Glucose Monitoring Feature

Overview

For individuals with diabetes, tracking blood glucose is a core pillar of managing their condition because it helps improve glycemic control, and this ultimately helps people feel better/healthier. Glucose monitoring is necessary for those on specific medications, like insulin, but can also be helpful for anyone struggling to manage their blood sugar.

The Glucose Monitoring feature gives you the ability to track blood glucose and understand your blood glucose trends over time.

Key functionality includes:

  • Ability to log blood glucose data via a manual tracker in the Noom app or sync data from connected apps/devices.
  • Blood glucose deep dive screen where you get an overview of your daily, weekly, and monthly logs. All views show trends over time and the percent of logs in/out of a healthy range.
  • A daily screen that shows factors that influence blood glucose.
  • A graph in the Progress tab that shows weekly overview and trends.

Glucose Monitoring Feature Availability

You may have access to the Glucose Monitoring feature, provided that you meet the following requirements:

  • Enrolled in the English version of the Noom Weight program
  • Enrolled in the Noom Med or Diabetes Prevention programs
  • iOS or Android
  • Have the most recent version of the Noom app installed (13.4.0 or higher)

Please note that this feature isn’t currently available for those who have an employer-sponsored plan.

How to Access the Glucose Monitoring Feature

There are 2 ways to access the Glucose Monitoring feature:

  • Through the Track More Habits menu on the home screen.
  • Through the Progress tab on the home screen.

Track More Habits Menu

To access the Glucose Monitoring feature through the Track More Habits menu:

  1. Open the Noom app and tap Track More Habits at the bottom of the home screen.
  2. Tap Blood Glucose in the Tools list.

This option only allows you to log your blood glucose. To view your readings, you’ll need to access the Glucose Monitoring feature through the Progress tab.

Progress Tab

To access the Glucose Monitoring feature through the Progress tab:

  1. Open the Noom app and tap the Progress tab at the bottom of the home screen.
  2. Make sure the Trends tab is selected at the top of the screen and scroll down to the Blood Glucose section.
  3. Tap Start Tracking if this is your first time logging a blood glucose reading or See Full Graph if you’ve previously logged a blood glucose reading.

This option allows you to log and view your blood glucose readings.

How to Manually Log a Blood Glucose Reading

To manually log a blood glucose reading:

Access the Glucose Monitoring feature through the Track More Habits menu or the Progress tab.

  1. Access the Glucose Monitoring feature through the Track More Habits menu or the Progress tab.
  2. Enter your blood glucose reading, measured in mg/dL. If you have a unit that reports readings in mmol/L, you’ll need to convert your reading to mg/dL before entering the reading into the Noom app.
  3. Adjust the time the reading was taken (if needed).
  4. Select one of the available options under Meal Context and then tap Done.
  5. After you’ve entered all the required info, tap Log Blood Glucose and the reading will appear on the graph.

How to View Your Blood Glucose Readings

To view your blood glucose readings:

  1. Open the Noom app and tap the Progress tab at the bottom of the home screen.
  2. Tap See Full Graph in the Blood Glucose section on the Trends page.
  3. Tap the Day, Week, and Month tabs at the top and use the left and right arrows to scroll through different date ranges.

Glucose Levels Range Guide

If you want to see what the ranges are for your blood glucose readings, tap Glucose Level Range Guide while viewing the blood glucose graph.

Syncing Data From Other Apps or Glucometers

Connecting the Apple HealthKit or Google Fit apps to the Noom app and permitting those apps to share blood glucose data with Noom will automatically enable the Glucose Monitoring feature and your data will auto-populate

The Noom App can sync with:

  • Apple HealthKit App
  • Google Fit App
  • iGlucose, iHealth, Omron, and OneTouch

iOS Only

Any blood glucose data you’re currently tracking in the Apple HealthKit app can feed into the Noom app. All you need to do is connect to AppleHealthKit in Noom’s settings and give permission to share blood glucose readings.

Apple supports the following devices:

  • Accu-Chek
  • Contour
  • Dexcom
  • LifeScan/OneTouch
  • One Drop

It also syncs with the following apps:

  • Dexcom
  • Glucobyte
  • Glucose Buddy
  • mySugr
  • OneTouch

Android and iOS

The Noom app also works with a 3rd party service on both Android and iOS that allows us to get data from additional apps that track blood glucose. You can use this method to share data by navigating to the Noom app Settings and tapping Connect Other Devices.

Using this method, we can get data from:

  • iGlucose
  • iHealth
  • Omron
  • OneTouch.

To share data, you must tap Connect for the app you want to sync with, which will subsequently launch that app’s authentication page. You’ll then need to log into the app (using that app’s credentials) to sync data to the Noom app.

Troubleshooting Issues with the Glucose Monitoring Feature

If you don’t see the Glucose Monitoring feature in the Noom app:

  1. Make sure you’re enrolled in a Noom program that has access to the feature.
  2. Make sure you’ve updated your app to version 13.4.0 or higher.
  3. You may need to force-close and reopen the app after an app upgrade.

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