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Apple Has Been Secretly Testing Blood Sugar App With Select Employees [Report]

Apple Has Been Secretly Testing Blood Sugar App With Select Employees [Report]

Posted October 25, 2024 at 6:54pm by iClarified
Apple has been secretly testing an app to help people with prediabetes manage their food intake and make lifestyle changes, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

Select employees participated in a test of the app earlier this year, as part of Apple's efforts to develop blood sugar features.

The employees involved in the test had to confirm their prediabetic status with a blood test. This means they don't currently have diabetes but are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. As part of the test, they actively monitored their blood sugar using various devices available on the market and logged glucose-level changes in response to food intake.


Sources say the app was designed to show users how eating certain foods could affect their blood sugar, potentially helping them avoid becoming fully diabetic. For example, if a user ate pasta for lunch and that caused a spike in blood sugar, they could be advised to stop eating pasta or switch to protein.

Apple has allegedly been working on a non-invasive way to monitor glucose levels for over a decade. Although the app being tested wasn't directly linked to this technology, it could eventually be integrated with a glucose tracker. For now, Apple has paused testing of the app as it focuses on other health features.

While work on a non-invasive glucose tracker has progressed, Bloomberg believes an actual product is years away. Apple is reportedly working with an iPhone-sized prototype that uses lasers to project light into the skin to determine glucose levels. Once it overcomes issues with that size device, the company still has to miniaturize the technology to fit in a smartwatch.

More details in the full report linked below…


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Apple Has Been Secretly Testing Blood Sugar App With Select Employees [Report]
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Xtoast - October 27, 2024 at 1:36pm
How about getting the blood oxygen monitor back online, you know the one that’s already in the watch but Apple is patently restrictived from using…
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