Apple planning blood sugar sensor for 2021 Apple 7 Series Watch
Interesting that Apple are looking to include blood glucose monitoring option which can benefit both Sports-persons, Diabetics and others alike?
It seems that Apple and Samsung are racing to add blood sugar monitoring to the Apple Watch
According to Korean ET News both Apple and Samsung intend to add a blood sugar sensor to their upcoming smart watches launching later this year.
Apple has accordingly secured all important patents and is concentrating on stability and reliability before taking the feature to the market with the Apple Watch 7.
ET News refers to a study carried out by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and researchers at Samsung – who also have plans to add a blood oxygen monitoring to their smartwatch. The study investigates the accuracy of Raman spectroscopy when measuring blood sugar levels on living subjects. However, based on this study, it doesn’t look like the technology is ready for the market – so it seems unlikely that it will be freely available in just a few months.
The researchers had used laser spectrometers designed for the experiment, which were attached to the earlobes of living pigs. The researchers were able to determine a relatively high level of accuracy in the measurements of blood sugar levels with this method, but before the technology finds its way onto the market it still needs to be miniaturised so that it fits into a standard smartwatch.
Further reading: https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple-planning-blood-sugar-sensor-for-2021-watch-3800925/
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