How do I add Custom Food Entries in the Glooko® mobile app?

You may create custom food entries in the Glooko Mobile App in order to save personalized meals for easy tracking! 

Custom Food Items can be added to your Glooko mobile app so that they can be viewed alongside glucose data to reveal trends and patterns. This feature allows you to further customize your experience within the app, and simplify your nutrition tracking.

• Creating a Custom Food Item
• Editing an Existing Custom Food Item
• Adding an Existing Custom Food Item

Creating a New Custom Food Item

1. Tap Add (+)on the primary navigation bar in the Glooko mobile app.
   
   
   
2. Select Food from the Event type list
   
3. Update desired Date and Time as needed. Otherwise, this will default to the current date and time
   
   
   
4. Select the Custom tab located beneath the search bar
   
   
   
5. Select + Create Custom
   
   
   
6. Enter details of the custom food item you would like to add
   • Custom items require that, at a minimum, you enter the Name, Number of Servings, Serving Size, and Carbs. Other fields are optional.
     
     
7. Once you have entered desired information, select the plus sign (+) in the upper right-hand corner 
   
   
   
8. You will be redirected back to the Recent tab, and your new Custom item should now be visible
9. Ensure there is a checkmark in the box to the left of the item, indicating the item is selected
   
   
10. Select the checkmark in the upper right-hand corner to save the item, and add it to your History list
    
    
    
11. You may now Navigate to the Daily Log section of the Mobile App and view the Custom Item just added
     

Editing an Existing Custom Food Item

Now that you have created a Custom Food Item, you may need to make edits. For example, to edit the serving size, number of carbohydrates, etc. 

1. Tap Add (+)on the primary navigation bar in the Glooko mobile app.
   
   
   
2. Select Food from the Event type list
   
3. Update desired Date and Time as needed. Otherwise, this will default to the current date and time
   
   
   
4. Select the Custom tab located beneath the search bar
   
   
   
5. Tap on the Food item you would like to edit 
   
6. Edit any fields as needed 
7. Follow steps #7-11 in Create a Custom Food Item to ensure these edits are saved

Adding an existing Custom Food Item

Once you have created a Custom Food Item, as described above, that item will now remain on your Custom list for future use. 

1. Tap Add (+)on the primary navigation bar in the Glooko mobile app.
   
   
   
2. Select Food from the Event type list
   
3. Update desired Date and Time as needed. Otherwise, this will default to the current date and time
   
   
   
4. Select the Custom tab located beneath the search bar
   
5. Place a checkmark in the box to the left of the existing item, indicating the item is selected
   
   
6. Select the checkmark in the upper right-hand corner to save the item, and add it to your History list
   
7. You may now Navigate to the Daily Log section of the Mobile App and view the Custom Item just added