ShuggaShugga
Hear & Share Blood Glucose
Free
The only app that lets you Hear & Share blood glucose securely and privately across iOS, macOS and tvOS—no sign-up required. Stay on top of your Time in Range (TiR).
ShuggaShugga audibly announces your latest blood glucose value using data from Apple Health, a compatible CGM, or Nightscout.
It can securely and privately share live glucose readings across your Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Macs and Apple TV) using the same iCloud account, or with other users on separate iCloud accounts.
Now with multilingual blood glucose announcements!
ShuggaShugga can now announce your blood glucose in:
• English (English)
• German (Deutsch)
• Arabic (العربية)
• Japanese (日本語)
• Korean (한국어)
• Finnish (Suomi)
• Hindi (हिन्दी)
• Bengali (বাংলা)
• Italian (Italiano)
• Spanish (Español)
• French (Français)
• Mandarin (中文)
• Cantonese (廣東話)
• Danish (Dansk)
• Welsh (Cymraeg)
• Dutch (Nederlands)
• Portuguese (Português)
• Turkish (Türkçe)
• Ukrainian (Українська)
• Swedish (Svenska)
• Norwegian Bokmål (Norsk Bokmål)
• Hebrew (עברית)
Managing blood glucose 24/7 can be exhausting. ShuggaShugga aims to provide a small moment of reassurance during a difficult day.
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MAIN FEATURES
1. Scheduled audible announcements of your current blood glucose value.
2. Optional warnings when glucose data is no longer fresh.
3. Optional double-tap gesture for an immediate glucose announcement.
4. Large blood glucose display for quick visibility during a variety of activities.
5. Three data sources (Apple Health, a compatible CGM, or Nightscout)
6. Share glucose between your devices. An iPhone can act as a host, sending its glucose values, or as a client, receiving them. iPad, Mac and Apple TV act as clients.
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PRIVACY
See our privacy statement.
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DISCLAIMER
This app provides information that may or may not be accurate. It does not provide medical or treatment advice and must not be relied upon for medical diagnosis or treatment decisions.
The information provided by this app is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content — including text, graphics, tables, images, and information — is provided for general informational purposes only.
Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding a medical condition or treatment.
ShuggaShugga is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Dexcom, Loop, Nightscout, or their respective organizations.
A full disclaimer is available online and in-app.
more This app is innovative and great to track your shugga’s 😉
This app is innovative and great to track your shugga’s 😉
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
3.8.1 2d ago
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
3.8 4d ago
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
3.7.2 Oct 10
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
3.7.1 Oct 3
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
3.7 Oct 1
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
Improved individual help interface is just a click away.
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
New privacy policy since we've added our Bloody Simple Share server to the service.
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
3.6 Sep 23
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
Improved individual help interface is just a click away.
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
New privacy policy since we've added our Bloody Simple Share server to the service.
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
3.5.2 Sep 17
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
Improved individual help interface is just a click away.
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
New privacy policy since we've added our Bloody Simple Share server to the service.
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
3.5 Sep 14
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
New privacy policy since we've added our Bloody Simple Share server to the service.
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
3.3 Aug 28
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
New privacy policy since we've added server to the service.
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
3.2.3 Aug 26
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
New privacy policy since we've added server to the service.
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
3.2 Aug 24
UI bug fixes and improvements
Server bug fixes and improvements
Updated privacy statement v 3.1.1 (in app and on our website)
3.1.1 Aug 13
Now uses Bloody Simple Share server to share your blood glucose securely using end-to-end encryption. Host using an iPhone. Share to other iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs. You can share to other iCloud accounts too.
3.1 Aug 12
• Now the app can receive the latest blood glucose from CGM (currently only compatible with Dexcom G7)
• Added Nightscout as an optional blood glucose data source.
• Added support for spoken blood glucose announcements in multiple languages.
• Added the ability to hear and view live blood glucose values from Nightscout and from shared iCloud.
• Improved Nightstand View. Now with Nixie tubes!
• "Hey Siri, ShuggaShugga" to hear your blood glucose
• Added native macOS support.
• Added Nightscout as an optional blood glucose data source.
• Added support for spoken blood glucose announcements in multiple languages.
• Added the ability to hear and view live blood glucose values from Nightscout.
• Added the ability to hear and view live blood glucose values from shared iCloud.
• Improved Nightstand View. Now with Nixie tubes!
• Improved reliability when speaking blood glucose values on Mac.
• UI refinements and stability improvements throughout the app.
• Increased the minimum iOS requirement to 17.6.
• Increased the minimum macOS requirement to 14.0.
• Improved language grammars
• Improved reliability
2.4.3 Jul 16
• Added native macOS support.
• Added Nightscout as an optional blood glucose data source.
• Added support for spoken blood glucose announcements in multiple languages.
• Added the ability to hear and view live blood glucose values from Nightscout.
• Added the ability to hear and view live blood glucose values from shared iCloud.
• Improved Nightstand View. Now with Nixie tubes!
