Chino Hills, CA – The Office of U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) announced that Troy High School students Stanley Wang, from Chino Hills, and Jack Liu are the winners of the 2024 CA-40 Congressional App Challenge.
Their app, “Gluconnect,” aims to support those with diabetes by turning any standard blood-sugar meter, or glucometer, into a Bluetooth-enabled one to allow for the transmission of blood data over Bluetooth. The app also allows users to view, manage, and share data with trusted family members and healthcare providers.
The students were inspired to create “Gluconnect” after hearing family members with diabetes express frustration with manually inputting and tracking data from their glucometers.
“Stanley and Jack’s app ‘Gluconnect’ not only demonstrates an impressive use of coding concepts but also could improve the lives of diabetes patients. They truly went above and beyond, and I’m proud to name this year’s CA-40 Congressional App Challenge winners,” said Rep. Young Kim. “As always, I’m so impressed by this year’s Congressional App Challenge submissions and amazed by the caliber of talent among students in California’s 40th District.”
Congresswoman Young Kim is the Co-Chair of the Women in STEM caucus and served as co-chair of the Congressional App Challenge in the 117th Congress. 640 students have participated in the Congressional App Challenge and 293 apps have been submitted from students for her district since 2021.
Photos courtesy of the Office of Rep. Young Kim can be found HERE.
