This Week in Startups E1022: One Drop CEO & Founder Jeff Dachis helps people with diabetes manage & improve their blood-sugar levels, shares insights on making data actionable, recent strategic partnership with Bayer, issues with US healthcare & potential life-expansion
Jan 28, 2020
In this insightful discussion, Jeff Dachis, CEO of OneDrop and a pioneer in digital health, shares his journey in transforming diabetes management. He reveals how OneDrop evolved from data collection to actionable insights, and discusses their strategic partnership with Bayer. Jeff tackles pressing issues in US healthcare, like the high cost of insulin, and the innovative potential of continuous glucose monitors. He envisions a future where health management could vastly improve and perhaps even extend human lifespan.
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One Drop's Origin
- Jeff Dachis, diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, was frustrated by the inadequate medical guidance he received.
- This led him to create One Drop, a platform to centralize diabetes management information and provide personalized coaching.
Data Collection Challenges
- Gathering comprehensive data for diabetes management is crucial but complex.
- Data includes glucose levels, diet, medication, activity, sleep, and stress, often spread across different sources.
Actionable Data
- Make data actionable, not just collectible.
- One Drop's beautiful app design motivated data logging, and they had to overcome industry hurdles to make the data useful.