Apple is testing an app that uses blood glucose monitoring to help people with prediabetes manage their diet and improve their lifestyle
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Apple (AAPL) Secretly Tests Blood-Sugar App in Sign of Health Ambitions - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-25/apple-secretly-tests-blood-sugar-app-in-sign-of-health-ambitions
Apple reportedly tested a blood glucose monitoring app
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-reportedly-tested-a-blood-glucose-monitoring-app-204241266.html
Apple reportedly tests an app to manage blood sugar - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/25/24279593/apple-blood-sugar-prediabetes-app
Apple trials app to manage a person's blood sugar levels
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/10/25/apple-trials-app-to-manage-a-persons-blood-sugar-levels
While high-end sensors for Apple Watch that could monitor Blood Glucose remain elusive, Apple has been testing a prediabetes managing app - Patently Apple
https://www.patentlyapple.com/2024/10/while-high-end-sensors-for-apple-watch-that-could-monitor-blood-glucose-remains-elusive-apple-has-been-testing-a-prediabetes.html
According to information obtained by Bloomberg from anonymous sources, Apple is encouraging employees to take blood tests and looking for pre-diabetes within the company. Pre-diabetes refers to a stage before type 2 diabetes, when blood sugar levels are higher than normal. Employees who are diagnosed with pre-diabetes are asked to measure their blood sugar levels using 'a variety of commercially available devices' and keep a record of their daily diet.
There is no cure for diabetes, but prediabetes can be improved through diet and exercise therapy. Therefore, Apple has come up with the idea of 'improving metabolic abnormalities in prediabetes' with an app and is testing it on prediabetes. The app Apple is developing will be able to provide users with hints such as 'Meals high in carbohydrates can cause blood sugar levels to rise sharply, but combining them with protein can help prevent blood sugar levels from rising too quickly.'
According to Bloomberg, the app was born out of Apple's search for 'tools that can be developed using blood glucose data.' However, Bloomberg also reported that Apple has paused development of the prediabetes app to focus on developing other health-related features. However, multiple media outlets have reported that there is a 'good chance' that the app will be part of future health-related features released by Apple.
Wearable devices for people with or at risk of diabetes, like those developed by Apple, are becoming a trend, technology media The Verge points out. In fact, in early 2024, manufacturers such as
Other CGM development startups, such as Nutrisense and Levels , are developing a range of tools that use the data that can be collected by CGM to provide weight loss advice, advice on fuelling for endurance sports, and advice on the impact of certain foods on blood sugar levels.
The photo below shows Stelo, a CGM developed by Dexcom. Stelo is one of the commercially available CGMs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the regulatory authority responsible for regulating medical products in the United States. CGMs are typically devices that help monitor type 1 diabetes patients (who secrete little or no insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels), but Stelo is unique in that it is aimed at type 2 diabetes patients, especially those who do not rely on insulin.
At the time of writing, there were only three 'FDA-approved commercially available CGMs' on the market: Dexcom's Stelo and Abbott's CGMs.
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