CarbCam – AI-Powered Carb Recognition

CarbCam – AI-Powered Carb Recognition

Take a photo of your meal – CarbCam identifies the food and estimates carbohydrates, fat, protein and FPU.

1. Overview

CarbCam is an app for people with diabetes that uses artificial intelligence (Claude AI by Anthropic) to recognise meals from photos and provide a nutritional estimate – including carbohydrates, fat, protein, fat-protein units (FPU) and glycaemic index (GI).

The app complements your existing ns.10be.de Nightscout server and integrates seamlessly into your daily diabetes management.

Who is it for? All ns.10be.de users with an active account. CarbCam is included in the free plan with limited daily analyses; the paid plan removes all limits.
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2. Features

Photo Analysis

  • Photograph a meal – the AI identifies individual foods and portion sizes
  • Results: carbs (g), fat (g), protein (g), FPU, GI per item and totals
  • Supports packaged products (barcodes, labels) and freshly prepared dishes

Smart Caching

  • Identical photos are answered instantly from cache – no repeated API call
  • Similar images (different device, slightly different angle) are matched via perceptual hash
  • Faster responses, lower costs

Photo History

  • All analysed photos are stored in your history
  • Available even after reinstalling the app (bound to your installation)
  • Feedback feature: rate results to help improve recognition

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)

  • Optionally provide your own Anthropic API key
  • Your requests are then billed to your own Anthropic account
  • Without your own key, the server-side key is used (subject to plan limits)
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3. Screenshots

CarbCam – Scan

Scan Tab

CarbCam – Result

Result

CarbCam – History

History

CarbCam – BG Graph

BG Graph

View all screenshots

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4. Download

Android

Download APK

Direct download from ns.10be.de

iOS (TestFlight)

Open TestFlight

Beta via Apple TestFlight

Google Play

Open Play Store

Direct from the Google Play Store

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5. Frequently Asked Questions

Accuracy depends heavily on the dish. For clearly identifiable single foods (e.g. an apple, a slice of bread) the estimate is often very close. For mixed dishes (casseroles, soups) the deviation may be larger. CarbCam always provides an estimate, not a replacement for weighing or measuring.

Yes. CarbCam uses the ns.10be.de infrastructure. You need an active account to use the app. The analysis runs through our servers – your photos only leave your device for the AI analysis and are not stored publicly.

CarbCam is included in the free ns.10be.de plan with a limited number of daily analyses. The paid plan removes all limits. Alternatively, you can add your own Anthropic API key – requests then run through your own account with no server-side limit.

Your photo is sent to the ns.10be.de server and forwarded to the selected AI provider for analysis. A downsized thumbnail and the analysis result are stored in the cache so that repeated requests can be answered faster. Original photos are not permanently stored on the server. You can delete your stored data at any time via the app.

Yes. In the app settings you can add your own Anthropic API key. Your requests will then be billed to your own Anthropic account. The server validates the key on every request – if it is invalid or empty, you will receive an error (no silent fallback to the server key).
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6. Important Notes & Disclaimer

AI-Based Estimate – Not a Medical Device

CarbCam uses artificial intelligence (Claude AI by Anthropic) to identify food and estimate nutritional values. The results are automated estimates and may be incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate.

CarbCam is not a medical device and is no substitute for professional dietary advice, weighing, measuring or medical recommendations. The app serves exclusively as a guidance tool.

Disclaimer
  • 10BE Software UG (haftungsbeschränkt) assumes no liability for the accuracy, completeness or reliability of the nutritional information provided by CarbCam.
  • Use of CarbCam is at your own risk. Insulin dosing or other medical decisions must never be based solely on CarbCam results.
  • No recommendation regarding diet, insulin dosing or therapy is made.
  • Allergens, intolerances and special dietary requirements are not reliably detected by the AI – always verify these yourself.
  • Availability of the service is not guaranteed. The service may be changed, restricted or discontinued at any time.
Privacy

Photos are transmitted to our server and from there to the Anthropic API for analysis. Our privacy policy and the Anthropic privacy policy apply. We do not permanently store original photos. Cache entries (downsized thumbnail + analysis result) are automatically deleted after 30 days.

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