PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Vmersion-Health introduces Gluco-Share, a mobile smart device application that connects people living with diabetes with their family and friends through a private and secure social media network. The Gluco-Share app is a free download available at the Apple iTunes store.

Gluco-Share enables persons living with diabetes to monitor their blood sugar (glucose) levels and to communicate that information in real time to their circle of family and friends. In turn, family and friends communicate their support, providing social and psychological encouragement that empowers a person to maintain their medical regimen and live a fuller life.

The daily support and understanding people living with diabetes receive from their social circle can make a significant difference in how effectively they manage the disease, said Joseph Madden, president and CEO of Vmersion-Health. Gluco-Share harnesses technology already available on a smart device data input, chat, text, notifications and badges- to create a private, secure and fun supportive social network.

As an application, Gluco-Share provides three interrelated functions: Check, Share and Reward.

CHECK: Persons with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes receive friendly automated reminders to check blood glucose levels. The Check function provides data fields for glucose values, med units, and personal comments and automatically registers date and time.

SHARE: Gluco-Share communicates data and alerts in real time to persons within the diabetics social circle of parents, family and friends, allowing them to share in the frequency of the diabetics checking of glucose levels. A chat function allows family and friends to offer supportive comments or to just say hello and maintain normal social relationships.

REWARD: Gluco-Share features a Challenge system that rewards frequent checking and provides fun and educational games that encourage interplay among Gluco-Share members.

As a parent of a Type 1 child, I understand the importance and frustration- of ensuring that my child has checked his blood sugar, said Madden. Gluco-Share is the first app that has a reward system based on the frequency of checking ones blood sugar, not just the numeric value. I can say from my own experience that using the app has improved the quality of my communication and my relationship with my child.

Gluco-Share shares data, chat, challenges and games among multiple users in the members network. Unlike other diabetes apps that use email, Gluco-Share allows real-time data sharing and chat. The users network of family and friends instantaneously receive text messages, glucose-checking notifications, and game and challenge status updates.

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Vmersion-Health’s New Mobile App Gluco-Share™ Harnesses the Power of Sharing to Improve Diabetic Health