Gluconnect wins Rep. Young Kim’s 2024 Congressional App Challenge in California’s 40th District

When asked what inspired the creation of Gluconnect, the students said, “My father suffers from diabetes, and my partner Jack has grandparents who suffer from diabetes. Jack’s grandparents and my father have often expressed frustration over having to manually input and track data from the glucometer. This is very inconvenient, and even led my father to skip tracking his blood sugar levels after meals because it was too time-consuming. It also may be difficult to afford the current wireless-enabled glucometers on the market as they are priced higher than non-wireless glucometers. Gluconnect solves this as with just a 15$ Raspberry Pi, it turns any already-existing non-wireless Glucometer into a wireless one, capable of automatically transmitting any reading through bluetooth, which is recorded and tracked by the Gluconnect app.

Another concern we had as a family was our inability to monitor our father’s blood readings. If he happens to be away from home, we would still like to be able to keep tabs on his blood sugar levels and health. Gluconnect solves this as all blood readings are synchronized with the backend server as well, and users can authorize other users to view their glucose readings at any time. This allows for users to easily share their glucose readings with trusted family members or healthcare professionals. The user can also set a threshold for abnormal readings in the Gluconnect app, and authorized family members are automatically warned of abnormal readings when detected, which would be critical in emergency situations.”