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Steady Health: Modern diabetes care
Using data and experience to radically improve people’s lives Last year, I experienced something remarkable. Using data from a wearable device, I learned more about my body in 5 months than I had done in my previous 18 years living with diabetes. Through data analysis and experimentation, I completely changed how I think about the… Read more
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The value of a care team in my pocket
My name is Parteek Saran, and I’m a designer and avid cyclist living in San Francisco. I’ve been living with Type 1 Diabetes for most of my life, and I am still looking for better ways to improve control of my blood sugars. This is the story of how the team at Steady Health has… Read more
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Steady Health’s Chia Seed Pudding
hia seed pudding has become increasingly popular within the diabetes community as it has little impact on blood glucose, is easy to make, tasty, very customizable, and is a very low-cost breakfast or snack. Breakfast can often be the hardest meal of the day for people with diabetes. Starting every day in good control could… Read more
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A1c vs Time-in-Range
What is A1c? What is time-in-range? How do they relate? Why is the diabetes community moving more and more towards time-in-range? What is A1c? In simple terms, Hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c, HbA1c or A1c) is the average blood glucose level over the past 2-3 months. An A1c test measures the amount of glucose that attaches to red… Read more
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Misunderstood & Oversimplified - The Complicated Nature of Diabetes
One doctor’s realization that a lot of thought and effort goes into managing this disease well My name is Calvin Wu, and I’m an endocrinologist — a physician that specializes in hormone-related diseases including diabetes. I’ve been on the front lines of the diabetes epidemic for years and am convinced that we’re not getting anywhere with our current… Read more
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Behind the Scenes: The Design of Steady Health
How we designed a patient-focused location from start to finish The challenge in designing a modern clinic like Steady Health is to put together a space that has all necessary clinical tools but reflects a new approach to care, specifically diabetes care. While interviewing Chloe Blain, the designer behind Steady, she explains, “Our main goal for… Read more