What Is a Continuous Glucose Monitor & How It Works
A clear, beginner-friendly guide to what a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is, how it measures glucose, and how to read its real-time…
Real-time glucose from FreeStyle Libre and Dexcom — with predictive low alerts, Apple Watch, Dynamic Island, family sharing and AI-powered insights, all in one app.
Live readings from FreeStyle Libre and Dexcom, with high, low, rapid-change and predictive “heading-low” alerts you can tune to your own targets.
Your number and trend on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Apple Watch and home-screen widgets — see it without ever opening the app.
Let the people you trust follow your glucose and get the same low and high alerts you do, with an optional emergency call for…
Time in Range and trends made clear, an AI food-photo carb estimate, and gentle, dose-free pattern insights to help you understand your day.
A visual showcase of how Sugar Sense presents your glucose data using iPhone features — along with the supported device connections that power it all.
Parent of a 6-year-old with Type 1
Nights used to terrify me. Now my husband and I both get the heading-low alert through Care Circle, so whoever hears it first checks on our daughter. I finally sleep a little.
Living with Type 1 for 22 years
After two decades, the heading-low alert is the thing I trust most. It nudges me before I drop, and a glance at my watch or Lock Screen tells me everything without unlocking my phone.
Recently diagnosed with Type 2
Setup took minutes and linked to my Libre with no fuss. As someone newly diagnosed, the trend arrows and Time in Range finally made my numbers make sense, and seeing the pattern day to day keeps me motivated.
Marathon runner living with diabetes
On long runs I just glance at my wrist and the trend arrow tells me where I’m heading. Snapping a photo of a trailside snack for a quick carb estimate genuinely helps when I’m moving and can’t stop to think.
Husband of a partner with Type 1
Since joining her Care Circle, I see my wife’s glucose right on my phone and get the same low alerts she does. The heading-low warning means I can check in before she even feels it. Huge peace of mind.
Retiree, age 68
The numbers are big and easy to read, even without my glasses. A quick glance at my watch tells me where I stand, and my daughter sees them too. It keeps us connected without fuss.
A clear, beginner-friendly guide to what a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is, how it measures glucose, and how to read its real-time…
Glucose trend arrows show where your glucose is heading, not just where it is. Here's how to read each direction and use…
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Sugar Sense works with FreeStyle Libre sensors through LibreLinkUp and with Dexcom sensors through Dexcom Share. You simply connect your existing CGM account — no extra hardware is required.
Yes. Live glucose, graphs, statistics, your logbook, Apple Health and every core alert — including the predictive “heading-low” alert and fully custom thresholds — are free. A premium subscription adds the AI features (food-photo carb estimate and AI insights), Apple Watch, Live Activity / Dynamic Island and emergency calling.
Yes. Alongside standard high and low alerts, Sugar Sense includes a predictive “heading-low” alert that warns you when your glucose is trending toward a low, so you can act early. Every alert is customisable.
Yes. With Care Circle, the people you choose can follow your readings in real time and receive the same low and high alerts you do — with an optional emergency call — so you are never managing things alone.
Yes. Sugar Sense shows your glucose and trend on the Apple Watch (with complications), in a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island, and in home-screen widgets, so your number is always a glance away.
Your data is handled under the GDPR and is never sold. Glucose and health data are used only to power the features and sharing you turn on. See our Privacy Policy for the full details, including the sub-processors we use.
No. Sugar Sense is a companion app that displays data from your CGM. It is not a medical device and should not be used to make treatment decisions. Always follow your CGM and your healthcare provider’s guidance.
“No Data” usually means readings have not synced from your CGM account yet. Our FreeStyle Libre and Dexcom troubleshooting guides walk you through the most common fixes step by step.