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Navigating diabetes can be confusing and isolating, especially for newly diagnosed patients.
Creating a platform called Diabestie, which allows users to discover diabeties-specific fundamentals and feel supported in their health journey.
Many diabetics struggle to make lifestyle choices because they have simply become too complicated. We wanted to find a way to ease their stress and apply new technology to help aid in a solution.
We researched in-depth about the three different types of diabetes and their treatments, as well as interviewed real diabetics to ensure we received hard data and insights.
Depending on the type and severity, patients have to make specific lifestyle changes related to their diet, exercise, medication, and health tracking.
After analyzing the competitors for diabetes-care apps, we learned about what they have to offer. Most apps on the market are either specifically for diet or for glucose tracking, but no app that works towards overall care.
Interviews with real diabetics gave insight on the daily challenges they face regarding lifestyle habits and learning about their medical condition.
The depths of knowledge, terminology, and science that newly diagnosed patients should know is daunting and tough to comprehend.
Feeling unsupported makes a new diagnosis much harder to deal with.
Sometimes you just need advice. No one likes to have to think about everything.
After collecting insightful data from our interviewees, it was organized into multiple categories so that we could see visual trends.
Our three personas were created with the three types of diabetes in mind so that we can brainstorm well-rounded solutions.
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Our personas have had ups and downs on their healthy journeys since diagnosis. It leaves a lot of room for improvement of already existing tech.
Based on our personas, we learned these core aspects that they need.
Notifications can solve the issue of forgetfulness and help build habits.
Making sure our users feel supported should be top priority.
Personalized meals and recommendations can help expand options.
Our discovery phase helped us to dive into an area of diabetes care that focuses on personalization.
Too much info can be overwhelming. Let's break it down.
Repetition and reminders can help users to establish habits.
We can personify our app with an interactive mascot to encourage users to check in.
We explored many ideas, sketching and wireframing in multiple directions before narrowing down and solidifying our direction.
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Intuitive and trustworthy, Diabestie is designed as a friendly and fun healthcare app specifically for diabetes lifestyle activities and knowledge.
The gamified walkthrough allows for easy and fun learning.
Vivid colors make the app inviting for the users.
The content of the app is extensive so there are categories to keep things in order.
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We wanted onboarding to be straightforward and smooth so that users can easily transition into personalizing the app.
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With Dia, our AI chatbot, there is no question or concern that will go unanswered regarding our user's health.
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Education in bite-sized pieces is crucial for users to learn diabetes-related terminology and concepts.
Dia is our encouraging mascot/bestie that users can chat with when they need advice, any time of the day.
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Designed to display important health information in a readable way, as well as being intuitive. We added a modern/technological style because of our use of newer tech such as AI and machine learning.
My team was inspired by the app Myfitnesspal, which has an overcomplicated interface. We wanted to create a health app that is intuitive and listens to solve real problems that users are facing. Diabetes has affected the lives of a few people close to us, so we wanted to complete this in regard to them.
I would add a separate feature that helps users track their glucose levels. I would also expand on the features to be more specifically aimed toward the three diabetes types, showing UI examples.
