The Dexcom G7 now lets you monitor real-time blood sugar on the Apple Watch

Jun 05, 2024 05:00 PM - 4 months ago 48162

Starting today, Dexcom G7 continuous glucose show (CGM) users will beryllium capable to show their real-time humor sweetener information consecutive from an Apple Watch.

According to Dexcom’s property release, nan Direct to Apple Watch characteristic was 1 of nan astir requested by users. Once paired to nan Apple Watch, nan G7 will usage its ain dedicated Bluetooth relationship to nonstop some glucose readings and personalized alerts to nan wrist. Meaning, you don’t person to whip retired your telephone if you want to position your data, nor does your telephone have to beryllium connected your person. For instance, G7 users will still beryllium capable to get real-time information while connected a phone-free tally / locomotion aliases if your telephone is charging successful a different room. Previously, nan G7’s Apple Watch app allowed you to person a watchface complication, but location was a three-hour hold pinch synced data.

You’ll beryllium besides beryllium capable to person alerts connected nan wrist.

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This is much of a secondary measurement to position information and person alerts, not a replacement for your smartphone aliases Dexcom receiver. You still request a compatible iPhone to initially group up nan G7 CGM and brace it pinch nan Apple Watch. Sharing information pinch family and friends besides requires your telephone to beryllium wrong 20 feet of range. You’ll besides request your telephone if you want a much holistic position of your humor glucose information alongside different metrics (e.g., activity, menstrual cycles, sleep, etc.) successful nan Apple Health app.

At launch, nan Direct to Apple Watch characteristic will beryllium disposable successful nan US, UK, and Ireland. The characteristic will rotation retired to further markets later this month, though Dexcom didn’t specify precisely which. Folks willing successful nan characteristic should update nan Dexcom G7 app to type 2.1 and will request astatine slightest an Apple Watch Series 6 moving watchOS 10 aliases later. They must besides person an iPhone moving iOS 17 aliases later.

It’s important to statement that this characteristic is much a measurement successful making existing CGMs much convenient to use, alternatively than making smartwatches a standalone, non-invasive humor glucose monitoring tool. (While galore companies are actively investing that tech, it’s still not apt we’ll spot it anytime soon.) Along that vein, Dexcom besides precocious announced it sewage FDA clearance for nan Stelo CGM, an over-the-counter instrumentality geared toward non-insulin dependent, Type 2 glucosuria patients. The Stelo, which was introduced astatine CES 2024, is expected to beryllium disposable later this summer.

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