Increased Usage of a Diabetes Management App Was Associated with Significant Improvement in Both Glycemic and Non-Glycemic Outcomes for People with Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Using a digital diabetes app can improve glycemic and non-glycemic outcomes in people with diabetes. This work also establishes a methodology to correlate user behavior with glycemic control.
Study context
- Population
- mySugr diabetes app users with T1D or T2D
- Participants
- 80,044 users
- Exposure
- Change from baseline over 90 days of mySugr app use; by app usage frequency
- Outcome
- Change in mean BG
- Follow-up
- 90 days
Methodological detailspopulation analysis, stratification by frequency of app usage, linear modeling
- Population analysis
- Stratification by frequency of app usage
- Linear modeling
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Change in mean BG
−12.5 mg/dL
P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Mean BMI in T2D users
- Reduction from baseline in mean BMI
- 2.4% (−0.76 kg/m²; P < 0.001; n = 6910)
Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia feelings (tags) in T1D or T2D users
- Reduction in hypoglycemia feelings
- 16%
- Reduction in hyperglycemia feelings
- 27%
- Tags
- 143,600
Linear models predicting glycemic outcomes
- Model fit, T1D (n = 17,465) and T2D (n = 39,069)
- P < 0.001
- R2 T1D
- 0.355
- R2 T2D
- 0.444
- Strongest predictor: baseline glycemic control, then number of BG logs and app engagement
Original publication
Increased Usage of a Diabetes Management App Was Associated with Significant Improvement in Both Glycemic and Non-Glycemic Outcomes for People with Diabetes. Diabetes Technol Ther. Published 15 June 2026. doi:10.
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