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thewayneApple never confirms rumors prior to the product launch event, but it is rumored that the Watch 7, which will be revealed (I think) in September or October and usually released a month later, will have the ability to record real-time glucose information! This will be a major thing for diabetics and pre-diabetics! And if you're not one of those two, you can still record and log the information and see if you have a trend developing or not.
Apple has been introducing medical monitoring sensors progressively with their watches. The article mentions that Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, says 'we have all these sensors for our cars, and our bodies are far more important.' I completely agree! I personally have little need for a pulse monitor because I'm not an exercise junkie, then I read that article about smart watches detecting COVID early. Now I love the idea!
The Apple Watch 4 had a pulse monitor, the 5 introduced a three-lead ECG, the 6 an SpO2 sensor. The Apple Watch 7 will not be the first smart watch to feature glucose monitoring, apparently Samsung did that with their Watch 4. Still, lots of people prefer the Apple environment, so this opens up that tech for them.
The Apple Watches only work with Apple iPhones and you must have one to configure it and log medical data (you might be able to use an iPad to do that), I don't know if the Samsung watches will work with iPhones or if they require Android phones.
I was reading the comments on the Slashdot thread about this, and some people think it is reading glucose in the interstitial tissue, not directly in blood vessels. This makes sense, as blood vessel positioning is not only variable from person to person, but you might change where you wear your watch during the day, or it might shift a little. Thus an interstitial measurement might make more sense for a little more consistency in measurement. This makes the question of how fast reacting is that measurement compared to blood levels from an event like taking Glucophage is downing a soda or something. I'm not diabetic, I've never studied the disease, I really don't know. Ask me questions about hypogammaglobulinemia, and I can speak with some limited authority.
Still, from what I've read about the accuracy of some of the real-time monitors, it can't be any worse! And if it greatly reduces the number of needle sticks, it will definitely be a blessing.
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/25/apple-watch-series-7-blood-glucose-monitoring/
Apple has been introducing medical monitoring sensors progressively with their watches. The article mentions that Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, says 'we have all these sensors for our cars, and our bodies are far more important.' I completely agree! I personally have little need for a pulse monitor because I'm not an exercise junkie, then I read that article about smart watches detecting COVID early. Now I love the idea!
The Apple Watch 4 had a pulse monitor, the 5 introduced a three-lead ECG, the 6 an SpO2 sensor. The Apple Watch 7 will not be the first smart watch to feature glucose monitoring, apparently Samsung did that with their Watch 4. Still, lots of people prefer the Apple environment, so this opens up that tech for them.
The Apple Watches only work with Apple iPhones and you must have one to configure it and log medical data (you might be able to use an iPad to do that), I don't know if the Samsung watches will work with iPhones or if they require Android phones.
I was reading the comments on the Slashdot thread about this, and some people think it is reading glucose in the interstitial tissue, not directly in blood vessels. This makes sense, as blood vessel positioning is not only variable from person to person, but you might change where you wear your watch during the day, or it might shift a little. Thus an interstitial measurement might make more sense for a little more consistency in measurement. This makes the question of how fast reacting is that measurement compared to blood levels from an event like taking Glucophage is downing a soda or something. I'm not diabetic, I've never studied the disease, I really don't know. Ask me questions about hypogammaglobulinemia, and I can speak with some limited authority.
Still, from what I've read about the accuracy of some of the real-time monitors, it can't be any worse! And if it greatly reduces the number of needle sticks, it will definitely be a blessing.
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/01/25/apple-watch-series-7-blood-glucose-monitoring/
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Date: 2021-01-27 05:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-27 07:03 pm (UTC)That is the big question. From what I read in the Slashdot comments, even the implanted continuous glucose monitors can be pretty wacky.
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Date: 2021-01-31 07:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-01-31 08:20 pm (UTC)I think the sane thing to do would be that if the watch sprouts RED ALERT!, you grab a test strip and poke yourself, and you'd eventually develop a feel for how accurate and trustworthy the watch is for you. Our guest is diabetic and bought a new glucometer that logs readings in his phone. I don't know if he's planning on upgrading because the only time he wears his Apple Watch is when he leave the house to go out on errands, kind of defeats any attempt for the Watch to provide any health benefit and monitoring. I'm not a jewelry guy either, just my wedding ring and watch, but I've worn watches in the past and have no problem with them. Easier than pulling my phone out of my pocket.
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Date: 2021-01-31 09:30 pm (UTC)Anyway, still neat to read.