AI digital twins are helping people manage diabetes and obesity

AI digital twins are helping people manage diabetes and obesity

By Emily Mullin
Publication Date: 2026-02-17 11:00:00

Based on logged meals, the app predicts a person’s blood sugar response to those foods. In addition, there are personalized recommendations throughout the day, such as: B. adjusting portion size, choosing a different food combination, or taking a walk after eating. Users can accept or ignore these suggestions – maybe broccoli isn’t their favorite food or they prefer to exercise at a certain time of day. The app uses AI to adapt to your preferences over time. Users can also chat with human trainers if they have specific health questions.

For Buckley, Twin Health has helped him make healthier choices, such as replacing frozen, packaged breakfast sandwiches with homemade breakfast burritos with low-carb, high-fiber wraps. He no longer drinks soda and walks several kilometers every day.

“When I started the program, I could barely complete a mile before my back and knee hurt. Now I run six and a half miles every morning,” he says.

He likes to…