- Apple has been developing a blood glucose monitor for a long time
- The device would be ready soon
- A potential application in the Apple Watch?
More than ten years ago, Steve Jobs discussed with his employees the question ofblood glucometerat Apple. The idea was then, at the suggestion of the big man, to offer this system but in a non-invasive way: understand, without having to take a sample with an injection. Something to delight patients with diabetes who don't like needles. Until now, however, there was no indication that the project was bearing fruit. But soon, the solution could indeed see the light of day, according to rumors shared by the journalist fromBloombergMark Gurman.
Don't expect a scamto theTheranos: this time, after such a long development, everything suggests that Apple is aiming for rapid commercialization as soon as the technology is finalized. Of thepatentsmentioning the necessary equipment have already been submitted by the Apple firm, but it has never wanted to officially confirm that a product is on the way. And in any case, we will still have to wait a little longer: for the moment, the media have not yet been treated to a single stolen photo. The kind of clue usually published at least a few weeks in advance of a potential release date.
The Apple Watch is already seeing its capabilities praised by doctors
If the measurement of blood glucose levels actually arrives on Apple Watch, it will not be the only asset of the wearable in terms of health. Indeed, with this little (though) device on the wrist, it is now easy to capture your heart rate or even record an electrocardiogram in a few seconds. Likewise, it is possible to detect falls or accidents thanks to the accelerometer integrated under the cover of the watch. Even in the offices of our rural general practitioners, testimonies in favor of the continuation of this type of effort on the part of major technological brands are multiplying.
A next edition is expected at the end of the year, with the code nameApple Watch Xaccording to some. Others, however, believe that the next key version of this range will wait until 2024 to see the light of day: all bets are off.
False positives and generational shock
Despite everything, even today, the statistics collected by Apple Watches aredifficult to accept in consultationby health professionals. When it is not to judge them too unreliable, it is their incompatibility with the machines of yesteryear of traditional establishments which is singled out. As a bonus, emergency workers find themselves overwhelmed byalert reports that overload call centersand can, therefore, endanger human lives.
Will Apple engineers in charge of analysis algorithms be able to correct the situation with a future blood glucometer? To be continued…
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