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Abbott unveils Libre Assist to help meal management in diabetics
Abbott’s latest innovation promises to shift diabetes management from reactive to proactive
- By IPP Bureau
| January 06, 2026
Abbott, a leading healthcare company, has unveiled Libre Assist, aiming to transform diabetes meal management.
A groundbreaking new feature within the Libre app designed to help millions of Americans with diabetes better understand how the foods they eat impact their glucose levels. Unlike traditional food logging apps that only provide feedback after a meal is eaten, Libre Assist offers real-time guidance before meals, helping users make smarter choices at every bite.
For people living with diabetes, making daily health decisions is a constant challenge, particularly when managing the condition through lifestyle alone. Each person’s response to food is unique, making every meal a careful calculation.
"The Libre Assist feature is a gamechanger for me," said Shirley Bovshow, a Type 2 diabetes patient and early user of the technology.
"Traditional food logging apps left me guessing. With Libre Assist I can see how a meal might affect my glucose before I eat—especially helpful when dining out or trying new foods. It gives me tips to reduce the glucose impact and my Libre 3 Plus sensor confirms the outcome afterward. The Libre app has become a go-to tool for me."
Abbott’s latest innovation promises to shift diabetes management from reactive to proactive, giving users actionable insights before they even take a bite.
"People living with diabetes need more than apps that just log food and fall short of helping them with meal decisions," said Marc Taub, vice president of technical operations for Abbott's diabetes care business.
"That's why Abbott built Libre Assist1 – a free, and advanced predictive tool that delivers personalized meal guidance and works with our leading Libre technology to deliver real-time glucose insights. For the first time, people have smart, in-the-moment support right at their fingertips to make a confident choice every time they eat."
