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The story behind Saleem and practical guides to organising readings, medicines and lab results for clearer conversations with your doctor.

Saleem's story: from a family notebook to a health app for my parents

How paper, Excel and Notion led us to build Saleem: an Arabic app that helps my father manage his health and helps me stay reassured about my parents, with their consent.

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Saleem guide: log sugar and blood pressure, share a doctor report

Step by step: create an account, log sugar, blood pressure and weight, follow medicines and lab tests, and share a doctor report by a link that expires.

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Saleem: a health app in Arabic for older adults and their families

A health notebook in Arabic for older adults and their families: log readings, follow medicines and lab tests, and share a clear report with your doctor.

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How to log fasting and after-meal blood sugar and share it with your doctor

When to check, how to log each reading with its moment in Saleem, how to read the averages and the chart, and how to share a clear report with your doctor.

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Measuring blood pressure at home: preparation, method and a week of readings

Simple steps to measure blood pressure the same way every time at home, and how the blood-pressure week in Saleem leads to a clear average for your doctor.

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What to bring to your doctor's appointment: your readings on one page

A short checklist for a doctor's visit, what the Saleem report includes, and how to print it or send it as a link that expires by itself.

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How to read a lab report: test name, result, unit and reference range

A plain guide to the usual columns of a lab report, and how to copy them into Saleem exactly as printed to follow changes between visits. No medical interpretation.

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Organising daily medicine times for older adults, with reminders

How to add your medicines and their times in Saleem, mark each dose with one tap, get reminders on an Android phone, and see your adherence.

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Tracking weight and BMI at home

How to weigh yourself consistently, how Saleem works out your BMI from your height, and why BMI stays a rough number to discuss with your doctor.

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How to follow your parents' health from afar, with their agreement

Two ways to help your parents in Saleem: a record you manage for someone who does not use a phone, or an invitation your parent accepts and controls. They always decide.

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What to look for in an Arabic health app for older adults

Seven signs of a health app that suits your parents: real Arabic, large text, few steps, a doctor report, clear privacy, family by consent, and tracking without diagnosis.

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