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 ![Glucosio Banner](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/5623301/14087778/f02be08c-f52b-11e5-9ff3-15bc5670cddb.png)
 
- https://glucosio.org
+Learn more about the project [here](https://glucosio.org).
+ 
+## Mission
+
+Our mission is to help people with diabetes manage their condition by providing free and easy-to-use tools that helps track and analyze important health data. 
+Our goal is to build a modern diabetes app that works for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 
+We also wanted to contribute to the open source community and foster connections to help support individuals within the community. 
+ 
+## Features 
+
+Glucosio's diabetes tracker makes it easy to log and track personal data, such as blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure. 
+It is designed to work for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 
+The app contains daily, weekly, and monthly graphs to monitor changes over time as well as analysis functions to interpret the data. 
+Reminders can also be set to help users manage their diabetes. 
+Data can be imported and exported to a CSV format. 
+Users have to the option to opt-in sending information for diabetes research anonymously through the app. 
  
 ## Build Instructions
  
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 - Import the project in Android Studio: **File > New > Import Project**.
   Alternatively, from the Welcome screen, select **Import project**.
 
-Read more about contributing to Glucosio [here](http://www.glucosio.org/contribute/).
+## Contributing
+
+Any contributions you make are appreciated and strongly encouraged! 
+Read more about contributing to Glucosio [here](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Download
 
+Click the links below to download the app.
+
 <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.glucosio.android&utm_source=global_co&utm_medium=prtnr&utm_content=Mar2515&utm_campaign=PartBadge&pcampaignid=MKT-AC-global-none-all-co-pr-py-PartBadges-Oct1515-1" target="_blank">
 <img src="https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/images/generic/en-play-badge.png" alt="Get it on Google Play" height="100"/></a>
 <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.glucosio.android" target="_blank">
 <img src="https://f-droid.org/badge/get-it-on.png" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height="100"/></a>
 
 ## Join Beta Testing
-Join our [Community on Google+](https://plus.google.com/communities/117048486613219870727), then [click here](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.glucosio.android).
+Join our [Community on Google+](https://plus.google.com/communities/117048486613219870727), then [click here](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.glucosio.android) to officially join the testing program and gain access to the testing version of the app.
+
+## Licensing
+Glucosio is licensed under the GNU general public license. 
+For licensing details, look at the [LICENSE](LICENSE) document.
 
 ## Test Drive Glucosio Daily
 http://daily.glucosio.org