# BlueStar Diabetes

> #1 Rated for Type 2 Diabetes\*

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id700329056](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id700329056)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id700329056`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** WellDoc, Inc.
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (127 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-24
- **First published:** 2013-10-13
- **Size:** 120 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bluestar-diabetes/id700329056)
- **Website:** [https://www.welldoc.com/product/](https://www.welldoc.com/product/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.welldoc.com/privacy-statement](https://www.welldoc.com/privacy-statement)

## Description

BlueStar Diabetes is an award-winning, FDA-cleared digital coaching app for adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It provides daily, personalized coaching to help you learn about your condition, build healthier habits, and live your best life. Easy-to-use, secure, and available via your health plan, health system, or employer.

BlueStar connects medications, nutrition, activity, devices, and health data—including Apple Health—for a total-health approach to diabetes management. It offers guidance at your own pace and lets you share progress with your doctor and care team, while safeguarding your privacy and security.

## Rankings

- #128,603 — Overall
- #63 — diabetes

## Review summary

Overall, users value BlueStar for strong diabetes management features: easy tracking of glucose, meals, meds, and weight; helpful, encouraging feedback; and solid device integration (Dexcom, glucometers) that supports better health decisions. Many report it can promote real improvements in blood sugar and A1c when it works. However, consistency issues—crashes, unreliable Bluetooth syncing, and frequent sign-up/onboarding barriers—diminish reliability. Users also cite excessive permission prompts and incomplete nutrition data. Improvements in stability, openness to general public use, and smoother onboarding would broaden its appeal.

### Pros

- Helps manage diabetes by tracking glucose, meals, medications, and weight with actionable feedback.
- Easy to use with encouraging messages after entries and open communication with healthcare professionals.
- Strong data tracking over time for meals, carbs, and multiple restaurants, aiding meal planning.
- Integrates with devices like Dexcom or a glucometer for quick data entry and syncing.
- Has real health impact for some users, including improvements in A1c and weight with consistent use.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues, including crashes on startup and after updates.
- Unreliable Bluetooth/device syncing, requiring re-enabling Bluetooth or disconnecting/reconnecting devices.
- Onboarding barriers: requires insurer or employer codes and is not readily available to the general public.
- Excessive permission prompts and privacy concerns, including repeated location/notification requests.
- Incomplete nutrition data and serving-size information for many foods.

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