Happy Bob vs Practice with Freeman

Feel better about your diabetes!
 Happy Bob is your personal digital health companion that connects with your continuous glucose monitor and turns your diabetes data into motivating, friendly, and fun experiences — helping you stay in range while reducing the stress of daily diabetes management. Designed by people with diabetes, Happy Bob helps you feel like a person, not a patient. Supported Data Sources • Dexcom G6, Dexcom G7, and Dexcom ONE+
 → Real-time glucose updates delivered instantly through Happy Bob.
 • FreeStyle Libre 1, 2, 3, and 3+ (U.S. only)
 → Data available with a slight delay and intended for wellness purposes only.
 When used with Abbott’s Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems, Happy Bob is intended for non-medical use for wellness purposes only. The information displayed is for reference and you must use your Abbott CGM reader or display device for diabetes management decisions. Why Happy Bob? • Glucose tracking made fun: Your values come with humorous, personalized messages that reduce data anxiety. • Motivating goals: Set a star target and collect stars for every in-range reading. • Community support: Create a group with your diabuddies, share data, and cheer each other on. • Apple Health integration: Sync steps and activity for a more complete view of your day. • Apple Watch compatibility: Check glucose at a glance—plus a smile from Bob. • Dexcom real-time compatible and supportive of FreeStyle Libre (wellness-only). New Features • Monthly Challenges  Stay motivated with monthly glucose and activity challenges designed to help you build healthy habits one month at a time. • Happy Mom — Support for Pregnancy & Diabetes A dedicated experience supporting people who are pregnant or planning pregnancy while managing Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes. Available with Premium Subscription.  Happy Bob Premium – Try Free for 7 Days! Free version of Happy Bob can be used to connect to CGMs and view basic glucose data. To unlock the full experience upgrade to Premium version: •Multiple funny moods — each with a unique character and tone of voice that reacts to your glucose values. (including fan-favorite Snarky Bob) • In-app glucose & activity statistics • Dashboard for simplified data insights What our users are saying: “Happy Bob helps take the stress out of daily diabetes management.” “I’ve been a Type 1 diabetic for 35 years—never has trying to keep my blood sugars in range been so much fun!” “My 9-year-old LOVES Snarky Bob! She loves trying to earn stars.” “Best thing ever since they invented CGMs.” “He is always there to remind you of your numbers.” Who is Happy Bob for? • People with Type 1, Type 2, Gestational, or Prediabetes • Caregivers • Healthcare providers – Supports data sharing between patients and care teams for improved remote engagement. • Diabetes advocacy organizations Subscription Free 7-day trial with Premium subscription. Monthly and yearly plans available. Pricing varies by region. Manage auto-renewal in iTunes Account Settings. About Happy Bob Built by people with diabetes, for people with diabetes. Our mission is to support you in feeling like a person—not just a patient—every step of the way. Note: The data displayed in this app is for informational purposes only and should not be used for medical decisions. FreeStyle Libre data is intended for non-medical wellness use and may be delayed.
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Freeman was 83. He had type 1 diabetes, and he could not reliably aim his iPhone at the small code on a Dexcom™ sensor applicator. The task is difficult to understand for him. The target is over there. The camera is on the far side of the phone. The picture is on the near side. And the hands have to move the phone in the direction that brings one into the other. Any link in that chain can break on its own. This app is named in his memory, and it does one thing: it practices that movement. It is designed to be used by diabetic patients along with their carers. It was eye-opening for me to realize that, for some, these simple code-scanning procedures were really difficult. PRACTICE, NEVER THE REAL THING in a SAFE ENVIRONMENT (Not a real sensor activation). Freeman has its own practice codes, and recognizes nothing else. Point it at a real sensor and nothing happens — the app is built so that it cannot succeed on anything but its own material. It does not start, activate, configure, control or communicate with any sensor, and it has no Bluetooth, no network connection and no health data of any kind. There is nothing here that can be set off by accident. Every practice session begins with a reminder that this is practice, and ends with a sentence that says so again: "Practice complete. No sensor was started." BUILT FOR HANDS THAT SHAKE, AND EYES THAT TIRE • Spoken guidance, slowed down, in your own language and accent where the voice exists • One instruction at a time, held long enough to act on • Buttons that light up and pause before they do anything, so you can see which one you pressed • Very large tap targets, and a second tap while a button is confirming is ignored rather than queued • Haptics for three moments only — found it, framing is good, finished — because a constantly buzzing phone is one more thing to fight • Nothing anywhere tells you that you got it wrong 3 THINGS TO PRINT A sheet to tape to a wall, where the target holds still and aiming is the only variable. A target you hold, at the angle you would really meet one. And a cut-out practice label, clearly marked, for an applicator that has already been used and finished with. Print them, or send them to whoever is helping. They are a ladder rather than a menu — start at the wall. FOR THE PERSON HELPING Freeman is often installed by somebody else: a partner, a daughter, a carer. It is free, it has no account, no sign-up, no advertising and no analytics. It stores nothing at all — no history, no results, no pictures. Close the app and there is no record that anyone practiced, because a record of somebody's declining dexterity is not a thing this app is willing to keep. PLEASE READ Practice with Freeman is an independent practice and training application. Freeman is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with Dexcom, Inc. Freeman does not start, activate, configure, control, or communicate with a Dexcom G7 sensor. Freeman is not a medical device. It teaches nothing about diabetes, sensors, or treatment, it gives no medical advice, and it does not assess whether anyone is able to use real equipment. Its measurements describe one practice attempt and nothing more. iPhone only, held upright. Requires the back camera. PRIVACY Practice with Freeman does not collect, store, track, or transmit personal information or usage data. Because Practice with Freeman does not collect information about you, there is no personal data to sell, share, or use for advertising or marketing purposes. Practice with Freeman is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with Dexcom, Inc. Freeman does not start, activate, configure, control, or communicate with a Dexcom G7 sensor.