WellDoc’s BlueStar Mobile Health Application Guide

Scenario

Lisa is a 40-year-old Caucasian female who has been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes. She leads an unhealthy lifestyle and suffers from obesity due to a number of poor choices. She is prescribed metformin to manage blood sugar.
Although her diabetes is non-insulin dependent, she experiences spikes in blood sugar which leave her feeling unwell.
She spends much time on her mobile phone since she has to be out of the office a lot for work duties.
She is interested in managing her blood sugar to prevent symptoms such as fatigue, frequent urination or infections, and blurred vision (Mayo Clinic, n.d.).
She fears that her lack of understanding of the condition will not allow her to make proper choices based on her blood sugar readings.

Name: WellDoc’s BlueStar
Purpose: Diabetes management which helps track blood sugar, provide educational material, offer lifestyle tips, and connect with medical experts for advice.
Intended audience: It is meant for people who require management of diabetes
Devices: The app works on both Apple and Android-based operating systems mobile devices
Download: The app is downloaded from the iTunes or Google play store.

The app is the first FDA approved prescription therapy. Therefore, it requires approval from a health care provider
An external electronic device is issued which allows measuring blood sugar levels which sync with the app
Data is collected and shared with experts. The app uses algorithms to analyze blood sugar levels, food consumption, medicine, and sleep cycles to provide recommendations
If readings are abnormal or the patient feels lost, there is a button which would allow connection to a medical professional.
The app has available information on diabetes and how each aspect of lifestyle impacts the symptoms and blood sugar levels (Caffrey, 2017).

Mayo Clinic. (n.d.). Type 2 diabetes. Web.