{"article":{"id":360020717131,"url":"https://cronometer.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/360020717131.json","html_url":"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020717131-Mobile-Add-a-Biometric","author_id":31573368124692,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":2,"vote_sum":95,"vote_count":169,"section_id":39445662370068,"created_at":"2018-12-07T20:43:14Z","updated_at":"2026-10-01T05:22:53Z","name":"Mobile - Add a Biometric","title":"Mobile - Add a Biometric","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2026-06-24T22:06:47Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":123786,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":["ketones","ketone","glucose","glucose reading","drboz","dr boz","arm measurement"],"body":"<p> </p><p>Add biometrics to your diary to record measurements like your weight, body temperature, blood pressure, and cholesterol to track trends over time.<br><br> </p><p>In this article, learn more about:</p><ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e2d0ca48a1cbde065fceea66d27e5308a\">How to Add a Biometric to your Diary</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eed3d46888c428081efbe4ef3ba27b8de\">Creating a Custom Biometric</li>\n</ul><h2 id=\"h_50832385711545257361359\">Steps to Add a Biometric</h2><p>Open the bottom console by tapping the orange + at the bottom of your screen and select Add Biometric.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img class=\"wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 510/1106; width: 50%;\" src=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/article_attachments/50655213270164\" width=\"510\" height=\"1106\"> <img class=\"wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 300/650; width: 50%;\" src=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/article_attachments/35820944613012\" width=\"300\" height=\"650\"></p><ol>\n<li class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-left\" data-list-item-id=\"e68364ee92b6540de6c1129d5d45b308d\">Select Add Biometric from the <a href=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018593112#h_75370646511545173148253\">Bottom Console</a>\n</li>\n<li class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-left\" data-list-item-id=\"e01f4548182fd107bdd2b7837d406e87e\">Use the search field to type a biometric name or browse all to view all categories.</li>\n<li class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-left\" data-list-item-id=\"e27bc1642894510c9e6fe3f88bfa0e330\">Select a biometric from one of the categories.</li>\n<li class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-left\" data-list-item-id=\"e853e49c5a56c57f195c709ec6d017a83\">Enter a value and choose your units if multiple units are available</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eadc4c4740d57ef8f65bede1b4a86fa69\">Add a timestamp to your biometric (<a href=\"http://cronometer.com/#gold\">Gold feature</a>)</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e1c2af1b8a0d90489d604cb01dff84e77\">Choose a diary group to which you would like to add your biometric</li>\n</ol><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"> </p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/article_attachments/16987140572052\" width=\"272\" height=\"552\"></p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"> </p><h2 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-left\" id=\"h_01HX7EY3SGSKS9FCPRE5K03BK5\">Create a Custom Biometric</h2><ol class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-list\" data-pm-slice=\"3 3 []\">\n<li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"numbered\" data-list-item-id=\"e8b8c97be2485db7fe47c7efb571b01fb\">Tap the orange + at the bottom of the screen to open the bottom console.</li>\n<li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"numbered\" data-list-item-id=\"e5df768a9aee4288affaa59fe4f394b47\">Tap Add Biometric.</li>\n<li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"numbered\" data-list-item-id=\"e92e5c75093eaf1a9f5f3731ac3bc167c\">Tap Add Custom Biometric.</li>\n<li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"numbered\" data-list-item-id=\"edbcc417b0dfc954f67a3077bbad341be\">Choose a name for your biometric and a unit of measure.</li>\n<li class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-listItem\" data-list-indent=\"1\" data-list-type=\"numbered\" data-list-item-id=\"ea964d8c359b07c5fb6599f3d455947f7\">Add to Diary.</li>\n</ol><p>Your biometric will be saved in your Custom category to add to your diary again in the future.</p><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\">    <img src=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/article_attachments/16987172389396\" width=\"266\" height=\"539\">   <img src=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/article_attachments/16987173439252\" width=\"266\" height=\"539\"></p><h4 class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\" id=\"h_01HX7EY3SGGGGDAT4BVDCTE57W\"><a href=\"https://support.cronometer.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018302431\">Learn how to add a Biometric on the Web version of Cronometer</a></h4><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"> </p>"}}