Joslin Diabetes Center Collaborates to Create “My Diabetes Guide™”

The 24 million Americans with diabetes, plus another 57 million with pre-diabetes*, now have a trusted educator in Sensei’s My Diabetes Guide™ mobile phone application. One of the first programs of its kind, My Diabetes Guide™ takes patients step-by-step through the keys to healthy living with diabetes. The user’s mobile device now informs a patient about what to do, what to know, what to eat, and what to ask their doctors, as it personally guides him or her to better diabetes self-management. All content is downloaded directly to the mobile phone in a well organized, user-friendly manner. The iPod touch and iPhone application is now available for download at the App Store in iTunes (http://www.itunes.com/apps/MyDMGuide) for just 99 cents. My Diabetes Guide™ will soon be available on other mobile phones as well.

The application was designed by Sensei, a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana, Inc. (NYSE:HUM) in collaboration with the world renowned Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Sensei is a leading innovator in mobile and web programs that empower individuals to improve their health and well being.

“My Diabetes Guide™ goes beyond blood glucose tracking and nutritional information research. It is a comprehensive tool that takes patients, and those involved in their care, one screen at a time through all fundamentals of diabetes management. Physicians, dietitians, and diabetes educators from Joslin reviewed the diabetes content, and our tech experts built an application that gives users the best chance to succeed in the evolving person-centric healthcare system,” said Dr. Robert Schwarzberg, cardiologist and chief executive officer, Sensei, Inc.

Dr. Jonathan Lord, M.D., Humana’s chief innovation officer, says My Diabetes Guide™ “empowers people to play an active role in their own treatment, thus increasing the likelihood that they can delay or avoid long-term complications – such as cardiovascular disease – linked to diabetes. In working with Joslin, we have developed this unique approach to diabetes care which represents a significant advancement linking health care, technology and people with diabetes.”

“We at Joslin are exploring every avenue to improve the self-management capabilities of people with diabetes,” said Martin Abrahamson, MD, medical director of Joslin.