Diabetic watches

[DocMus]

I keep getting flooded on social media with adverts for watches which measure your blood glucose levels- are they anygood? Worth investing in?

 

[Bruce Stephens]

I keep getting flooded on social media with adverts for watches which measure your blood glucose levels- are they anygood?

Useless.

Worth investing in?

No.

 

[helli]

Here are a few reviews, albeit from the same guy but he is pretty well respected for his diabetes tech blog

Cheap smartwatches with CGM… What do we think? | Diabettech - Diabetes and Technology

Trying out a smartwatch with non-invasive glucose monitoring. This isnt the watch you're looking for....

www.diabettech.com

Non-invasive CGM watches. Is this a Dreamcatcher moment? | Diabettech - Diabetes and Technology

Another non-invasive CGM in a Smartwatch shows off its wares. It turned out to be as bad as you'd expect.

www.diabettech.com

https://www.diabettech.com/non-invasive-cgm/and-another-one-the-final-poor-cgm-smartwatch/

The conclusion seems to be the same for all - save your money.

 

[Inka]

I keep getting flooded on social media with adverts for watches which measure your blood glucose levels- are they anygood? Worth investing in?

No, none of them work. Save your money and don’t buy one.

 

[Sarahp]

There was a feature on day time tv a short time ago, Gloria Hunniford interviewed someone who was seriously ill after trusting one of the watches for measurements so becareful until the technology is proven.