Apple continues to bet on health.The new step of the Empire founded by Steve Jobs is addressed this time to diabetic patients: the Apple Watch will have an application to monitor blood sugar levels using this in combination with the Dexcom monitor.
The more conventional systems require a puncture in the patient's skin to collect a drop of blood that can be analyzed, while the Dexcom device works using a small sensor embedded under the skin that sends the data collected to the receiver and then passed them to theclock.In this way, the glucose monitor tracks the blood sugar levels of a person continuously so that the app creates a simple visible graphic from our wrist.
The clock, whose launch is expected in April, will arrive accompanied by this application that would also be available for iPhone.A possible launch, according to the Wall Street Journal, thanks to the aid and approval of the Food and Medicines Administration (FDA).
The Healthkit system is one of the strengths of the new Apple product, so much that several hospitals in the United States have launched pilot programs aimed at taking advantage of the device sensor to be able to supervise chronic patients from distance.The doctor could thus observe the balances of this app and monitor the health status of each person.
Other countries do not celebrate the arrival of the clock.The universities of the United Kingdom have already prohibited their use in classrooms and the British government studies developing a law that punishes its use during the driving of a vehicle.