Diabestie

My Role

User Research
UI Design
Prototyping

Project Type

UX/UI Design

Design Team

Casey Rowland
MJ Park

Duration

3 Months

About The Project

A new look at managing diabetes

Diabestie is a friendly and intuitive healthcare app specifically for diabetes lifestyle activities and knowledge.

The Problem

Navigating diabetes can be confusing and isolating, especially for newly diagnosed patients.

The Solution

Creating a platform for users to discover diabeties-specific fundamentals and feel supported.

Research

Discovery

Initially, we assumed users would benefit from diet tracking and meal planning, but our research revealed that most diabetics need support for everyday choices.

Competitor Analysis

These competing apps focus on self-improvement through diet and weight management, but lacked support and guidance.

Empathy Interviews

We talked to real-life diabetics to hear their struggles and gain a deeper insight into their lifestyles and needs.

Affinity Mapping

Interview data was organized into categories to find common ground amongst interviewees.

User Personas

For the first phase of the project, we focused on the 3 diabetes types: Type 1, 2, and Gestational.

Ideation

Design Direction

We narrowed our design direction into teaching users knowledge in digestible pieces, and helping with daily habit-building.

Wireframing

We started with diet but found a greater need for support, education, and habit-building.

App Map

Simplified

Three main features allow for easy navigation without overwhelming users.

Actionable

Chat with our helpful bot, learn engaging topics, and build healthy habits!

Feature 1

Ask questions, get health advice

With Dia, our AI chatbot, there is no question or concern that will go unanswered regarding our user's health.

Feature 2

Step-by-step learning

Education in bite-sized pieces is crucial for users to learn diabetes-related terminology and concepts.

Feature 3

Daily tasks and reminders

Daily quests tailored to health tracking, education, and physical activity.

Our Mascot

Dia the glucose molecule

Dia is our encouraging mascot that users can chat with when they need advice at any time of the day.

Character Design Evolution

Dia started as a drop of blood, and ended up as a friendly glucose molecule!

Intuitive

Design System

Designed to display important health information in a fun yet readable way.

What I Learned

Key Takeaways

This project was very fun because we learned how to potentially solve real-life issues that affect the people we care about.

Next steps

I would add specific categories for each diabetes type.