Here is a terrific app designed to teach patients about the complexities of managing
diabetes. Created by QuantiaMD in partnership
with the University of California, San Francisco, DiabetesIQ is available for
iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Android phone or tablet.
This app uses a quiz-show type format
wherein players answer multiple-choice answers about diabetes and compare their
answers in real time to other app users. As players complete quizzes they
advance through multiple game levels. They also gain access to specific
resources that are available at USCSF such as a carbohydrate exchange guide, a
food exchange guide, a food exchange list and exercise recommendations.
It’s hard to make time for health
education – but people spend plenty of time with their smart phones. This is an
easy and fun way to get short bursts of information.
To download via the app store: DiabetesIQ
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