Non-invasive blood sugar monitoring is the next frontier for wearables and a new report from South Korea suggests Samsung may launch its next-generation smartwatches with the ability to monitor users’ blood sugar levels.
According to the report, Hon Pak who serves as SVP of Samsung Electronics and is the head of digital healthcare met with Samsung Health advisory board members at the company’s Medical Center in Seoul to discuss the progress on blood sugar monitoring and its implementation into smart wearables.
The talk reportedly covered a host of other topics including AI advancements in health monitoring as well as advancements in detecting heart arrhythmia and hypertension. The report did not disclose any details as to how the blood sugar monitoring system would function.
Galaxy Watch7 series is expected to debut on July 10 alongside the Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Fold6 and Flip6. Watch7 series is expected to debut with a new Exynos W940 chipset claimed to be 50% more efficient than its predecessor and up to 32GB storage.
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