Samsung has announced its intention to develop a new feature that may make a qualitative shift in wearable health tracking devices, especially its smart watches, which is the feature of monitoring the level of blood sugar without tingling the skin.
Dr. Hoon Back, Senior Vice President and head of the Samsung Digital Health Team, explained that the company has evolved a sensitivity algorithm that helps in early detection of signs of diabetes.
“People with diabetes are traditionally dependent on devices that require tingling the skin to obtain blood samples, and we seek to cancel the need for tingling, and to provide a new mechanism to monitor the level of blood sugar easily without blood samples,” Pak said.
He added, “We seek to enhance our capabilities in preventing diseases, especially heart and metabolic conditions, by measuring glucose levels, by integrating our continuous innovations in the field of sensors, and our leadership in artificial intelligence,” noting that the company is working on a continuous technology of glucose in the blood with the blood with Provide customized food guidelines.
Wearing blood pressure techniques and sugar levels via wearable devices are a field in which many companies are currently competing, after other advantages such as monitoring of the heart rate, sleeping tracking, and measuring oxygen in the blood are very common.
It is noteworthy that many companies are working to develop a similar sensor, but the success in presenting this technology in a practical way has not yet been achieved, and if Samsung succeeds in this, this may cause a radical shift in the way to control diabetes.