Health has today become a major asset to be exploited by large technology companies. Just look at the drift that the Big Apple’s smartwatch, the Apple Watch, has had, which over the last 5 years has added big, powerful health features. All this thanks to the integration of oximetric sensors, to carry out electrocardiograms or to determine the oxygen saturation of the blood. One of the most important challenges for Apple is perform a blood sugar measurement without resorting to an invasive method. But while they get there…this was leaked a few months ago They tested an application dedicated to information and blood sugar control for prediabetic users.
Apple and prediabetes: motivation and blood sugar control with an app
Apple has been pursuing one goal for almost a decade: be able to monitor blood sugar levels without resorting to injections. The investment and technology behind this step will mark a before and after. This will allow diseases such as diabetes mellitus to be detected and diagnosed earlier. Undoubtedly, the investment is behind, but until a sensor capable of doing this with great reliability is achieved, Apple will not risk integrating it into the Apple Watch. However, The development of this technology may lead to other uses.
One of them is a application to monitor, inform and warn users with prediabetes about how your habits can influence your blood sugar levels. According to Bloomberg, Apple tested a new application with company employees in a very secret way. It allowed users with prediabetes to get additional help for control your food consumption and change your lifestyle.
Prediabetes is a condition in which a person’s blood sugar (glucose) levels are higher than normal, but are not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. This condition is a warning signal emitted by the human body. Additionally, this indicates that there is a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future. Therefore, detection of prediabetes can be one of the fundamental pillars to reduce the development of diabetes in the future.
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This application tested in the Cupertino barracks that same year was essential volunteers with prediabetes who had to actively monitor their blood sugar levels using various devices available on the market, then record changes in glucose level based on what they ate. With this, the app could make recommendations to avoid serious fluctuations in glucose levels. Or give some insight into how different foods are metabolized and how that would affect the course of your possible diabetes.
For now There are no plans to release this app. But this is another of the projects that Apple has joined, the big project that means non-invasive blood sugar monitoring. We’ll see how it evolves over the years… but it looks very good.
