# If you’re diabetic, don’t wait for your smartwatch to replace your

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-you-re-diabetic-don-t-wait-for-your-smartwatch-to-replace-your/13750>\
**Category:** Tips, Tech & Gear\
**Tags:** smartwatch\
**Created:** [April 9, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-you-re-diabetic-don-t-wait-for-your-smartwatch-to-replace-your/13750 "2023-04-09T15:25:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Al.S](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/al.s/32/10539_2.png) [@Al.S](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Al.S)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-you-re-diabetic-don-t-wait-for-your-smartwatch-to-replace-your/13750/1 "2023-04-09T15:25:35Z")

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While looking for something unrelated to diabetes, This article came up in in my feed, and I think it does a good job explaining why a smartwatch only blood glucose monitor may not be coming anytime soon…  
Really well written Article.

> **[If you’re diabetic, don’t wait for your smartwatch to replace your...](https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/18/23618649/noninvasive-blood-glucose-monitoring-wearables-smartwatches)**
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> Noninvasively monitoring blood glucose is a whole other ballpark.

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**Author:** ![larry-butler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/larry-butler/32/10467_2.png) [@larry-butler](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/larry-butler)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/if-you-re-diabetic-don-t-wait-for-your-smartwatch-to-replace-your/13750/2 "2023-04-16T20:49:09Z")

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Saw that report. Was skeptical of prospects before reading, especially near term.