As of Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about smartwatches and rings that make the claim to be able to detect blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin. These devices may be harmful.
According to the government, this warning is applicable to any watch or band that makes the promise to test blood glucose levels without needles, regardless of brand. According to the FDA, no such device has been approved.
The agency's notification is not applicable to applications for smartwatches that are connected to sensors, including continuous glucose monitoring systems that take blood sugar readings.
Almost 37 million US citizens are suffering from diabetes. Because their bodies are either unable to produce enough insulin or have developed an insulin resistance, people with the condition are unable to control their blood sugar levels.
They must regularly verify their blood sugar levels with a finger prick blood test or a sensor that continually monitors glucose levels by inserting needles just beneath the skin in order to control the disease.
According to Robert Gabby from the American diabetes association by using the wrong the unapproved smart watch and smart ring had many “devastating effects” and the patients even can get wrong dose of medicine and it would to mental confusion stage or even death can occur.
According to Dr. David Klonoff, who has spent 25 years researching diabetes technology, a number of businesses are developing noninvasive blood sugar measuring devices, but none have produced a product secure and accurate enough to receive FDA certification.
Also the technology accuracy level which have been used in smartwatches and rings to assess heartbeat rate, oxygen level is not sufficient to measure blood pressure.
