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== Diabetes Project Roadmap ==
This section outlines a proposed roadmap for enhancing Open Food Facts' utility for people with diabetes, and 3rd party apps trying to tackle this
=== Data Enhancement ===
* Goal: Improve the completeness and accuracy of data relevant to diabetes management.
=== Potential tasks ===
* Data Completeness Campaign: Encourage users to add missing carbohydrate, sugar, fiber, and ingredient information for existing products, prioritizing commonly consumed foods. This could involve targeted campaigns, gamification, or partnerships with diabetes organizations.
*Data Validation: Add even more mechanisms to improve data validation, such as automated checks for consistency (e.g., sugars should be less than or equal to total carbohydrates) and community-based flagging of potentially inaccurate data.
*Standardized Sugar Aliases: Create an even more comprehensive list of sugar aliases (e.g., corn syrup, dextrose, fructose) in more languages and improve taxonomies to flag their presence in ingredient lists.
*Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL) Data: Explore the feasibility of incorporating GI and GL data. This would require a reliable external data source and careful consideration of the limitations of GI/GL values.
=== Feature Development ===
*Goal: Develop features that directly support diabetes management using the enhanced data.
=== Potential tasks ===
* Diabetes-Specific Search Filter:vAllow users to filter search results based on criteria relevant to diabetes (e.g., low sugar, high fiber, low carbohydrate).
* "Suitable for Diabetes" Tag : Implement a system for users to tag products as "suitable for diabetes" based on their assessment of the nutritional information and ingredients. This would require clear scientific guidelines.
* Carbohydrate Calculator:cA tool that allows users to calculate the total carbohydrate content of a meal based on the products and quantities they consume.
* Reachout and documenting current Diabetes Management Apps using the API
* Reachout to Wearable Devices manufacturers:** Suggest them integrating Open Food Facts data with wearable devices (e.g., continuous glucose monitors) to provide real-time feedback on the impact of food choices.
== Data Tasks for Contributors ==
This section lists specific data tasks that Open Food Facts contributors can undertake to improve the database for diabetes management.
=== Complete Missing Nutritional Information ===
* Focus: Add or correct missing values for "Carbohydrates," "Sugars," and "Fiber" for existing products.
==== How to Contribute ====
# Search for common food items (bread, pasta, rice, cereal, yogurt, snacks, beverages, etc.).
# If any of the key nutritional values are missing, click "Edit" and add the information from the product's packaging.
# Take clear photos of the product's packaging, including the nutrition facts panel and ingredient list.
=== Identify Hidden Sugars ===
* Focus: Carefully review ingredient lists and add products with sugar aliases not currently flagged.
==== How to Contribute ====
# Examine the ingredient lists of processed foods.
# Look for ingredients like: corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, honey, invert sugar, malt syrup, maltose, molasses, raw sugar, sucrose, trehalose, turbinado sugar.
# If these ingredients are present, ensure the "Sugars" value is accurate. If you discover a new sugar alias, add it to the [[Sugar Aliases]] page (create this page if it doesn't exist and link it here).