Reducing severe hypoglycemia incidents
My Target Audiences
Market gaps and Opportunities
Severe hypoglycemia is a life-threatening issue for individuals with diabetes. After hearing a tragic story of a child's death due to undetected hypoglycemia, our team aimed to develop a system that provides timely alerts, especially for high-risk patients, to prevent such incidents and improve glucose monitoring.
KEY
FEATURES
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM):
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose:
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping you understand how and when your levels change.
Notifier:
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless account creation process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
Here is a full functioning prototype of GlucoGuard!
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
DELIVARABLES
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2023
Jan 2024 - May 2024
-Stakeholder interviews
-Competitive analysis
-Ideation workshops
-Prototypes
-User testing sessions
-Executive presentations
Abhinav Krishnan
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
User Friendly
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
Project Overview
Key Outcome
PROJECT BACKGROUND
STRATEGIC PRIORITIZATION
My Target Audiences
KEY RESULTS
KEY FEATURES
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS
WIREFRAMES & DESIGN
TAKEAWAYS
KEY INSIGHTS
Market gaps and Opportunities
Competitive Analysis
GlucoGuard is an innovative glucose monitoring system developed for the Jewish Healthcare Hospital to enhance the safety and well-being of diabetic patients. The project aimed to reduce hypoglycemic incidents by providing real-time glucose level tracking and proactive alerts, ensuring timely intervention and improved patient outcomes.
21% Reduction in Hypoglycemic Incidents – Real-time monitoring and automated alerts helped users take action before glucose levels became dangerously low.
Faster Emergency Response – Immediate notifications to caregivers and healthcare providers enabled quicker intervention, reducing severe complications.
Higher User Adoption & Trust – Designed an intuitive and accessible interface, making it easier for diabetic patients to monitor their glucose levels with confidence.
Improved Collaboration with Healthcare Providers – Seamless data sharing allowed medical professionals to track trends and adjust treatments proactively.
KEY
FEATURES
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM) :
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose :
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping you understand how and when your levels change.
Notifier :
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless account creation process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
A Full Functioning Prototype of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
Here is a full functioning prototype of GlucoGuard!
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2024
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Myself,
1 Developer,
1 Bio Engineer,
1 UX Designer
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
User Friendly
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts
Design Practices
Stakeholder interviews
Competitive analysis
Ideation workshops
Prototypes
User testing sessions
Executive presentations
🎮 give users greater control over their transitional spaces?
⏱️ensure real-time interventions to prevent severe hypoglycemic incidents?
make hosting and staying in temporary accommodations more comfortable and personalized?
reduce the anxiety of patients and caregivers through proactive monitoring?
🛏️
📉
Reduction in Hypoglycemic Incidents
Real-time monitoring and automated alerts helped users take action before glucose levels became dangerously low.
Faster Emergency Response
Immediate notifications to caregivers and healthcare providers enabled quicker intervention, reducing severe complications.
Higher User Adoption & Trust
Designed an intuitive and accessible interface, making it easier for diabetic patients to monitor their glucose levels with confidence.
Improved Collaboration with Healthcare Providers
Seamless data sharing allowed medical professionals to track trends and adjust treatments proactively.
Project Overview
Key Outcome
PROJECT BACKGROUND
STRATEGIC PRIORITIZATION
HOW SHOULD I…
KEY RESULTS
KEY FEATURES
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS
WIREFRAMES & DESIGN
TAKEAWAYS
KEY INSIGHTS
Primary Research
Competitive Analysis
GlucoGuard is an innovative glucose monitoring system designed for the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to enhance the safety and well-being of diabetic patients. The project aimed to reduce hypoglycemic incidents by providing real-time glucose level tracking and proactive alerts, ensuring timely intervention and improved patient outcomes.
Real-time monitoring and proactive alerts improved patient safety by reducing hypoglycemic incidents. The intuitive design boosted user adoption and trust, while data-driven insights helped users track glucose patterns more effectively. Seamless integration with healthcare providers enhanced overall care and treatment adjustments.
KEY
FEATURES
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM):
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose:
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping the users understand how and when their levels change.
Notifier:
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless onboarding process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
A Full Functioning Prototype of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2024
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Myself, 1 Developer,
1 Bio Engineer, 1 UX Designer
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
User Friendly
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts
Design Practices
Stakeholder interviews
Competitive analysis
Ideation workshops
Prototypes
User testing sessions
Executive presentations
😎 provide users with greater control and confidence in their glucose management??
⏱️ensure real-time interventions to prevent severe hypoglycemic incidents?
enhance the likelihood of receiving assistance for an individual experiencing a hypoglycemic episode.
reduce the anxiety of patients and caregivers through proactive monitoring?
