Post by miamianne67 on Apr 15, 2017 1:52:52 GMT
The payoff would be huge if Apple or Alphabet solved this 'really tough' diabetes problem
Non-invasive blood sugar monitoring is a really tough problem to solve
Apple and Alphabet's Verily follow decades of work by health sciences companies
But the rewards would be huge, as 29 million Americans suffer Type 2 diabetes
Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr
Thu, 13 Apr '17 | 6:14 PM ET
CNBC.com
Chris Fertnig | E+ | Getty Images
A string of life sciences companies have attempted to develop sensors that can monitor blood sugar without drawing blood. Thus far, all of these efforts have failed.
Now, it's Silicon Valley's turn.
Apple is the latest to throw its hat in the ring, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The company has a team of about 30 people in an office in Palo Alto working on this problem using optical sensors, which suggests it intends to bring blood sugar tracking to its devices.
Non-invasive blood sugar monitoring is a really tough problem to solve
Apple and Alphabet's Verily follow decades of work by health sciences companies
But the rewards would be huge, as 29 million Americans suffer Type 2 diabetes
Christina Farr | @chrissyfarr
Thu, 13 Apr '17 | 6:14 PM ET
CNBC.com
Chris Fertnig | E+ | Getty Images
A string of life sciences companies have attempted to develop sensors that can monitor blood sugar without drawing blood. Thus far, all of these efforts have failed.
Now, it's Silicon Valley's turn.
Apple is the latest to throw its hat in the ring, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The company has a team of about 30 people in an office in Palo Alto working on this problem using optical sensors, which suggests it intends to bring blood sugar tracking to its devices.