The technology giants Apple and Samsung are coming up with revolutionary healthcare for diabetics with the latest smartwatch innovations. The sources said both firms are furiously working to integrate non-invasive blood glucose monitoring systems into their wearable devices. The game-changing feature, poised to make a big difference, will now relieve over 200 million diabetics who are insulin-dependent, as they have to undergo such an arduous and costly process of blood glucose testing before every meal.
This classical form involves the painful pricking of the finger with a lancet in order to obtain a blood sample, after which it is analyzed using a glucometer for the ascertainment of sugar levels in the blood. Poorly managed dosages of insulin would, therefore, lead to the dire consequences of hypoglycemia and long-term organ failure, attesting to the necessity for exactness in the administration of doses of insulin.
The technology is in development to be mounted on smartwatches like the Apple Watch or Galaxy Watch, but great progress has already been made. I am very optimistic that this feature may materialize in the near future, where diabetics can track their blood glucose levels all the time from the implanted sensors in their watches.
That said, it’s already been reported that the upcoming Apple Watch named Series 10 (or X) will get one feature more, highly anticipated by many: a blood pressure monitor. The new addition is expected to make its debut sometime later this fall, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The new sensor shall not be fitted via software updates on older models, indicating the integration of new advanced sensors.
The blood pressure feature, at its launch, is designed in such a way that it could at least notify the user of high levels that might be a precursor to seeking advice from a professional. Apple is looking forward to this technology being developed further so that it can actually provide accurate blood pressure readings right on the watch. This is unlike current devices that measure cuff-inflated measurements, such as the Huawei Watch D, which takes cuff-inflated medical-grade readings according to Chinese standards.
The industry is holding its breath for this one, to see how Apple pulls it off by working an inflatable cuff into the sleek design of the Apple Watch band. That’s correct: The newest addition to the Apple Watch lineup, the Series 10 (or X), is reportedly set to be released this September. And if those rumors are anything to go by, this appears to herald a great advance in wearable health technology.
Perhaps the most exciting part about this is that recent developments in the field show that the models both of them are introducing to the market really take the cake when it comes to wearable technology. The Galaxy Watch 6 has always been an arch-rival in competition with the Apple Watch Series 8. Even so, both gadgets deliver a suite of features ranging from GPS tracking to sensing the heart rate, detecting falls, and tracking sleep. With the new generations, it really is tending to go even further than a simple fitness tracker, in fact developing into some kind of complex health management tool that would manage to fit into the lifestyle and well-being of the modern user.