from your connected device, you'll find almost 50 tags that you can use to help add context, or tell the story of that entry. You can easily select them with a quick fingertip tap.
Sharing your diabetes information with your healthcare professional can help them better support you, whether it helps them to better prepare for your appointments to allow more time to discuss what's important to you, or provide you with additional support between appointments, such as check-in messages and treatment adjustments.
Your can choose to share your diabetes-relevant data with your healthcare professional from the mySugr app, in two ways:
*Please note: You must be at least 18 years old to register for the Accu-Chek Account. Please see the manual for intended use.
**mySugr Pro Feature: Users will need to sync their blood glucose values as at least once every 30 days to maintain access to all mySugr Pro features.
Rather than carrying around paper diaries, you could use the mySugr app to record all of your diabetes information in one easily accessible place.
