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Gluroo Launches FlashSnack, the AI Food Logger Built for Real Life and Optimized for Speed

FlashSnack enables users to log meals in under five seconds via photo, voice, or text—turning nutritional tracking from a chore into an easy daily habit.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — May 2, 2026 — Gluroo, the innovative health technology company behind the widely used diabetes management platform, today announced the launch of FlashSnack. Designed to solve the friction gap in nutritional tracking, FlashSnack is a multi-modal, AI-powered app that allows users to log meals and write nutrition data into Apple Health and Google Health in under five seconds end-to-end.

Solving Tracking Fatigue

While research indicates that consistency in food logging is more critical for health outcomes than perfect precision, existing apps often demand high-effort manual entry. This mismatch creates cognitive friction, leading many users to abandon their tracking habits due to “tracking fatigue”.

“People eat in fast, imperfect, real-world moments, but most apps are designed for a level of detail that is simply unsustainable,” said Greg Badros, Founder and CEO of Gluroo. “FlashSnack changes the default from ‘mandatory effort’ to ‘automatic success.’ We’ve built an experience that feels like sending a quick text or a voice memo, rather than filling out a tax form.”

AI-Powered Options: Photo, Speech, or Text

FlashSnack deploys state-of-the-art AI to calculate nutritional data (calories, carbs, sugar, fiber, protein, and fat), offering three primary logging methods (via photo, speech, or text), ensuring users can record their nutritional intake with minimal disruption.

“Our philosophy is ‘Fast by Default,'” continued Badros. “If you want to fine-tune your macros or edit ingredients, we’ve made tools that are there to make edits incredibly fast and easy. But if you’re busy and just need to log and move on, FlashSnack handles the rest for you.”

Seamless Health Ecosystem Integration

FlashSnack bridges to your health data by writing structured nutritional information directly to Apple Health Kit (AHK) and Google Health Connect (GHC) in real-time. This centralizes your data for several use cases including seeing your health data all in one place, for clinicians using Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems that sync with AHK and GHC, as well as other health platforms (such as ChatGPT Health, Claude for Healthcare, and Microsoft Copilot Health).

Key Features at Launch:

  • AI Meal Analysis in Under 5 Seconds: Leverages state-of-the-art AI to calculate meal information, including ingredients, calories, and macros. 
  • Auto-Log: Snap a photo of your meal and continue on with your conversation, we’ll log the meal for you. 
  • Favorite Meals: Star frequent meals for even faster logging, especially for breakfast.
  • Total Carbs or Net Carbs: Select whether you prefer to have fiber included in carbs (Total Carbs), or not (Net Carbs).
  • Widgets for Android and Live Activity for iOS: See your daily stats on your home or lock screen along with another way to quickly log your meals with the tap of a button.
  • Apple Health and Google Health: All your data in one place, including your Nutrition information.
  • Barcode Scanning: Build your own food database for quick logging of packaged goods.
  • Available Worldwide: FlashSnack has machine-translations to over 20 languages.

Availability and Pricing

FlashSnack is available for download today on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app is free until mid-June and then will offer a monthly subscription for $5.00 or an annual subscription for $24.99. To celebrate the launch of the subscription offering, FlashSnack will offer a promotional annual rate of $8.99 for a limited time.

For more information, visit https://getflashsnack.com 

Gluroo Launches GotCGM, an App That Brings CGM Data Everywhere Users Look

GotCGM delivers real-time CGM visibility across watches, widgets, lock screens, cars, and calendars on iOS and Android.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.April 7, 2026 — Gluroo, a leader in collaborative health technology, today announced the general availability of GotCGM. Designed to close the “visibility gap” in diabetes management, GotCGM makes continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data instantly visible on the screens people naturally see throughout the day — from smartwatches and lock screens to widgets, cars, and calendars. GotCGM represents the company’s first commercial step toward making chronic condition data truly glanceable.

A Personal Mission Turned Movement

GotCGM is the latest innovation from the team behind Gluroo, a widely used diabetes management platform designed to make health logging effortless and actionable to help the millions of people living with chronic conditions manage more easily. GotCGM was engineered to close the visibility gap — the critical moment between a sensor reading and a user’s awareness — ensuring that life-saving data is never more than a glance away.

GotCGM is about reducing friction and cognitive load. People need to see their blood sugar without interruption — whether glancing at their watch, phone, or while driving. It should simply be there.

— Greg Badros, Founder and CEO of Gluroo

The company’s origins are deeply personal. Greg Badros, the former Facebook VP of Products and Engineering who reported directly to Mark Zuckerberg, founded Gluroo in 2020 after his then 7-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Stepping into the role of a “T1Dad,” Badros applied his engineering skills to a problem that felt unnecessarily tedious and manual. What began as a tool for one family has evolved into a powerhouse direct-to-consumer offering. Gluroo has seen explosive organic traction, growing to nearly a quarter million users worldwide.

Key Features Include:

  • iOS Integration: High-frequency updates for Apple Watch, Home/Lock screen widgets, Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
  • Android Integration: Digital and analog watch faces for Wear OS, home screen widgets, and persistent status bar notifications.
  • In-Car Health Monitoring: Through native CarPlay and calendar-based routing, GotCGM delivers real-time glucose data directly to vehicle dashboards, offering a safer, hands-free monitoring solution for users while driving.
  • Interoperable Data Liquidity: GotCGM creates a real-time “data bridge” to Apple HealthKit, allowing emerging AI health agents and third-party wellness ecosystems to access up-to-the-minute metabolic data for more personalized health insights.
  • Universal Tools: Calendar integration allows CGM data to appear on virtually any calendar-enabled device.
  • Broad Compatibility: Works with Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2/2+/3/3+, Dexcom G6/G7/One, and any Nightscout-compatible API. (Note: GotCGM does not directly integrate with Lingo by Abbott or Stelo by Dexcom).

Designed for CGM Visibility, Not Complexity

“GotCGM is about reducing friction and cognitive load,” said Greg Badros, Founder and CEO of Gluroo. “People need to see their blood sugar without interruption—they want it where their eyes already go. Whether you’re glancing at your watch, unlocking your phone, or driving your car, your current blood glucose value should simply be there”.

GotCGM marks Gluroo’s first commercial product, responding to consistent user feedback that many people simply want their CGM data “live” on the surfaces they already use without opening dedicated, complex apps dozens of times a day.

Availability and Pricing

GotCGM is available worldwide today on iOS and Android. Early users can access promotional launch pricing and a 3-day free trial, after which it is available as a monthly or annual subscription. For more information, visit https://gotcgm.com.


About Gluroo:

Gluroo is a next-generation health technology company dedicated to making chronic condition management effortless and actionable. Founded by Greg Badros — former Facebook VP of Products and Engineering — following his son’s Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, the company applies world-class engineering skills to reduce the daily friction and cognitive load associated with health logging. Gluroo’s mission is to help the millions of people living with chronic conditions manage more easily by ensuring critical health data is instantly visible on the surfaces they naturally see throughout the day. With nearly a quarter million users worldwide, Gluroo continues to evolve its suite of tools, including its flagship collaborative platform and the newly launched GotCGM. 

For more information, visit https://gluroo.com.

Media Contact:
Greg Badros
Founder, CEO
press@gluroo.com
+1 650-223-5713