In the Google Health app, you can set a custom target range for your glucose and log your data to understand how your glucose levels trend over time. The app can show how your glucose levels change throughout the day and react to physical activity, food, sleep, and other lifestyle choices.
Manually log your glucose levels in the Google Health app
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In the Google Health app
, on the Today tab
, tap
Log.
- Under “Log manually,” tap Glucose
.
- Enter your Blood glucose and additional details.
- Under Measurement details, indicate when you last checked your blood glucose:
- Fasting
- Before meal
- After meal
- Before bed
- Overnight
- Tap Save.
To learn how you can log your meals and hydration, go to Track your nutrition and hydration with the Google Health app.
To get quicker access, you can add Blood glucose to the Key metrics section of the Health tab.
- Open the Google Health app
.
- Beside “Key metrics,” tap Customize.
- Scroll to Blood glucose.
- Tap Add
You can also find Blood glucose under the Metabolic section of the Health tab.
- Open the Google Health app
- Tap Metabolic
Blood glucose.
- Navigate to the day you’re interested in.
- Tap a log to find more details about it.
With your Google Health Premium subscription, you can find more details about your data, including the number and percentage of glucose logs that were in or out of your target range.
- Open the Google Health app
- Under “Focus areas,” tap Metabolic.
- Scroll and tap Blood glucose.
- Navigate to the day you’re interested in.
- Tap the log you want to edit or delete.
- Tap Edit
to edit your log.
- Tap Delete
- Tap Edit
- Make your changes, then tap Save.
Important:
- The CDC recommends a healthy target range of 80 to 180 mg/dL. For more information, refer to www.cdc.gov.
- The WHO recommends a fasting blood glucose concentration between 70 mg/dL or 3.9 mmo/L and 100 mg/dL or 5.6 mmo/L. For more information, refer to www.who.int.
- Talk to your healthcare provider to set your personal range.
- Open the Google Health app
- Under “Focus areas,” tap Metabolic.
- Scroll and tap Blood glucose.
- At the top right, tap More
- Under "Goals," tap Glucose.
- Adjust your upper and lower target range, and then tap Set goal.
- Open the Google Health app
- Under “Focus areas,” tap Metabolic.
- Scroll and tap Blood glucose.
- At the top right, tap More
- Under “Preferences,” tap Glucose unit.
- Tap mg/dL or mmol/L to choose your preferred glucose unit of measurement.
Use Ask Health to get answers about your integrated glucose data. Find answers for questions like:
- "What was my glucose response to oatmeal?"
- "Show me my sugar levels during my morning run."
- "What was my average glucose over the last week?"
- "Did my glucose stay in a typical wellness range while I was sleeping last night?"
- "Compare my glucose after sushi versus tacos."
Ask Health is intended for general wellness only and should not be used for medical management.
For more information, go to Get started with the Google Health Coach.