In recent years, smartwatches and smart rings have grown increasingly popular, adorning the wrists and fingers of consumers who use them to monitor their exercise, sleep and heart activity.
Now medical device companies, including Abbott Laboratories, are hoping health enthusiasts will embrace a new type of wellness accessory: wearable sensors to track glucose levels.
Previous, similar devices required a prescription in the US; the new ones do not, and they are not just for diabetics.
Abbott’s new device, called Lingo, is geared towards people who do not have diabetes but want to see how food and activity affect their glucose levels, and how that might be connected to their mood, energy level and sleep quality.
Abbott says it is the next frontier in wearable health technology, although questions remain about whether people will pay for it.
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