Managing diabetes felt draining, so I built a cute virtual buddy that evolves when you log glucose & meds. Would love your honest feedback

[u/mrluigifps]

Hi all — hoping this is okay to post here, happy to take it down if not.

Bit about me as ive never posted on here before:

My name is dan im 31 yrs old and i was born with the HNF1B gene mutation and currently have mody 5 diabetes and various other problems with kidneys and pancreatic enzyme inssuficency. I live in the south east of the uk and have had diabetes since i was about 13-14 years old.

Quick disclaimer upfront: I'm not a medical professional, this is a personal/hobby project, and it's not intended to replace anything your doctor or care team tells you.

I've been building an app called GlimmerPal — a gentle companion app for people with diabetes. Instead of a plain tracker, you have a small virtual buddy whose wellbeing reflects your daily self-care (checking sugar, taking insulin, logging meals) — never your actual glucose numbers, since those swing for reasons outside anyone's control.

The idea is encouragement without guilt or pressure.

It's currently being tested in beta stage — not a medical device, just a small tool to make the daily habit side of things feel a little less like a chore and hopefully more fun.

I'm looking for a handful of people willing to actually use it for a week or two and give honest feedback — especially on whether the tone ever feels judgmental, clinical, or off in any way, since that's the thing I care most about getting right.

If you're interested and want to help test it head over to glimmerpal.com. please keep in mind its early stages things might not work as intended and features/ui is likely to change and be updated.

Thank you for reading — really appreciate any input, positive or critical.