What apps or tech tools help you manage celiac disease?

[Olenaideole]

Hey everyone! I'm curious what tech tools, apps, or gadgets have you found helpful in managing Celiac disease or avoiding hidden gluten?

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, @Olenaideole!

There are phone apps that read product bar codes to check for gluten ingredients but they depend on user input maintained data bases so they are generally incomplete.

There have also been pocket gluten detection meter gadgets available in the past but I'm not sure if any are still on the market. The main company that manufactured them sold the business to someone else who eventually discontinued the product. Not sure if any knock offs are available yet. And even so, that was an expensive gadget that required the purchase of non reusable cartridges that were themselves expensive. 

[Olenaideole]

Hey @trents, thanks!

Yeah I’ve used Scan Gluten Free too at some point. It works, though like you said, those databases aren’t always super current. But it’s not an app, just a simple web tool that reads the ingredient list and highlights hidden gluten, risky additives, and cross-contamination notes. But not bad for double-checking labels when things look suspicious.

 

[Scott Adams]

I think the best approach is to lean how to read product labels, especially the allergen warnings, and these lists might be helpful: