He built a video game — called “Level One: A Diabetes Game” — a free mobile app that has had about 50,000 downloads since its launch last April. The game has 60 levels to help people better understand diabetes concepts and introduces new ones as the player advances through the levels. “It trains your brain how to manage Type 1 diabetes,” Glassenberg said. The diabetes app was its first game designed specifically to help patients and caregivers. What was it like to take his daughter’s diagnosis and figure out a way to help the entire diabetes’ community?

Source: CNN March 24, 2026 15:05 UTC