Glooko Graphs Explained
During Glooko’s mobile app redesign in 2015, I was responsible for updating our graphs to help people with diabetes users understand their data.
1. Average Blood Glucose Graphs
The redesign allowed me to visually update the graphs and allow users to see specific readings, while being able to compare those readings to lifestyle events.
This was also an opportunity to allow users to compare see the correlation between their BG levels with their lifestyle events: insulin, medication, activity, or carb intake. Glooko did not have graphs representing lifestyle events previously.
Previously, the average BG graphs only showed users their BG readings.
This information is helpful to see BG patterns, but doesn’t help users, or their healthcare team, recognize the possibilities into why their BG levels are going up or down.
Visual data differences between syncing with a Blood Glucose meter vs Continuous Glucose Monitor.
BG Average Graph
In this graph I am able to show users each individual BG reading as users with BG Meters typically test 3-5x a day. Showing them each points help people understand their average, and still see if they had high or low readings that day.
CGM Average Graph
As a Continuous Glucose Monitor takes a sensor reading ever few minutes, we are able to show the Blood Glucose Average. To simply the visual and give users context, I also decided to include the highest and lowest reading of the day.
2. By Time of Day Graph
The Ambulatory Glucose Profile graph was previously used by healthcare professionals assessing CGM data - typically printed into PDF form.
At Glooko, we decided to put this information in the hands of patients. I re-designed the AGP graph to be mobile accessible for patients using BG and CGM meters. This information helps patients discover patterns in their data of when they are typically high or low during the corse of a day.
Visual data differences between Blood Glucose vs Continuous Glucose Monitor by Time of Day Graphs.
BG by Time of Day Graph
In this graph, ever Blood Glucose reading is displayed by the time of day for every day in the selected time range. Users cannot interact with this graph.
CGM by Time of Day Graph
Daily glucose readings are combined to show patients overall glucose pattern during the course of a day. We are able to show a median value that users can interact with.
3. History List Graph
The History List allows patients to see how their blood glucose is doing in relation to their other lifestyle activities. I made visual updates to match the rebranding of our app.
These activities include: food (carbs), insulin, medication, exercise, and any additional notes they would like to provide.