Apple Watch can now do real-time glucose monitoring and show trends thanks to new Supersapiens app update

[Redaktion]

Supersapiens has updated its iOS app to support glucose monitoring directly on the Apple Watch. The new 3.1.1 update can replace the watch face with readouts such as glucose level, trends, and sensor status from the Abbott Libre Sense Glucose Sport biosensor. The Libre Sense Glucose sport is recommended only for athletes and not for medical diagnosis or monitoring of diabetes.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-Watch-can-now-do-real-time-glucose-monitoring-and-show-trends-thanks-to-new-Supersapiens-app-update.758770.0.html

[The Werewolf]

This is a bit misleading.

The Apple Watch itself is not monitoring glucose, there's a watch app that can pair with a Freestyle Libre sensor that is worn on the skin and that's the part that does the monitoring. The watch is just displaying the results in realtime.

The Libre also works with Android and iOS phones and tablets.

As well, the Supersapiens app isn't actually made by Abbott Pharmaceuticals, who make the Freestyle Libre. It's a third party app maker who focuses on Apple and Garmin support for people who exercise a lot like athletes.

The reason this is important is because Apple and other companies are looking to find a way to monitor blood glucose in real time directly, without a skin puncture (the Freestyle Libre patch actually does puncture the skin), so this article suggests Apple succeeded in doing this when in fact, it hasn't.

[ArsLoginName]

Thank you for clarifying it Werewolf. In particular about Libre puncturing the skin.

[Vaidyanathan]

This is a bit misleading.

The Apple Watch itself is not monitoring glucose, there's a watch app that can pair with a Freestyle Libre sensor that is worn on the skin and that's the part that does the monitoring. The watch is just displaying the results in realtime.

The Libre also works with Android and iOS phones and tablets.

As well, the Supersapiens app isn't actually made by Abbott Pharmaceuticals, who make the Freestyle Libre. It's a third party app maker who focuses on Apple and Garmin support for people who exercise a lot like athletes.

The reason this is important is because Apple and other companies are looking to find a way to monitor blood glucose in real time directly, without a skin puncture (the Freestyle Libre patch actually does puncture the skin), so this article suggests Apple succeeded in doing this when in fact, it hasn't.

I don't think the article anywhere suggests that the Apple Watch is the one doing the monitoring. Neither does it say the Supersapiens app is made by Abbott.

[Bateus]

I don't think the article anywhere suggests that the Apple Watch is the one doing the monitoring.

Your headline literally says "Apple Watch can now do real-time glucose monitoring"...

[Vaidyanathan]

I don't think the article anywhere suggests that the Apple Watch is the one doing the monitoring.

Your headline literally says "Apple Watch can now do real-time glucose monitoring"...

It helps to read both the headline and article in full.

[Bateus]

It helps to read both the headline and article in full.

Such a sorry excuse for crappy reporting.
What helps is visiting websites that don't publish misleading clickbait headlines. So well done, you just lost another reader.

[Bruce]

I'm immediately marking this website as "do not show any content". Web sites lost the whole concept of ethics by these click-bait articles.

[Charlie]

My iWatch v5 displays my sugar using the Dexcom sensor & app.