The setup questions

Setup takes about two minutes and is the only time Bolus asks you to fill anything in. Everything you answer can be changed later in Settings.

Before you start

The first screen is the disclaimer. It says plainly that Bolus is not a medical device, gives no dosing guidance, and is for adults making their own day-to-day food choices. You tick two boxes: one to agree, one to consent to Bolus processing your health information.

You can withdraw that consent at any time. See what data Bolus collects.

About you

What you most want Bolus to help with: eating healthier more consistently, losing weight sustainably, feeling more in control around food, or eating better for a health reason. It shapes how your weeks are balanced and how Ask talks to you.

Then your first name, so the app can greet you.

Health

• Your diabetes type: type 1, type 2, pre-diabetes, or not sure.
• Sex assigned at birth, and whether you take weight-loss medication.
• Your height and weight, in metric or imperial.

Food

The part that does the most work:

• How you eat: everything, mostly plants, pescatarian or vegetarian.
• Foods you would rather skip, as a set of chips you tap.
• Allergies, which are hard-excluded from every plan, every week.
• A taste sampler, where you like or pass on meals to teach Bolus your taste. You need to rate at least four before you can continue.

See allergens and food preferences.

How you eat and your home

How long you want to spend cooking, whether lunch needs to be portable, and how many people you are feeding. See how your plans are shaped.

Your CGM

If you use a FreeStyle Libre or Dexcom you can connect it here. You can also skip it and connect later, or never. Bolus works fully without one. See Your CGM.

Then your first week

Bolus builds your plan and shopping list. See your first week.