In the traditional method, the blood glucose test needs to prick the finger, put the blood sample on the test paper, and then insert it into a machine called a blood glucose meter.
It is reported that Apple's technology still faces some difficulties-the sensor needs a hole or opening to be integrated into electronic equipment so that the sensor can be in contact with air. However, this opening may also reduce the waterproof performance of the equipment, which puts considerable requirements and challenges on the waterproof design of Apple Watch.
In addition, blood sugar readings must be accurate. If the error is too large, there may be a risk of taking the wrong dose of insulin for users who use this as a medication guide.
In addition, bringing noninvasive blood glucose detection to Apple Watch, the battery life of the watch is also a problem.
However, even if it is difficult, this is not the first time that Apple has tried to deploy in the medical field with the help of Apple Watch.
Lei Feng. Com understands that Apple made it clear on World Heart Day 20 19 that it has a strong ambition to enter the health care industry. Cook once said that Apple's greatest contribution to mankind will be "health".
In the past few years, Apple has established a huge internal team composed of doctors, health coaches and engineers to develop health-related software and hardware devices, with specific strategies and biomedical breakthroughs.
On the latest Apple Watch 6, it is equipped with a new sensor to detect the blood oxygen level.
Sumbul Desai, Apple's vice president in charge of health, said that the tool can help people find early signs of COVID-19 infection, and announced that Apple is cooperating with the Seattle Influenza Research Center and the University of Washington to conduct a new study aimed at finding the relationship between bleeding oxygen, heart rate and COVID-19 infection.
Therefore, the introduction of blood sugar monitoring function will be a natural extension of Apple Watch's current series of health functions.
From the earliest heart rate to ECG (electrocardiogram), to sleep monitoring and blood oxygen measurement, Apple aims to develop Apple Watch into a "medical device" with more functions and wider applications. Lei Feng. com