This is truly the era of technology. Even diseases are being managed with the help of technology.

Take the example of the new glucose meter OneDrop that is being marketed to diabetics. Jeff Dachis is the founder of this new product that allows diabetics to share their diet data in the virtual world. As Jeff states, it is a sharing platform. Jeff Dachis was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013 and he wanted to devise a way of monitoring his blood glucose and connect with other similar diabetics.

But how is this really of any consequence to diabetes?

Well, OneDrop is a glucose meter or in the founder’s words “a gorgeous glucose meter!” OneDrop is also an instrument to manage your diabetes.

OneDrop is a suave piece of technology that is Bluetooth connected. Hence, you are able to prick your finger and record the data of your blood sugar levels online. The instrument is connected by Bluetooth and so the information is available online.

There’s more to just getting your blood glucose information. You can share this data along with the kind of diet you have consumed at any point in time, the amount of physical activity performed, and get the readings for your insulin levels, with other fellow diabetics through a phone app specific to OneDrop.

Your personal information is protected but you are able to provide your day-to-day or hourly data to compare with other users. So, whatever you do during the day or hour, you are able to have a sense of the effect on your body with the help of this device. The users are all anonymous and the information is encrypted and secure.

The app promotes a minor level of social networking since fellow diabetics experiencing similar concerns about their insulin levels, their dietary intake, or their stress levels can connect with other diabetics with a certain level of privacy.

Those diabetics who are doing a good job of keeping their sugar levels in control may receive encouraging icons from other users to continue the good work.

Jeff Dachis was crushed to learn he was a type 1 diabetic. He did not want to be ignorant of his condition and he wanted to connect with others in similar situations. He has created a handy travel kit to monitor blood sugar levels and to manage the condition no matter where you go.

By connecting to a phone app, OneDrop has utilized the most prevalent technology (mobile phones) to harness the information on diabetes. The combined management and social networking benefits of OneDrop take care of the medical as well as psychological component of the condition.

So, for all those diabetic tech lovers who want to be in touch with their insulin levels, OneDrop may be your go to-device.