Rumors about its founding A glucose sensor on Apple Watch Although it remains to be seen, the latest launches of the watch are doing the rounds. However, according to a recent statement, The famous Apple Watch also has other tools that can detect the change in this parameter and warn of the presence of related conditions such as diabetes.

On the occasion of November 14 World Diabetes Day, Judith Luebke from Oklahoma decided to share with the media in her city how Apple Watch helped her reach a diabetes diagnosis Two years ago.

Apple Watch warns of diabetes diagnoses

Like all users of the device, Luebke followed the notifications he received, and for a while, no anomalies were reported. But, One day, the woman received a high heart rate notification on her Apple WatchHe attributed this to the stress of losing his wife recently.

Fortunately, His co-workers insisted he go to the hospital for a check-up.. It was then Doctors diagnosed diabetes for the first time. He also had critically high blood sugar levels, but I didn’t know about his situation.

Two years after diagnosis, Judith Luebke remembers the path she has traveled and reflects on the scenario she would have faced had she ignored the warning.

“One Friday morning, on my shift, I got a notification that I was at A-FIB. I talked to my boss that morning… and I said, ‘You know, I have a meeting this morning.’ Maybe I’ll see it. After that, doctor, maybe I will, maybe I won’t, maybe next week “I will wait for the end. And he said, ‘You have to go now.'”

“If I had waited until the weekend, I probably wouldn’t have survived. If I hadn’t gotten the notification on my watch, I would have done it. Despite everything that was going on, I just thought, I just wasn’t. I felt fine and I would have gone to the hospital afterwards, doctor.”

As other users have done in the past, Luebke was grateful to have an Apple Watch to alert him to his condition and decided to send a thank you email to Apple CEO Tim Cook. He responded the same day and said he was happy to hear from her and even happier that technology had helped save her.

A sensor that can detecting glucose levels in the blood with a non-invasive method, This is an ambitious proposal that Apple has been working on for many years.

Despite plenty of evidence of progress, this year the company handed over leadership of the project to experienced executive Tim Millet, who is expected to implement this important tool that will improve the quality of life of millions of people around the world. .