Smartwatches are more than just gimmicky products for self-titled techies and company fanboys, they actually have numerous uses in the medical field that, while saying they can save lives is stretching it a bit, can certainly make the lives of those with certain illnesses much easier. One company is actually developing a smartwatch app that can monitor the glucose levels of diabetics for them.
Medical-device maker DexCom Inc. is designing an app that will display readings from its diabetes glucose monitor on Apple Inc. ’s smartwatch, giving the watch an early foothold in the health-care market at a time when regulatory treatment of such systems has eased. DexCom’s glucose monitor tracks a person’s blood-sugar levels continuously. The company has shown a picture of the app, which converts that data into a simple graph that is just a glance at the wrist away. It says the app is expected to be ready when the Apple Watch is launched in April. Apple declined to comment. The company hasn’t accepted any apps for the coming watch yet but has provided guidelines and code to developers for creating apps for it. The latest iPhone operating system increased its health and fitness offerings.
