The Story Behind Blood Test Tracker
Inspiration
Well it all started one weekend as I was procrastinating when a friend send me a tweet. Someone expressed some frustration related to the market of tools on parsing health data:
I do blood tests every 4-6 months and get results in PDFs like this.
— Daniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) September 5, 2024
What's the easiest way for me to aggregate all this data in one place to see changes over time, etc? Is there a tool that does this? pic.twitter.com/HjBF1gS2zG
I had the idea that maybe I can do something like this for some time, and the tweet was like a source of motivation to let me know okay get up it's try to actually get some shit done, and see how it work.
Development
I was locked the f***k in. I believe I managed to have something ready in2.5 hours.
Now all I needed was to figure out some better storage engine, and deploy it somewhere. Spoiler(GCP, Firestore)
AI is used to extract the data from the images.
How It Works
Blood Test Tracker allows users to:
- Upload blood test results (PNG, JPG)
- Automatically extract and store key metrics
- Visualize trends over time with interactive charts
- Export data for further analysis
Future Vision
While Blood Test Tracker started as a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), its potential use cases are extensive. We're exploring possibilities to evolve this tool into a comprehensive health-tech startup. Future features may include:
- Upload PDF files and other health data sources
- Track more health metrics
- Categorize and tag data for better organization (e.g "Bloodwork", "Hormones", "Vitamins", etc)
- Advanced analytics and personalized insights
- Integration with wearable devices and other health data sources
- Secure, HIPAA-compliant data storage and sharing options
- Collaboration tools for patients and healthcare providers
Join Us on This Journey
We're excited about the potential of Blood Test Tracker to empower individuals to take control of their health data. Whether you're a patient looking to track your progress, a healthcare provider seeking better tools for patient management, or a developer interested in health-tech, we'd love to hear from you.
Get Started with Blood Test Tracker