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Upcoming AppleWatch Can HelpTreat Diabetes Using
Blood Glucose Sensor Meters
Apple has a secret team working on the holy grail for treating diabetes
Apple has hired a small team of biomedical engineers to work at a nondescript office in
Palo Alto, California, miles from corporate headquarters.
They are part of a super secret initiative, initially envisioned by the late Apple co-found-
er Steve Jobs, to develop sensors that can noninvasively and continuously monitor blood
sugar levels to better treat diabetes, according to three people familiar with the matter.
The initiative is far enough along that Apple has been conducting feasibility trials at clini-
cal sites across the Bay Area and has hired consultants to help it figure out the regula-
tory pathways, the people said.
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Meanwhile, June Felice Johnson, writing for Fortune Magazine, makes the point that the
Apple phone won’t hit the market anytime soon because of the regulatory hurdles the
device must overcome.
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