Smart watch glucose monitoring on the horizon

Summary: Earlier this year, rumors said Apple and Samsung smartwatches would be able to check blood sugar without needles. That didn't happen yet, but it is on the horizon! Right now, people use Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs). These are tiny sensors placed under the skin that send blood sugar levels to a device or phone. CGMs are great because they help people see how their habits affect their blood sugar in real time. This lowers dangerous highs and lows.

Almost 1 in 10 Americans have diabetes. Many hate the old way of checking blood sugar because daily finger pricks hurt and test strips cost a lot of money. When smartwatches finally get this new optical sensor tech, it will make checking blood sugar cheaper and easier for everyone. It will be a huge change, and doctors are just starting to learn how to read all this new data!

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