For Healthcare Professionals

What GlyBeat does —
and doesn't — for your patients

A plain overview for diabetes nurses, GPs, pharmacists and educators considering GlyBeat as something to point patients toward.

Free

core features, always — no subscription required

dosing or treatment recommendations — ever

14 days

full-access trial, no card required

Libre + Dexcom

direct sync, plus any HealthKit source

What it does — and what it deliberately doesn't

We'd rather you know the boundaries up front than find them out later.

What GlyBeat does

✓ Reads glucose from Apple Health, plus direct FreeStyle Libre and Dexcom sync

✓ Logs food by barcode or photo, and estimates carbs, GI and glycaemic load

✓ Reminds patients to take medication and tracks adherence over time

✓ Estimates an HbA1c range from logged data — always shown as a range, never a single figure

✓ Builds a one-page summary a patient can bring to their next appointment

✓ Suggests meal and exercise plans based on the patient's own logged patterns

✓ Helps patients find local specialists, dietitians and diabetes educators

✓ Lets a family member or carer follow a patient's readings, with their consent

What it doesn't do

✕ Diagnose diabetes or any other condition

✕ Recommend insulin doses, medication changes, or any treatment decision

✕ Replace clinical judgement or a patient's existing care plan

✕ Share or sell patient health data to third parties

✕ Present any estimate as a lab result — HbA1c is always labelled "estimated," never definitive

Patients often arrive at appointments with a vague sense of how they've been doing. GlyBeat gives them something concrete — logged readings, food patterns and medication adherence, organised into one summary — so the conversation can start from data instead of memory.

Data & privacy

How patient data is handled

✓ Glucose data via Apple HealthKit, plus direct Libre/Dexcom sync — access is controlled by the patient's own device permissions

✓ Food photos are processed for analysis; patients can delete the original immediately after

✓ Zen's memory of a patient is stored on-device, not on a central server

✓ Full GDPR compliance — explicit consent for health data, with export and deletion available anytime

✓ General wellness classification — GlyBeat makes no diagnostic or treatment claims and is not a registered medical device

Unique to GlyBeat

Family members and carers can follow along too

A parent, partner or carer can connect to a patient's GlyBeat account and follow their glucose readings and medication adherence in real time — with the patient's consent, and read-only. Particularly useful for parents of children with Type 1, or anyone supporting an older relative living independently. No other diabetes app currently offers this.

See it before you recommend it

Download GlyBeat free, or get in touch for a short walkthrough first.

Download on the App Store

GET IT ON Google Play

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Printable patient handout

A condensed, one-page version of this page — formatted to print and leave in a waiting room or patient folder.