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Apple Fitness+ will be their fastest growing service, and Apple Watch Series 7 will have non-invasive glucose monitoring.

gandalfgreybeer 6y ago
A reliable non-invasive glucose monitoring device is going to be revolutionary. That’s essentially a holy grail for diabetes.
- inetsee 6y ago
  I have a Freestyle Libre glucose monitor. It's not exactly continuous. I believe it lets me get a glucose reading as often as every 8 minutes. When I had to do finger sticks I would test my glucose an average of 4 times a day. With my new monitor I'm measuring an average of 20 times a day, without the pain of finger sticks. Inserting the sensor is almost completely painless, and I only have to do it every two weeks. Current CGM devices may not be "revolutionary", but they are a hell of a lot better than what I used to deal with.
- fy20 6y ago
  The least invasive we seem to have in development right now is EasyGlucose[0] which monitors glucose levels from a photo of your iris, but it seems like nothing has come out since the initial press in 2019. Similar is Google detecting heart disease from photos of the back of the eye, whatever happened with that? [1] [0] https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/08/non-invasive-glucose-monitor-easyglucose-takes-home-microsofts-imagine-cup-and-100k/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/08/non-invasive-glucose-monit... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/19/17027902/google-verily-ai-algorithm-eye-scan-heart-disease-cardiovascular-risk https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/19/17027902/google-verily-ai...
inetsee 6y ago
If this is a serious prediction, I am sceptical. A number of years back Google tried to develop a non-invasive glucose monitor. The monitor relied on a sensor attached to a contact lens, that measured chemicals in tears. They failed. Measuring glucose without having access to the fluids inside the body is something that I doubt even Apple would be able to accomplish.
AntiImperialis3 6y ago
Apple has never "made" anything that others haven't perfected first. So, even if someone came with a non-invasive glucose monitor, it won't be Apple. If someone does come out and it works well and if multiple companies copy it... we may see it on Apple watch around 2025 or later.

gandalfgreybeer 6y ago

A reliable non-invasive glucose monitoring device is going to be revolutionary. That’s essentially a holy grail for diabetes.

inetsee 6y ago
I have a Freestyle Libre glucose monitor. It's not exactly continuous. I believe it lets me get a glucose reading as often as every 8 minutes. When I had to do finger sticks I would test my glucose an average of 4 times a day. With my new monitor I'm measuring an average of 20 times a day, without the pain of finger sticks. Inserting the sensor is almost completely painless, and I only have to do it every two weeks. Current CGM devices may not be "revolutionary", but they are a hell of a lot better than what I used to deal with.
fy20 6y ago
The least invasive we seem to have in development right now is EasyGlucose[0] which monitors glucose levels from a photo of your iris, but it seems like nothing has come out since the initial press in 2019. Similar is Google detecting heart disease from photos of the back of the eye, whatever happened with that? [1] [0] https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/08/non-invasive-glucose-monitor-easyglucose-takes-home-microsofts-imagine-cup-and-100k/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/08/non-invasive-glucose-monit... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/19/17027902/google-verily-ai-algorithm-eye-scan-heart-disease-cardiovascular-risk https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/19/17027902/google-verily-ai...

inetsee 6y ago

If this is a serious prediction, I am sceptical. A number of years back Google tried to develop a non-invasive glucose monitor. The monitor relied on a sensor attached to a contact lens, that measured chemicals in tears. They failed. Measuring glucose without having access to the fluids inside the body is something that I doubt even Apple would be able to accomplish.

AntiImperialis3 6y ago

Apple has never "made" anything that others haven't perfected first. So, even if someone came with a non-invasive glucose monitor, it won't be Apple. If someone does come out and it works well and if multiple companies copy it... we may see it on Apple watch around 2025 or later.