Metabol’app
An application that facilitates the adoption and maintenance of healthy micro-habits. Drawing on therapeutic education and behavioural science, it transforms simple actions into sustainable routines with a powerful cumulative effect.
In production
Status
18.05.2025
Entry date
Problem to solve
Receiving a type 2 diabetes diagnosis can feel like a life sentence: chronic disease, lifelong medication, vague advice with limited daily support for lifestyle change, and little hope. Caregivers also lack tools to help effectively. Existing programs like DIAfit target nutrition or physical activity but are limited in scope, access, and personalization. More effective, multidisciplinary programs like R2D2 (EHC Morges) show impressive results with personalized support, education, and regular follow-up. However, such programs are local and time-limited, leaving most patients without the sustained, motivational help they need for long-term change. Many more patients could benefit from structured, long-lasting lifestyle support.
Proposed solution
We propose a mobile app that acts as a supportive, long-term companion to help people with metabolic conditions—particularly type 2 diabetes—adopt and sustain healthier habits in nutrition, physical activity, and emotional well-being. Inspired by the R2D2 program, it combines personalization, therapeutic education, and multidisciplinary follow-up to support real behavioral change. A unique visual score will reflect users' progress across all health pillars, reinforcing motivation. The app suggests easy, step-by-step adjustments tailored to each user’s mood, lifestyle, and preferences. Gamification, social support features, and secure data protection (GDPR, ISO 27001) complete this holistic approach, co-developed with patients and healthcare professionals.
Request to H4
Entrer dans le programme H4 nous permettrait d'accélérer la première phase d'identification et définition du besoin clinique, avant d'affiner ou corriger, puis tester l'idée de solution dès qu'un MVP sera développé. Nous attendons de H4 de nous permettre d'échanger avec un maximum de soignants et de patients, puis de nous aider à définir la solution et son business model.
What this project changes in healthcare: the problem to solve
When someone is diagnosed with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, the first recommendation is to adopt a healthier lifestyle. But turning general advice such as “eat better, move more” into concrete daily actions is often difficult.
Many people face an avalanche of recommendations, sometimes contradictory, and struggle to know where to start. Some enthusiastically commit to numerous resolutions they cannot maintain. Others feel discouraged before even trying, due to a lack of concrete examples and support adapted to their daily reality.
The proposed solution
Metabol’app uses an evolving profile and the patient’s goals to suggest, step by step, small, simple and tailored actions, along with concrete ways to integrate them sustainably into their routine.
By combining therapeutic education, practical examples and progressive guidance, the app supports the user without guilt. Over the weeks, the user observes their own efforts, notices their progress and enters a positive dynamic where each small victory leads to the next.
Hands-on support from H4
H4’s support was crucial from the earliest stages. Thanks to its network, we were able to speak directly with healthcare professionals who support people living with type 2 diabetes.
These discussions deepened our understanding of real needs, existing resources and what is still missing to help patients in their daily lives. H4 also helped us refine our research tools, which were essential to frame our value proposition and market understanding.
Impact on the next steps of the project
H4’s support helped us refine our positioning: Metabol’app is designed to complement, not replace, existing solutions. This strengthened our vision of a tool that supports healthcare professionals while making recommendations easier for patients to apply in their everyday life.