Apple investigates glucose sensors for diabetics

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Apple thinks about sensors to monitoring glucose levels

According to the American chain CNBC, Apple has hired a group of biomedical researchers who are working on a secret project to monitoring diabetic patients using sensors.

Although no details have been released, such an initiative seems consistent with the vision of the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, who wanted the company to be at the crossroads of technology and biology. The Apple Watch, which allows you to count steps taken, calories burned, measure heart rate and other biological parameters is a first step in this direction. With a sensor that patients could take with them everywhere to measure their glucose levels, Steve Jobs' ambition would be fully realized.

Many companies are trying to improve diabetes surveillance

Currently, diabetic patients have no choice but to measure their glucose levels other than to prick themselves for a blood sample. A constraint against which many companies of new technologies wish to fight, with, for the moment, more or less success. Virta, a recently created start-up, promises to treat patients with type 2 diabetes by remotely controlling their behavior. Livongo Health, another start-up, has just raised $ 52.5 million to launch a blood sugar control product.

While it is too early to assess these recent initiatives, many other attempts have failed in the past. This is particularly the case for the project of the Verily company, which tried to overcome bites by offering smart contact lenses that measure blood sugar: three years after the launch of the project, the results would still not be there. . However, Apple would be better equipped than its competitors: the apple company has been working on its sensors for 5 years now and is preparing to submit its products to feasibility tests. Case to follow …

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