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Samsung Unveils Breakthrough Blood Glucose Monitoring to Compete With Apple Watch
Health technology is advancing at a rapid pace. Advanced digital health is pushing the boundaries of what wearable devices can achieve. Starting with innovative gadgets like the Oura Ring to more sophisticated health-tracking capabilities of the Apple Watch, tech companies are constantly trying to improve personal health monitoring and wearable technologies. Samsung has now taken a significant step forward by revealing its ongoing work on a feature that many consider the ultimate advancement in wearable health technology: it is developing a non-invasive continuous blood glucose monitoring system. This groundbreaking development will be a game-changer for millions of people suffering with diabetes and prediabetes, especially those managing diabetes who have to do finger pricks several times a day or have to use conventional continuous glucose monitors that last only one to two weeks.
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Samsung recently announced that it is investing heavily in the development of a blood glucose monitoring feature that does not require skin penetration. Conventional CGMs from Freestyle Libre and Dexcom have to go through a skin penetration which increases the chances of infection for which the CGMs have to be removed after 1-2 weeks. Samsung has not yet disclosed an exact release date of its product, but its decision to openly discuss this innovation signals confidence in the technology’s feasibility. Reports indicate that we may see this feature sooner rather than later given the kinds of promises the company made and the level of details it shared.
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