So, like many people you rolled your eyes when Apple initially released its wearable watch. You concluded that watch was a gimmick, not worth the price the computer giant was demanding.
But, skip ahead a couple of years and the watch no longer looks like the flop it initially appeared to be. And here’s why. Recently, Apple CEO, Tim Cook has been spotted sporting a prototype watch that features a blood sugar monitor. Now, a blood sugar monitor featured on an Apple Watch transforms the gimmicky time-piece into a legitimate accessory worthy of the cost.
Tim Cook concurred during a ceremony at the University of Glasgow at the start of 2017 that he’s “been wearing a continuous glucose monitor for a few weeks.” When this new prototype glucose monitor is included with wearable it promises to become an essential and non-invasive way for checking blood sugar.
The Apple team is excited about perfecting a smartwatch that includes a blood glucose monitor and remains confident that it can be a more efficient measurement tool for diabetics than the conventional, invasive, and painful pricks diabetics currently endure.
Although Apple isn’t the first tech company to attempt to ease diabetic suffering via technology. Other prototypes include smart contact lenses that can monitor glucose levels as well as administer medication. Apps are also available that could potentially allow a patient to regulate insulin-producing cells with the assistance of a smartphone.
As technology continues to advance the promise of a brighter tomorrow appears on the diabetic horizon. And once smartphones and smart contact lenses go mainstream diabetics will be better equipped to allow the technology to monitor their symptoms and provide them with better medication management.
That is why we need to give the Apple Watch a second look. And if they can integrate health platforms for diabetes management, then the wearable can prove it is worth assuring that it will be around for years to come.