🏥
📉
Reduction in Hypoglycemic Incidents
Real-time monitoring and automated alerts helped users take action before glucose levels became dangerously low.
Faster Emergency Response
Immediate notifications to caregivers and healthcare providers enabled quicker intervention, reducing severe complications.
Higher User Adoption & Trust
Designed an intuitive and accessible interface, making it easier for diabetic patients to monitor their glucose levels with confidence.
Improved Collaboration with Healthcare Providers
Seamless data sharing allowed medical professionals to track trends and adjust treatments proactively.
Project Overview
Key Outcome
PROJECT BACKGROUND
STRATEGIC PRIORITIZATION
HOW SHOULD I…
KEY RESULTS
KEY FEATURES
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS
WIREFRAMES & DESIGN
TAKEAWAYS
KEY INSIGHTS
Primary Research
Competitive Analysis
GlucoGuard is an innovative glucose monitoring system designed for the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to enhance the safety and well-being of diabetic patients. The project aimed to reduce hypoglycemic incidents by providing real-time glucose level tracking and proactive alerts, ensuring timely intervention and improved patient outcomes.
Real-time monitoring and proactive alerts improved patient safety by reducing hypoglycemic incidents. The intuitive design boosted user adoption and trust, while data-driven insights helped users track glucose patterns more effectively. Seamless integration with healthcare providers enhanced overall care and treatment adjustments.
KEY
FEATURES
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM):
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose:
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping the users understand how and when their levels change.
Notifier:
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless onboarding process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
A Full Functioning Prototype of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2024
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Myself, 1 Developer,
1 Bio Engineer, 1 UX Designer
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
User Friendly
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts
Design Practices
Stakeholder interviews
Competitive analysis
Ideation workshops
Prototypes
User testing sessions
Executive presentations
😎 provide users with greater control and confidence in their glucose management??
⏱️ensure real-time interventions to prevent severe hypoglycemic incidents?
enhance the likelihood of receiving assistance for an individual experiencing a hypoglycemic episode.
reduce the anxiety of patients and caregivers through proactive monitoring?
🏥
📉
Reduction in Hypoglycemic Incidents
Real-time monitoring and automated alerts helped users take action before glucose levels became dangerously low.
Faster Emergency Response
Immediate notifications to caregivers and healthcare providers enabled quicker intervention, reducing severe complications.
Higher User Adoption & Trust
Designed an intuitive and accessible interface, making it easier for diabetic patients to monitor their glucose levels with confidence.
Improved Collaboration with Healthcare Providers
Seamless data sharing allowed medical professionals to track trends and adjust treatments proactively.
Project Overview
Key Outcome
PROJECT BACKGROUND
STRATEGIC PRIORITIZATION
HOW SHOULD I…
KEY RESULTS
KEY FEATURES
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS
WIREFRAMES & DESIGN
TAKEAWAYS
KEY INSIGHTS
Primary Research
Competitive Analysis
GlucoGuard is an innovative glucose monitoring system designed for the Jewish Healthcare Foundation to enhance the safety and well-being of diabetic patients. The project aimed to reduce hypoglycemic incidents by providing real-time glucose level tracking and proactive alerts, ensuring timely intervention and improved patient outcomes.
Real-time monitoring and proactive alerts improved patient safety by reducing hypoglycemic incidents. The intuitive design boosted user adoption and trust, while data-driven insights helped users track glucose patterns more effectively. Seamless integration with healthcare providers enhanced overall care and treatment adjustments.
KEY
FEATURES
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM):
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose:
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping the users understand how and when their levels change.
Notifier:
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless onboarding process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
A Full Functioning Prototype of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2024
Jan 2024 - May 2024
Myself, 1 Developer,
1 Bio Engineer, 1 UX Designer
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
User Friendly
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts
Design Practices
Stakeholder interviews
Competitive analysis
Ideation workshops
Prototypes
User testing sessions
Executive presentations
😎 provide users with greater control and confidence in their glucose management??
⏱️ensure real-time interventions to prevent severe hypoglycemic incidents?
enhance the likelihood of receiving assistance for an individual experiencing a hypoglycemic episode.
reduce the anxiety of patients and caregivers through proactive monitoring?
🏥
📉
Reduction in Hypoglycemic Incidents
Real-time monitoring and automated alerts helped users take action before glucose levels became dangerously low.
Faster Emergency Response
Immediate notifications to caregivers and healthcare providers enabled quicker intervention, reducing severe complications.
Higher User Adoption & Trust
Designed an intuitive and accessible interface, making it easier for diabetic patients to monitor their glucose levels with confidence.
Improved Collaboration with Healthcare Providers
Seamless data sharing allowed medical professionals to track trends and adjust treatments proactively.
