We're always looking for ways to improve our products and make them more valuable for people – both for the folks who already use them and for those who someday could.

For a site like LIVESTRONG.COM, that means developing apps that help our members make healthier choices each day.  We’ve had great success with our food and fitness app The Daily Plate and the companion mobile apps for the iPhone and Blackberry (and now Android!).  Created with our “teach don’t preach” philosophy in mind, The Daily Plate on LIVESTRONG.COM provides information and apps to help members make self-motivated, sustainable changes in their lives.  So when we looked at one of our nation’s biggest health problems – the increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes – we realized we’d already built a tool that could help make a difference.  All it needed was some amazing new features.




We've just launched MyPlate D, a free nutrition tracking tool on LIVESTRONG.COM that’s designed to empower people with diabetes to take greater control of their condition.  MyPlate D builds on the success of The Daily Plate by adding a whole new layer of functionality specific to fighting diabetes.

Helping users count more than calories, MyPlate D breaks foods down to their nutritional components, including carbohydrates, fats, proteins and sodium.  When paired with key new features like real-time insulin tracking and glucose level monitoring, these powerful tools enable diabetic and pre-diabetic users to spot trends in their diet that may be putting them at risk.

MyPlate D also leverages other features of The Daily Plate, the comprehensive food and fitness tracking app that’s helped LIVESTRONG.COM members burn 5 million calories and lose nearly 3 million pounds.  Nutritionist-approved recipes give users a roadmap for eating right, and community forums provide a positive place for users to motivate and encourage each other along the way.

Response to the launch of MyPlate D has already been phenomenal.  Here’s what one member shared with us:

“Wow... I can't tell you how much this means to me to have this tool.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  This is particularly important as my insurance company has stopped covering the supplies for my glucometer that used to track all this for me.  This is literally a life saver for me.  Thank you.”

Whether a project management app like eHow.com’s “I Did This” or a fitness tracking tool like The Daily Plate, our products share one thing in common – they’re all created to help people improve their own lives.  And by extending the power of The Daily Plate to the fight against diabetes, MyPlate D is taking that promise to the next level.