Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes 4+
Empath Labs Inc.
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- Free
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Description
Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes® is a best friend for children with type 1 diabetes.
By taking care of Rufus, this app enables children to gain hands-on experience with diabetes management through play! Kids can feed Rufus foods, administer insulin using a pen or a pump, and check Rufus’ blood sugar.
Rufus the Bear provides comfort and education in a safe environment by focusing on Rufus’ simulated diabetes.
FEATURES
• Practice diabetes basics by caring for Rufus.
• Check Rufus’ blood sugar with a glucometer, test strips, and lancet.
• Prepare Rufus’ insulin pen and dial a dose of insulin.
• Activate Rufus’ infusion site to use the insulin pump.
• Rufus’ Kitchen! Explore carb values in a variety of foods in the pantry and prepare a plate of food for the hungry bear!
• Learn about the effect of carbohydrates and insulin on Rufus’ body.
• Rufus’ Stories! Follow along as Rufus learns new sports and activities to compete in the All Star Games with 21 animated storybooks.
• Tasks with Navi. Check in with Navi, Rufus’ trainer, to unlock Rufus’ stories by completing a set of tasks to help take care of Rufus’ diabetes!
ABOUT RUFUS
Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes has provided comfort and companionship to newly diagnosed children with T1D for 25 years. He has helped tens of thousands of kids (and parents) be brave as they learn a world of finger pricks and shots.
Just as diabetes technology has evolved and improved, so has our favorite furry friend! JDRF is proud to introduce a Rufus who can comfort and teach in a whole new way! Thanks to the JDRF-Beyond Type 1 Alliance and our partnership with Sproutel, Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes has some exciting new features, and even his own app!
Rufus the Bear is a free app to help children and families with type 1 diabetes. To enhance play and learning, this app can be used with a companion stuffed animal!
JDRF, through the generous support of our community and corporate partners, provides Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes free of charge in every Bag of Hope given to newly diagnosed children with T1D.
We recognize that some parents and children who have already received our classic furry friend may want to add a new Rufus to their family! We have limited numbers available for purchase on the JDRF Store.
PRIVACY POLICY
https://www.sproutel.com/rufus/privacy
ABOUT SPROUTEL
Sproutel is a patient-centered research and development company focused on kids' health. For 10 years, Sproutel has worked closely with the T1D community to help improve the lives of newly diagnosed children, focused on bringing comfort and joy through interactive play with Jerry the Bear. Together, we are now bringing our worlds together, for expanded interactivity, education, and play!
What’s New
Version 1.0.3
This update includes various improvements for a better user experience.
Ratings and Reviews
Yassss!!!!
I love this game!!!!! I think they should add more though. I think they should add treating a low because when I was playing the game I went to 35. They should also add more food!!!!!I also think they should add excerzize and a doctors office! With these add in this will be amazing.
😀😃😁😆
I was recently diagnosed with type one diabetes about one year later from them, I had went on the App Store to see if they had any diabetes games available. I suddenly saw Rufus the bear diabetes game, and I was shocked. I immediately grabbed my Rufus the bear teddy bear held him tight and asked permission for the game few minutes later I had the game, as soon as I figured that out, I went straight inside of the game to see what it was all about immediately blood sugar went high. I had to give him a fingerstick, and it was so realistic to real fingersticks diagnosed with diabetes. This is great to give needles/injections to learn how to give insulin on any available pump if you’re doing the fingerstick or injection/needle hold it up to one of the areas on the body where an injection/needle and fingerstick can be put then you will see a red light or blue green, or any color light onto the screen and then your phone will get a vibrate and that’s when you know that the phone knows that that is the real part of Rufus‘s body to put the fingerstick on this game is really realistic and educational so if anybody is diagnosed diabetes around here, it’s a great game to play and learn on! 😁
Good Gane
My friend was diagnosed with T1d almost a year ago and I’ve been looking for apps to help me to understand what’s they’re going through. After a month or two I stumbled upon this one and I tried. I’ve been playing this game for months and even though the story is short I think that this game is very helpful. I’ve noticed that something’s are inaccurate like how you wouldn’t use two units of insulin for a five carb apple, also when Rufus is low you can’t give him juice, well you can but it won’t work.
App Privacy
The developer, Empath Labs Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Empath Labs Inc.
- Size
- 1.1 GB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+, Made for Ages 6–8
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2021 JDRF International. Copyright © 2012-2021 Sproutel, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- Price
- Free