Reducing severe hypoglycemia incidents
My Target Audiences
Market gaps and Opportunities
Severe hypoglycemia is a life-threatening issue for individuals with diabetes. After hearing a tragic story of a child's death due to undetected hypoglycemia, our team aimed to develop a system that provides timely alerts, especially for high-risk patients, to prevent such incidents and improve glucose monitoring.
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM)
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping you understand how and when your levels change.
Notifier
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless account creation process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
DELIVERABLES
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2024
Jan 2024 - May 24'
Stakeholder interviews
Competitive analysis
Ideation workshops
Prototypes
User testing sessions
Executive presentations
Myself,
1 Bio Engineer,
1 Software Engineer
KEY
FEATURES
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
User Friendly
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts
Reducing severe hypoglycemia incidents
My Target Audiences
Market gaps and Opportunities
Severe hypoglycemia is a life-threatening issue for individuals with diabetes. After hearing a tragic story of a child's death due to undetected hypoglycemia, our team aimed to develop a system that provides timely alerts, especially for high-risk patients, to prevent such incidents and improve glucose monitoring.
The GlucoGuard journey map highlights the challenges of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, guiding design to prevent tragedies.
It identifies gaps in glucose monitors, emphasizing proactive alerts, real-time tracking, and emergency features to reduce anxiety, ensure timely intervention, and build trust in its life-saving mission.
Conversations with patients, caregivers, and providers emphasized accurate monitoring, user-friendly tools, real-time data sharing, and integrated solutions, highlighting the need for collaboration to address their priorities of education and prevention.
GlucoGuard prioritized intuitive design, real-time monitoring, and seamless mobile integration.
Research shaped user-friendly concepts, refined through prototypes and testing, with clear visuals, simple navigation, and predictive alerts ensuring it met user needs.
Thank you for your time!
Copyright Abhinav 2024
Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Data Accuracy (CGM)
GlucoGuard ensures precise, real-time blood glucose tracking, minimizing reliance on invasive methods and helping patients avoid dangerous fluctuations.
Tracking Glucose
Discover patterns in your past glucose levels, helping you understand how and when your levels change.
Notifier
Personalized emergency response system which automatically triggers alerts to pre-designated contacts.
Joshua, a nurse’s profile and perspective on GlucoGuard
Martin, a patient’s profile and their take on GlucoGuard
Soojin, a pharmacist’s profile and their perspective on GlucoGuard
Showcasing the logo and a seamless account creation process to welcome users
Wireframes, Mapping the blueprint for a seamless and user-friendly mobile experience.
Home, Log Book, and Profile – designed for effortless navigation and personalized glucose management.
Key features of GlucoGuard
I gained valuable insights into the intersection of design, healthcare, and user empathy. I learned how to create solutions that directly address real-world problems by deeply understanding patient needs and emotional experiences.
Leading a team through ideation to high-fidelity design, I developed a stronger sense of how to balance user-centered design with technical functionality, particularly in critical applications like glucose monitoring.
I also learned the importance of collaboration, especially in healthcare-related projects, where effective communication with stakeholders can drive impactful, life-saving innovations.
This project reinforced the significance of designing with purpose and ensuring that every feature contributes meaningfully to user safety and trust.
GLUCOGUARD
A customer journey map outlining the diabetes patient's experience
“It’s not just about monitoring numbers, it’s about saving lives. GlucoGuard can become a lifeline for families dealing with diabetes.”
Diabetic Patients
Emergency Responders
Healthcare Providers
“As a team, we needed to assess how competing products were executing similar solutions and identify areas where we could improve. The key question was: What can we do better?”
“The feedback from the users strengthened our focus on making GlucoGuard as accessible as possible, particularly refining the notification system for timely, effective alerts”
The absence of an automated system for hypoglycemia emergencies prevents timely alerts to first responders and healthcare providers about dangerously low blood sugar levels.
8th leading cause of death in the United States
38.4 million people in U.S have diabetes of which 77% have been diagnosed
$413 Billion total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes
33% Adults with Diabetes have faced a severe hypoglycemic events
BASE
JOURNEY MAP
REQUIREMENTS
UNDERSTANDING THE USER
EXECUTION
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
CONCLUSION
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED
ROLE
YEAR
DURATION
DELIVERABLES
TEAM
TOOLS
Product Designer
2024
Jan 2024 - May 24'
Stakeholder interviews
Competitive analysis
Ideation workshops
Prototypes
User testing sessions
Executive presentations
Myself,
1 Bio Engineer,
1 Software Engineer
KEY
FEATURES
Emergency Response
Detailed Analysis
User Friendly
Data Sharing
Customizable Alerts