Diabetes Dietary Scheduling Using Mobile App

  • Authors

    • Jasni Ahmad
    • Hui Teng Lim
    • Erene Mong
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.20.27342
  • Diabetes dietary scheduling, nutrition, mobile application

  • Abstract

    This paper introduces Diabetes Dietary Scheduling (DDS) mobile application which allows users who suffer from diabetes can follow the recipe provided and eat healthy. The facts show that there are many diabetics due to imbalance eating habits. DDS provides the recipes to the user so that user can eat health and get the nutrition of the foods user eat. DDS also provides recipe according to the diabetes’ symptoms. Survey is the method used in DDS’s formative evaluation. There are five experts involved in the survey. In the survey, DDS is tested in three dimensions which are usability, ease of use and user interface satisfaction.  DDS is visually appealing but need to improve to be more users friendly.

     

     

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    Ahmad, J., Teng Lim, H., & Mong, E. (2018). Diabetes Dietary Scheduling Using Mobile App. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.20), 794-799. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.20.27342

    Received date: 2019-02-12

    Accepted date: 2019-02-12