Also consider that tech like this has applications beyond just diabetics. Glucose could be correlated with caloric intake. Tech like this could be a step toward the Apple Watch actually monitoring how much you are eating passively.
I would put money on that being the reason why Apple is developing it; not to directly help diabetics, but to add fitness features to the Apple Watch.
This reminds me of a project that Texas Instruments was working on a number of years back. They invested in and helped fund the development of a wire that could work suspended in fluids.
The startup that invented it and was further developing it was doing the work to develop an optical implant that would allow the blind to see. TI didn't care about helping the blind re/gain their eye sight, they just cared about getting their hands on a wire that didn't short circuit in fluids.
> Apple Watch actually monitoring how much you are eating passively
This is a technology grail for me. I'm for calorie counting and there's no doubt that it's integral part of weight loss. But entering all my meals in forms. Blerg. I only ever do it for a few months at a time before throwing in the towel.
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This is fantastic. The Helo LX is a device already ahead of Apple's Engineers. You can find the Helo LX at http://Farmer.Helo.Life
look into who Antonio De Rosa is. In short, he is our chief designer and he was on that Apple iWatch team in 2010. We are ahead of Apple on this one. Those sensors exist today and guess who has them?! But this is great, Apple has a much bigger marketing budget than we do.
I would put money on that being the reason why Apple is developing it; not to directly help diabetics, but to add fitness features to the Apple Watch.