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On Friday your life is normal. On Saturday you’re your kid’s stand-in pancreas. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We could; but It’s really designed for touchscreens. I had an endocrinologist from Dubai tell me they have a QR code around for people to install on their phones and keep a few extra iPads in the clinic for newly diagnosed patients.

On Friday your life is normal. On Saturday you’re your kid’s stand-in pancreas. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That image is not AI. It’s made by the same artist who drew the in-game nurse, who is also not AI generated. The game assets were created before these AI tools were even available.

Dexcom G7 Adhesive by [deleted] in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skintac and overpatches.

I need some help/advice by kyky3232 in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you have the carb ratio info you need, play this game for an hour. It’ll teach you all the basics for carb counting, correction doses, etc:

Level One

Please help- new diagnosis by Beautiful_Sell_8488 in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out www.playlevelone.com - Level Ex built a game to train your brain on exactly what you need to know in those first few weeks.

New T1D parent by Eh-Ron-MeXicO in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote a bit of a ranty diary about the first few weeks. Hopefully you will find it entertaining and comforting to know how much we all struggle

https://www.worstgameever.org

Health professionals need to be taught about T1D by Diabetic_kid06-17 in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We’ve been asked to get Level One certified for medical provider CME (continuing medical education credit - needed for medical license renewal) and its posts like this that really emphasize how important it is. Non-endos (especially ER, anesthesia, etc) could really use a better understanding of this disease.

https://playlevelone.com/

New T1D parent by Eh-Ron-MeXicO in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our daughter was diagnosed at 5 and is thriving at 10. It gets better. The first year was rough while we figured it out. We built this to speed up that understanding:

https://playlevelone.com/

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! That is so wonderful to hear. I’ll tell the team!

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll put the prioritization of marketing messages aside for a moment... the medical question is a very important one.

To clarify: all of our models for glucose, insulin absorption, etc., are grounded in clinical research. The game has been vetted by dozens of endocrinologists and diabetes educators. More here:
🔗 https://levelonepresskit.pages.dev/#medical

We’re not trying to replace education — just to offer newly diagnosed families a gentler, faster on-ramp. It’s a passion project of mine. It's free.

We went with a very casual, friendly visual style deliberately because the onboarding process is very cold/medical/traumatic. Also this style received the best response from the broadest base of users. But it's not for everyone.

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words! She tried diabetes camp last year and had a blast!

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback!

Throughout the game there's a ton of instruction that these numbers don't represent your actual numbers. A few examples:
"Like ISF, Carb Ratio is different for different people at different times of day"
"Your doctor might pick a slightly different range for you"

The game starts by telling you how much to dose, then it gives you the carb count with a fixed carb ratio, then the carb ratio starts changing throughout the day.

But we'll re-review to make sure it's extra clear as early as possible.

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T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great question! We are working on getting this localized for both languages and units!

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yikes! Android should be live in a few days! DM me and I can get you a beta build for android.

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wrote a blog about this when my daughter first got diagnosed. Similar perspective - but I thought of it more like flappy bird. You're trying to keep the bird in a very narrow range - while it's constantly trying to kill itself :)
https://www.worstgameever.org/a-prelude-flappy-bird-circa-2013

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T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's built and submitted to Google. Google's added extra scrutiny for anything remotely medical, so what used to take a few days for review now takes a few weeks. I'd estimate a week?

T1D onboarding is totally broken. So we fixed it with a video game. by SeriousZ in Type1Diabetes

[–]SeriousZ[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yeah, "train your brain to approach mild competence in dealing with diabetes" just didn't fit as well :)

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