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It already has GPS and oxygen / ECG sensors, so no dropping would be needed there.

That said, blood glucose seems like the next big win. Rumors have been that they're working on it.



I think the biggest hurdle as they get into more "medical" areas is approvals from the FDA (in the US) and international regulatory agencies.

What you recommend based on measurements or people acting on that information can have asterisks on asterisks, but still needs to hit a minimum threshold for usefulness.


Doesn't glucose level sensing require contact with blood?


It's apparently doable optically, similarly to blood oxygen, albeit much more challenging. There's an actual product out for it from one of Apple's suppliers, even: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/07/14/apple-supplier-la...


https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2516-1091/abe6f8/...

There are bloodless sensors now and in development.


Not necessarily. See section on non-invasive methods: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7731259/


Believe they acquired a company that did it via light, hence the belief that it is coming.




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