• Improved reliability when speaking blood glucose values on Mac.
• UI refinements and stability improvements throughout the app.
• Increased the minimum iOS requirement to 17.6.
• Increased the minimum macOS requirement to 14.0.
• Improved language grammars
• Improved reliability
2.3 Jun 25
• Added native macOS support.
• Added Nightscout as an optional blood glucose data source.
• Added support for spoken blood glucose announcements in multiple languages.
• Added the ability to hear and view live blood glucose values from Nightscout.
• Improved Nightstand View. Now with Nixie tubes!
• Improved reliability when speaking blood glucose values on Mac.
• UI refinements and stability improvements throughout the app.
• Increased the minimum iOS requirement to 17.6.
• Increased the minimum macOS requirement to 14.0.
2.1 Jun 17
New: Ability to “Shugga” (speak) blood glucose values from Nightscout when running on a Mac. Likely more reliable than background Shugga on iOS.
Improved: UI refinements and stability improvements.
Increased minimum iOS requirement from 16.5 to 17.6
2.0 Jun 12
ShuggaShugga audibly announces your latest blood glucose value using data sourced directly from the Health app on your iPhone.
Important: ShuggaShugga is primarily intended for people using Loop.app, Nightscout, or another system that writes live blood glucose values into Apple Health. For the best experience, your blood glucose data should be updated in Health in near real time.
Without Loop.app, Nightscout, or another live glucose source, blood glucose values in Apple Health may be delayed by hours due to Apple Health processing and regression analysis. In those situations, ShuggaShugga may not be suitable, since it depends on fresh glucose data for timely spoken announcements.
For users who manually enter blood glucose into Health, ShuggaShugga can still read values aloud, though the experience is significantly better with automatically updated live data.
Now with multilingual blood glucose announcements!
ShuggaShugga can now speak your blood glucose in:
• English
• Japanese
• German
• Italian
• French
• Spanish
• Mandarin Chinese
• Swedish
• Norwegian
(The UI is localized in English and Japanese only)
Managing blood glucose 24/7 can be exhausting. ShuggaShugga aims to provide a small moment of reassurance during a difficult day.
Introducing Kiyoshi Button — inspired by classic “easy buttons” and affirmations — tap to hear an encouraging chorus of “You got this.”
For caregivers and supporters:
You can enjoy Kiyoshi Button and iMessage stickers without granting Health read permissions.
Because ShuggaShugga depends on Apple Health, it is exclusively available for iPhone.
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MAIN FEATURES
1. Scheduled audible announcements of your current blood glucose value.
2. Optional warnings when glucose data is no longer fresh.
3. Optional double-tap gesture for an immediate glucose announcement.
4. Large blood glucose display for quick visibility during a variety of activities.
5. Kiyoshi Button — a small dose of encouragement when you need it.
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IMPORTANT USAGE CONCEPTS
Foreground Mode
When ShuggaShugga is open and active, you can customize how it works by tapping the gear icon. The app can announce your latest blood glucose value at your preferred interval (for example, every 30 seconds).
Background Mode
ShuggaShugga can attempt to continue announcing blood glucose values while running in the background, as permitted by iOS.
Background announcements generally work best when the iPhone screen remains on and tend to be most predictable when the device is plugged into power or has a high battery charge. Because background execution is controlled by iOS, ShuggaShugga has limited control over how consistently announcements occur.
Performance may vary depending on device state, battery level, power mode, and system conditions.
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DISCLAIMER
This app provides information that may or may not be accurate. It does not provide medical or treatment advice and must not be relied upon for medical diagnosis or treatment decisions.
The information provided by this app is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All content — including text, graphics, tables, images, and information — is provided for general informational purposes only.
Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding a medical condition or treatment.
A full disclaimer is available online and in-app.
1.6 Jun 3
=== 1.3 ===
More optional features.
1.3 10/26/2023
v 1.2.2
Corrected: The app expired (was a beta feature).
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1.2.2 09/04/2023
V 1.2.x
Now comes with Kiyoshi iMessage stickers. Use them in your Message.app seamlessly. Let them know how you feel :)
V 1.01.x
Kiyoshi Button is now accessible directly from the first introduction screen for users without live blood glucose data in Health.
Minor user interface improvements.
1.2.1 08/16/2023
V 1.2.x
Now comes with Kiyoshi iMessage stickers. Use them in your Message.app seamlessly. Let them know how you feel :)
V 1.01.x
Kiyoshi Button is now accessible directly from the first introduction screen for users without live blood glucose data in Health.
Minor user interface improvements.
1.2.0 08/16/2023
V 1.01.x
Kiyoshi Button is now accessible directly from the first introduction screen for users without live blood glucose data in Health.
Minor user interface improvements.
1.01.2 08/14/2023
Kiyoshi Button is now accessible in the front page for users without live blood glucose data in Health.
1.01.1 08/11/2023
Custom trigger for announcements: Walking, running, sedentary, driving, and 2 & 4 hour post meal.
more Version 3.8.1 2d ago
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