Apple is Working on a Blood Glucose Monitoring App to Prevent Diabetes

Apple has reportedly been testing a blood sugar monitoring app to prevent diabetes and add a groundbreaking feature to its health monitoring apps. According to recent reports from Mark Gurman, Apple is working this time on software for pre-diabetics to help them manage their diet. Though the aim is to help pre-diabetics change their lifestyle, Apple is not planning to release it sooner or later. However, it will indefinitely participate in future health products. 

According to the speculations, the tech giant is currently focusing on other health features. Gurman notes that this blood sugar app currency lacks meal tracing features that other rivals offer, for example, Fitterfly from Google. To make its place among the competitors, Apple plans on providing deeper third-party glucose tracking integration into its products.

Apple has long working on this health feature, the idea for an app like this would be to show people how different choices can impact blood sugar levels. Diabetes is a major health issue in the United States and is the eighth leading cause of death. It’s increasing at an alarming rate and is expected to continue to do so. In 2021, an estimated 38.4 million people in the United States had diabetes, which is about 11.6% of the population. 

Every year, around 1.2 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. Almost one in three adults. 81% of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it, which makes a total estimate of 98 million. 

The report notes that the app was intended to investigate what tools the tech giant could develop using blood sugar data, as this will significantly bring impactful changes in the lives of people. However, Bloomberg also says that Apple has since paused work on the app. Even so, Apple may use its findings in future health tech offerings.