Glucose Guide: Track, Visualize, Thrive

Diabetes & Food Map

Diabetes is a growing public health concern in the United States. This visualization highlights the relationship between diabetes percentage and food accessibility, specifically the concentration of fast food restaurants. The main map presents state and county level diabetes rates with darker shades indicating a concentration, while the mini map on the bottom right illustrates the fast food density across the country. A very important observation is that in areas with higher density of fast food, the area tends to exhibit higher diabetes rates, which raises a very important question about the impact of dietary decisions.

People everywhere, especially in the United States, are beginning to see diabetes as a common occurrence. 38.4 million people of all ages or 11.6% of the U.S. population are currently diagnosed with diabetes. This raises the question: Are you likely to get diabetes?

Blood Glucose Chart

Mg/DL Fasting After Eating 2 - 3 Hours After Eating
Normal 80 - 100 170 - 200 120 - 140
Impaired Glucose 101 - 125 190 - 230 140 - 160
Diabetic 126+ 220 - 300 200+

Average Glucose Levels of People

Here is the average glucose levels over time for 16 individuals. You can interact and click the bars to view an individuals glucose levels over a 24 hour time period. You can see how certain spikes are from eating food like breakfast, lunch, and dinner

So how do we solve this issue? We believe it can start small, mainly through a healthy dietary change. Below we have implemented a simple meal planner that lets you keep track of your macronutrients intake. Users can check down food items to create a meal plan, where they will get a breakdown of the macronutrients of each ingredient. Furthermore, a progress bar will help users stay on track of a healthy and balanced diet!

Please select foods to generate the pie chart.

Summary Stats

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Select foods to see their nutritional information here.