No, it’s not required. However, your coaching experience will be more convenient when you use the devices in our Starter Box that seamlessly sync with the Insulin IQ App (on your phone) and in the case of Private Coaching, with your coach’s dashboard.

Yes, however... The scale you already have will not be programmed to upload your data to the app automatically, and then on to your coach’s dashboard. You certainly could obtain numbers from your other scale and enter the data manually. However, currently our app only allows the manual entry of one data point from a non-syncing scale—weight.

Yes, however... Your meter will not be programmed to integrate with the Insulin IQ app to automatically upload your data. So, of course you can use your other meter to obtain your numbers, but you’ll then need to manually enter those numbers into the Insulin IQ app so that your coach can see them.

We include 10 ketone strips and 10 glucose strips in the Starter Box to get you started. You will buy additional strips directly from the device manufacturer. We’ll provide you with that information.

Yes, however... You will not have access to the Insulin IQ App. Instead, there is another app provided by one of our partners, JoinWell, that can be used with your scale and meter. JoinWell provides that app to you at no charge. Their app syncs exactly the same way with your scale, however it only syncs glucose readings from your meter. We can provide you with the information you need to set up your JoinWell account if needed.