Atlanta native Jonathan Fitch has managed his Type 1 diabetes for 15 years successfully, including during his time as an undergrad majoring in computer science at Georgia Tech—except for one fateful night. An all-nighter before finals stressed his body out a little too much, which made his body insulin resistant. He had a seizure and ended up in the emergency room. It was scary, but the incident sparked a business idea.

Along with Tech grad and friend Cole Chalhub he co-founded Glucosense , an insulin-monitoring app that marries data analytics with an easy-to-use, educational, and conversational interface. The app launched in January and has a few thousand diabetic users so far.

“People with Type 1 or who are on insulin make 180 or more health-related decisions a day, big and small,” s

See Full Page