Jason Frasier
Design Leadership

Nuna's Diabetes Program

Nuna's Diabetes Program

Expanding chronic care from hypertension to Type 2 diabetes

The Opportunity

Type 2 diabetes was the #1 requested condition from hospital systems and payers wanting to partner with Nuna. Our app successfully managed hypertension but lacked diabetes-specific features.

The gap: No meal logging, blood glucose tracking, weight monitoring, or symptom tracking capabilities.

Slide from executive presentation describing how Nuna could manage patients diabetes

My Role

Lead Product Designer on a 3-person design team. I:

  • Created the overall vision and strategy for diabetes integration

  • Led foundational research with 6 diabetes patients

  • Designed key features including nutrition and medication tracking

  • Navigated major organizational changes (Head of Design and GM departures)

  • Delivered full MVP in 6 months

 
 

Research Insights

 

1:1 interviews with 6 diabetes patients revealed key pain points:

Desk based competitor research

  • Forgetting to log: Meals and medications often missed

  • Food uncertainty: "What foods are safe for me?"

  • Complex schedules: As-needed and multi-dose medication regimens

  • Need for support: Wanted guidance, not judgment

 

Design Solutions

 

AI-Powered Nutrition Tracking

Key screens for logging a meal with a photo and an AI summary

  • Multi-modal input (photo, voice, manual)

  • AI analysis with supportive, non-judgmental feedback

  • Quick logging to reduce friction

See detailed case study on AI Nutrition Feature

 

Medication Management

  • Redesigned setup for complex schedules needed for diabetes support

  • Support for as-needed and multi-dose regimens

  • Visual confirmation and tracking

 

Blood Glucose & Symptoms

  • Simple, fast entry methods

  • Visual trends and patterns

  • Integration with provider portal

  • [VISUAL: Glucose logging and symptom tracking screens]

 

Results

Click “Nuna Prototype” above to view in full screen

Despite major organizational shifts—including the departure of both the Head of Design and the General Manager—I successfully led the design vision, roadmap, and execution for Nuna’s Diabetes Program. We delivered the full MVP scope within six months, including follow-up iterations to support additional complexity. As of this writing, key features such as meal logging and glucose tracking are actively rolling out to patients. Early qualitative feedback has been positive, particularly around the nutrition experience, and we’re continuing to monitor patient engagement and provider satisfaction as adoption scales.


 

Patient insights were critical for driving all design decisions, while maintaining a supportive tone proved essential in healthcare contexts. Successfully delivering under organizational pressure required designing for real-world complexity rather than ideal scenarios.