Glyca User Guide

Complete documentation for all Glyca features.

Dashboard

Your home screen with quick actions and an overview of your health.

Ask Glyca (AI Chat)

Ask any health-related question: "What can I eat for dinner?", "When should I take my medication?", "How much water should I drink?"

Note: Glyca only answers questions about diabetes, food, medications, exercise, and water. Off-topic questions will be politely declined.

Quick Reading

Log a sugar reading without leaving the Dashboard:

Type auto-selects based on your meal schedule
Timestamp is set to the appropriate meal time (not current time)
Add what you ate and exercise duration (optional)

AI Daily Insights

Tap the refresh icon to get personalized recommendations for optimal meal times, exercise schedule, water intake, and daily routine — all based on your actual glucose patterns.

Charts

View glucose trends across 1 Day, 7 Days, 30 Days, or 90 Days. The chart adapts:

1D: Time-based (2-hour intervals)
7D: Day-by-day line chart
30D/90D: Weekly average bar chart

Sugar Tracking

The Sugar tab shows all your readings with filtering options.

Filtering

Use the segmented picker to filter: Today, 7D, 30D, 90D, or All readings.

Adding a Reading

Tap + to open the full Add Reading form with type, value, meal description, exercise, and notes.

Editing a Reading

Tap any reading to edit its value, type, time, exercise, or notes.

Deleting

Swipe left on any reading to delete it
Tap the trash icon to delete ALL readings (with confirmation)

Water Intake

Track daily water consumption with a progress ring and quick-add buttons.

Set your daily goal in Profile → Water Goal
Tap "+ Add Water" to log 250mL increments
View 7-day history

Restaurant & Menu Finder

Find diabetes-friendly options at nearby restaurants.

Setting Location

Tap "Change" next to your location to enter a zip code. All searches use this location.

Cuisine Filter

Filter by cuisine type: Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, American, Healthy, Thai, Mediterranean.

AI Menu Recommendations

After selecting a restaurant, tap "AI Menu Recommendations" to get personalized picks based on:

Your meal history and glucose responses
Your dietary preferences and allergies
Your current sugar level

Results show Best Choices (green), Avoid (red), and a Tip.

Meal History & Diet Analysis

Viewing Meals

Shows both manually logged meals and imported readings with meal notes.

AI Diet Recommendations

Analyzes your complete meal history to provide:

Top 10 Foods to Eat — lowest sugar spike, ranked by frequency
Top 10 Foods to Avoid — highest sugar spike
Avoid Together — food combinations that cause spikes
Key Insights — patterns and swap suggestions

💡 Tip: Diet analysis refreshes every 7 days. The more data you log, the better the recommendations.

Medications

Adding Medications

Tap + to add: name, dosage, unit, and frequency.

AI Analysis

Tap "AI Medication Analysis" for a collective review of all active medications:

Optimal Timing — when to take each med based on your glucose patterns
Side Effects — common effects for diabetic patients
Interactions — warnings if medications interact

Note: Side effects and timing are saved permanently and only refresh if you change the dosage or frequency.

Bloodwork Reports

Uploading

Go to More → Bloodwork Reports → Upload New Report
Select a PDF (recommended) or image of your lab report
Enter lab name and date
Tap "Analyze with AI"

AI Analysis

The AI reads your lab report and provides:

Overall status (Good / Fair / Needs Attention)
What's looking good — with organ mapping and plain language
What needs attention — explained simply
Action items to discuss with your doctor

💡 Tip: The analysis is saved with the report. You can view it anytime without using AI again.

Analysis & Insights

Deep dive into your glucose data with:

Glucose Trends — visual chart with time range selector
Time in Range — percentage of readings in Low/Normal/High
Exercise Impact — compares glucose with vs without exercise
AI Health Plan — comprehensive plan refreshed every 30 days

Importing Data (CSV)

Import sugar readings from a spreadsheet or other apps.

CSV Format

Column	Format	Required
Date	M/D/YY or YYYY-MM-DD	✅ Yes
Time	HH:mm (24-hour)	✅ Yes
Value	Number (mg/dL)	✅ Yes
Type	See types below	Optional
Exercised	e.g. "30 Minutes", "1 Hour"	Optional
Notes	Free text (meal description)	Optional

Valid Types

Fasting, Before Breakfast, After Breakfast, Before Lunch, After Lunch, Before Dinner, After Dinner, Bedtime, Random

Example CSV

Date,Time,Value,Type,Exercised,Notes
5/20/26,20:53,147,After Dinner,,1 cup rice and daal
5/20/26,18:24,112,Before Dinner,30 Minutes,
5/6/26,05:47,101,Fasting,,

How to Import

Go to More → Import from CSV
Tap "Select CSV File"
Choose your file from Files app
The app confirms how many readings were imported

Note: The first row (header) is always skipped. Commas in the Notes field should be wrapped in quotes or replaced with semicolons.

Exporting Data

Export all your readings in CSV format that can be re-imported on another device.

Go to More → Export Data
Tap "Export CSV"
Share via AirDrop, email, or save to Files

The exported file uses the same format as the import, so it's fully round-trippable between devices.

Profile & Settings

Personal Info — name, email, phone
Body Metrics — height, weight
Diabetes — type, target A1c
Dietary Preferences & Allergies
Physician & Emergency Contact
Notifications — enable/disable medication and sugar check reminders
Schedule — wake time, meal times, bedtime
Water Goal — daily target in mL
Reset All Data — permanently delete everything

iCloud Sync

All your data is automatically backed up to iCloud and synced across your iPhone and iPad.

Ensure you're signed into iCloud on your device
Data syncs automatically — no action needed
If you install Glyca on a new device with the same Apple ID, your data appears automatically

⚠️ Important: Glyca is not a medical device. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your diabetes management plan.