Apple might disrupt the world of consumer tech once again. The US-based tech giant has reportedly developed a secret app that monitors blood sugar. The company is testing two tools to try and understand how certain food items affect blood sugar. The application is not expected to be released to the public yet but the technology behind it has the potential to be used in different ways. Details about this app are kept under wraps.
It is important to note that Apple users can already keep track of their blood sugar levels when using the Apple Watch along with devices like the Dexcom G7 CGM which is similar to some of the continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices we have in India like Abbott’s Freestyle Libre, Dexcom’s G6, Medtrnic’s Guardian Connect, Senseonics’ Eversense and Cure Fit’s Sugar Fit. However, this will be revolutionary because if implemented correctly, users will be able to do so directly from their Apple Watches.
The use cases will, of course, be numerous. Pre-diabetic patients, for instance, are people with higher than usual levels of blood sugar and are the most vulnerable as they can soon develop type-2 diabetes. They will be the ones who will benefit the most from such technologies.
As per media reports, Apple does not plan on releasing this app to the public and this was strictly a research exercise. A select few Apple employees were given these tools to test their pre-diabetic status by keeping track of data. Will the Apple Health app soon be getting a new feature for blood sugar tracking? Well, it is still unclear. There is also no official link between this exercise and the new non-invasive blood sugar tracking device that the American tech company is building as well.
Back in September 2023, Apple revealed that Tim Millet, the company’s VP of platform architecture will be leading its secret non-invasive blood monitoring device. As per a media report, Millet took charge of the project after months of no one being in charge of the said project. Millet heads multiple teams behind the development of next-gen processors and has also played a major role in the Mac’s transition from Intel CPUs to the new M series processors.
