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> Adding an option to track food would not be hard. This would actually be very hard to do accurately! > online service An online service isn’t what is neede
by paulcole 5y ago
> Adding an option to track food would not be hard.
This would actually be very hard to do accurately!
> online service
An online service isn’t what is needed for the vast majority of people who live with diabetes to improve their management of the disease. It’s either: access to more affordable medication or the desire to manage the disease more effectively.
Yes, Apple entering the space would help the subset of people who are motivated to manage their diabetes (I am one of them, albeit a Type 1). But it would do very little for the overall population of people with diabetes.
- jonfw 5y agoIs the subset of people who are motivated to manage their diabetes static? There are probably ways to increase that number. Making it more convenient, more social, and applying game theory (the same thing fitness trackers can do for excercise) can get more people to care