BY: Jennifer
Navigating life with a chronic illness often means juggling numerous aspects of health management, from symptom tracking to medication adherence. Fortunately, in today’s digital age, there’s a wealth of applications specifically designed to make this journey smoother. These apps can serve as indispensable tools, offering features like reminders, tracking, community support, and much more. In this article, we’ll delve into some of the top apps for chronic illness management. These digital companions are crafted to empower you, helping you stay organized, informed, and connected. Whether you’re managing diabetes, arthritis, or any other chronic condition, there’s an app tailored to meet your unique needs and improve your overall well-being.
Bearable
What makes Bearable different from other symptom-tracking apps is how it provides valuable insights by identifying patterns and correlations, helping you understand what affects your health the most. You can log unlimited symptoms and moods, and you will learn about patterns in your health journey, even generating weekly and monthly trends that you can share with your healthcare provider. The app itself is straightforward and easy to navigate. It’s like having a personal health assistant right in your pocket, empowering you to take control of your health journey.
Get It: Apple Store || Google Play
Human Health
Human Health is a user-friendly app designed to help you manage chronic conditions by tracking your health data. You can easily log symptoms, medications, and treatments. It even helps to identify triggers that have caused changes to your health! It empowers you to take control of your health and get the care you need! This app also makes it very easy to share your information with your doctor! They also offer a supportive community where you can connect with others who are facing the same health challenges as you.
Get It: Apple Store || Google Play
FinchCare
FinchCare makes self-care really fun! You get to name your pet, and take care of it by performing daily goals and tasks related to self-care! They offer self-reflection questions, offer fun quizzes and when you reach your goals for the day, it gives your pet “energy” that they use to go gain knowledge about the world! It’s an enjoyable little way to reflect on self-care and goals you want to reach. You can even customize what your pet wears, where they live, etc! I use this and I love it!
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Get It: Apple Store || Google Play
MySymptoms
With so many of us also suffering from digestive issues, The MySymptoms app makes life a little easier! You can easily log things like food, bowel movements, symptoms, stress levels, exercise, and more! Many users report that they are learning more about what their trigger foods are and how it affects their overall health. The app shares highly detailed reports that can be quickly be made into a report that you can share with your doctor.
Get It: Apple Store || Google Play
MyTherapy
Brain fog can make remembering our medications hard. I know it does for me! But with the MyTherapy app, you can count on reliable medication reminders on time. You can track all of your pills and supplements in one place, not only setting reminders but also documenting each time, whether you took it or not. You’re also able to track things like blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, etc. It also remembers when it’s time to refill medications, reminding you well in advance to refill them. A neat feature is that they also have an interface for healthcare professionals. With a one-time code, you’re able to share all of the information from the app with them in a report.
Get It: Apple Store || Google Play
These are just a few applications that can help make life just a little bit easier for those of us who are living with chronic pain. What kind of apps do you use? We’d love to hear it! Drop it in the comments below!
Jennifer has been a writer for over a decade, writing everything from blog posts to buying guides. She is the author of the 2015 book, “Positivity In Pain: Finding Joy & Happiness Despite Chronic Pain.” She has written primarily for parenting websites like What To Expect and Moms.com and currently writes for PassportHealth.com. She founded Positivity In Pain in 2008 after realizing there was a need for support and help online. Learn more about Jennifer by visiting “Our Contributors” page.