Apple is reportedly still working on glucose management, this time through software. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company tested an app this year for pre-diabetic people to help them manage their diet and lifestyle. Apple does not have plans to launch the app to consumers, but it could be a part of future health products. The app was tested internally by employees confirmed to be at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, who monitored their blood sugar and logged changes using various devices. The app would note correlations between dietary changes and blood sugar levels. Apple paused the test to focus on other health features, as the Apple Health app currently lacks meal tracking that rival services offer. The company could eventually offer deeper third-party glucose tracking integration into its products. This study was not directly related to Apple’s quest for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, which has been a recurring rumor in Apple Watch speculation. The current hardware prototype is reportedly an iPhone-sized wearable device that uses lasers to shoot light into the skin, and the first consumer-facing version is likely to only notify users if they may be pre-diabetic, with specific glucose level notifications coming in later iterations.
