Is CalorieScan AI accurate enough for insulin dosing?

It's accurate enough to be a starting point; the final call belongs to you. Photo recognition gives you a defensible carb estimate — the same place you'd start with a label or a menu card. We don't recommend using any consumer app as the sole input to a bolus.

Does it integrate with my CGM?

Indirectly, via Apple Health. CGM apps like Dexcom and Libre publish glucose data to Apple Health; meal data from CalorieScan AI flows the other way.

For People with type 1 or type 2 diabetes

Track carbs as fast as you can dose insulin.

For T1D users, every meal is a carb-counting exercise. For T2D users, calorie and carb tracking are central to lifestyle management. CalorieScan AI's photo workflow gives you fast, defensible carb counts without spending five minutes in a database mid-meal.

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The pain

Why standard trackers fall short here.

Database carb counts are wildly inconsistent for restaurant meals.
Looking up every food before bolusing kills the meal.
Most apps don't surface fiber, which matters for net carbs.
Pump and CGM data live in another app — no integration.

What we do

How CalorieScan AI is built for this.

Per-meal carb and fiber highlighting

Total carbs, fiber, and net carbs (where applicable) surface in the meal card.

Photo log for restaurant carb counts

Snap a plate; get a defensible carb estimate in seconds. Edit in plain English if needed.

Apple Health bridge to CGM apps

Dexcom, Libre, Tidepool and similar apps that read from Apple Health can pull our meal data for context.

When we're not the right fit

Honest alternatives.

Carb Manager
Built specifically for low-carb / keto users; deeper carb-specific features.
MyFitnessPal
If you're on Android.
Your endocrinologist or CDE
We are not a medical device. Insulin dosing decisions belong to you and your care team. Our role is faster carb estimation, not bolus calculation.

Frequently asked

Is CalorieScan AI accurate enough for insulin dosing?
It's accurate enough to be a starting point; the final call belongs to you. Photo recognition gives you a defensible carb estimate — the same place you'd start with a label or a menu card. We don't recommend using any consumer app as the sole input to a bolus.
Does it integrate with my CGM?
Indirectly, via Apple Health. CGM apps like Dexcom and Libre publish glucose data to Apple Health; meal data from CalorieScan AI flows the other way.

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Built for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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