How does Quin calculate the information shown to me in the app?

The What’s Ahead graph is based on the blood sugar readings you share with Quin through Apple Health. We require a certain number of readings in order to produce the graph. This essentially requires a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to achieve the required number of readings. Users without enough blood sugar readings instead see a flat timeline feature.

The phases and duration of food have been chosen as an average 2 hours after discussions with our Clinical Advisory Board. As the science around how each food affects blood sugar is uncertain, we have agreed to display the 2 hour average based on a generalised processing of food through the body.

The insulin information phases and durations are derived from the scientific information provided by the manufacturers of the insulins. Below is a list showing the the sources we have used for insulin notifications and visualisations in the app:

Identifier: insulin-degludec-u100

Name (UK): Tresiba

Source: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/27360

Identifier: Insulin-glargine-u300

Name (UK): Toujeo

Source: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6938/

Identifier: Insulin-glargine-u100

Name (UK): Lantus

Source:

http://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/medicine/32853, http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/426921_2

Identifier: Insulin-glargine-u100-basalgar

Name (UK): Abasaglar