If You Have Diabetes, Libre Assist Uses AI to Predict Your Meal's Glucose Impact

Before you even take a bite of the food on your plate, Libre Assist can tell you how it might impact your glucose levels. 

Abbott, the creator of continuous glucose monitors, launched the new Assist feature at CES 2026. Part of the Libre app, it aims to help people with diabetes take the guesswork out of how food affects their blood sugar levels. It also provides recommendations on what they can do differently to achieve more desirable results. 

Within the app's Insights tab, Libre users can snap a photo or write a description of their meal. Next, a generative AI algorithm will identify the ingredients, predict their glucose impact based on user-provided food data, and display a color-coded rating of the effect: green for minor, yellow for moderate and orange for major.

The Libre Assist feature in action.

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Libre Assist will also provide users with meal tips to minimize the potential impact on their glucose levels. For instance, instead of flavored Greek yogurt, it may suggest eating plain yogurt. This is all based on food preferences you can input into the app.

Libre Assist shows "moderate impact" for a poke bowl.

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If you already use the FreeStyle Libre CGM, this has been integrated into the new feature. After eating, Libre Assist will use your glucose data from the CGM to share how your food actually affected your glucose levels. This may differ from Assist's predictions based on nonfood factors such as your activity level, stress, medication and alcohol consumption.

Libre Assist is now available for free within the Libre app. Please note that generative AI may not always be accurate, so it should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment.