A new report reveals that the secretive project has been in the works for over a decade.
A report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg sheds new light on one of Apple’s most secretive rumored projects: non-invasive glucose monitoring for the Apple Watch. In fact, the report says that the project has been researched within Apple for over 12 years–back to the end of the Steve Jobs era and years before the release of the first Apple Watch.
Several companies and academic institutions have been working on ways to reliably measure blood glucose levels without piercing the skin for decades. Over half a billion adults in the world have diabetes, and the ability to measure blood sugar without breaking the skin would be life-changing for them. What’s more, the measurement could provide useful data for those looking to improve their health and fitness, even if they don’t have diabetes.
