GlucoSpike AIChapter 10
The Free Tool Kit
Everything on this site you can use without paying, what each one is genuinely for, and when it is worth opening.
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How to use this chapter
Tools are only useful attached to a question. Opening all of these in one sitting is a good way to feel busy and learn nothing, so the more productive approach is to pick the one that matches where you actually are.
If you have not been tested
Start with the prediabetes risk test. Two minutes, no sign-up, and it gives you something concrete to take to a doctor.
If you have just been diagnosed
Chapters 1 and 2 first, then the carb calculator for a starting range to build meals around.
If you are stuck on what to eat
The 7-day meal plan generator, then the scanner for whatever you buy in packets.
If you already test
The blood sugar log, so your readings attach to the meals that caused them instead of piling up in a list.
The tools
Each of these is listed below with what it does and when it is worth opening. The scanner and the calculators need no account.
Barcode scanner
Point your camera at any packaged product and get a GS Score for how it is likely to hit your blood sugar, plus a plain-language verdict and what to grab instead.
When: In the aisle, when the label says "sugar-free" and you want to know whether that means anything.
Free forever, no subscription
Blood sugar log
Type in a reading from your meter or CGM and it attaches to the meal you just ate, so the predicted response and what you actually measured sit on the same curve.
When: Any time you test. Especially useful for paired before-and-after testing on a meal you eat often.
Part of the app, 7-day free trial
Prediabetes risk test
CDC-validated screening questions plus symptom signals, scored in about two minutes.
When: Before you have been tested, or for a family member who keeps putting off the conversation.
Free, no sign-up
Carb intake calculator
Works out a daily carb range from your body, activity and blood sugar profile, instead of a generic number off a chart.
When: When you want a starting range to build meals around rather than counting from zero.
Free, no sign-up
Protein intake calculator
A daily protein target based on your weight and activity, with the blood-sugar reasoning explained.
When: When your meals keep coming out carb-heavy and you are not sure how much protein to add.
Free, no sign-up
7-day meal plan generator
An AI-built week of meals shaped around steadier blood sugar, generated from your preferences.
When: When the problem is not knowing what to eat, and you want a week you can start from.
Free
Sugar handling quiz
A short quiz on how your body appears to be handling carbohydrate right now.
When: A gentler entry point than the risk test if you are just starting to look into this.
Free, no sign-up
Food-by-food guides
Glycemic index and load, portion guidance, what to pair a food with and what to avoid pairing it with.
When: When you have one specific question, like whether the banana is a problem.
Free to read
What none of this is
None of these tools diagnose anything, and none of them are a medical device. The calculators produce starting ranges, not prescriptions. The scanner and the meal scoring produce estimates, and they are estimates rather than measurements.
The honest framing is the one used throughout this handbook. These are not exact. They are close enough to show you the pattern, and the pattern is the part that actually helps.
Common questions
Are the GlucoSpike tools really free?
The barcode scanner is free permanently with no subscription. The prediabetes risk test, sugar handling quiz, carb and protein calculators, meal plan generator and food guides are free and need no account. Meal scoring, the AI coach, pattern tracking and the blood sugar log are part of the full app, which has a 7-day free trial.
Do I need to download the app to use the free tools?
No. The risk test, quiz, carb and protein calculators, meal plan generator and food guides all run in your browser with no download and no account. The barcode scanner and the blood sugar log are features of the mobile app.
This handbook is general education, not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. GlucoSpike AI is not a medical device. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional about your own situation, especially before changing anything about your medication, and particularly if you are pregnant or managing another condition alongside this one.
