According to foreign media reports, Apple has entered the proof-of-concept stage of a confidential project called E5. This project could turn the Apple Watch into a noninvasive blood glucose monitor. Current methods of blood glucose monitoring are very crude, and most people with diabetes need to have painful fingertip blood collections. Others use the variety of patches available on the market, but these need to be replaced regularly.
If Apple's noninvasive monitor comes to fruition, it will surely disrupt the medical industry and cement Apple's position as a healthtech giant by making the Apple Watch a must-have health tech product for diabetics around the world. This Apple technology, which reportedly uses silicon photonics to work, sounds really interesting.
"The system uses lasers to emit specific wavelengths of light into the area below the skin, where there is a gap liquid — substances leaking out of the capillaries that can be absorbed by glucose. The light is then reflected back to the sensor in a way that reflects the glucose concentration. An algorithm then determines a person's blood sugar level. Financial news agency foreign media pointed out.
But, as noted by foreign media, while such a system would make sense in theory, it would be an amazing achievement to put it on the market. Many people in the tech industry, especially companies like Google, have been trying to develop noninvasive blood glucose monitors.
However, while it is not clear what specific milestones E5 is moving forward, foreign media sources are reportedly quite optimistic that such a function will actually reach patients. In areas where many startups are struggling, this sense of optimism is very important.
Apple's expectations for the technology reportedly extend even to preventing diabetes. According to foreign media reports, the Silicon Valley giant wants to integrate the pre-diabetes function in-house, warning users who may have diabetes.
This kind of functionality makes perfect sense for the Apple Watch, since for many it is already a health and wellness must-have. It can track information such as heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, etc. – in fact, the device was originally intended as a means of personal health monitoring, not as a means of wearing a smartphone on the wrist.
In short, the implementation of this technology needs to overcome many difficulties, but if Apple can successfully develop a non-invasive blood glucose monitor, it will become a revolution in the medical industry. Because it can improve the lives of diabetics, budget medical costs and significantly boost Apple Watch sales. Let's wait and see!
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