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Sounds to me as if Apple are after total control of medical devices. I don't have an iPhone, nor any other 'i' products and don't want to but it's beginning to look as if, before too long, we'll have no choice if we want to pair certain devices. Argh... !!! :(
 
This sort of thing concerns me for similar reasons to @Energize - if Apple get hold of something like this it will effectively be dangled out of reach unless you empty your accounts and buy into their ecosystem.

Unfortunately, until Qualcomm and other chip manufacturers pull their proverbial fingers out of their bum there will be no compelling competition in this sector and it will be railroaded as happened with tablets.
 
There have been rumours about this for a number of years. I was concerned that they may have shelved this. I'm no expert on Pancreatic Cancer, but I could imagine it could bring on some variant of Diabetes and there were rumours that he had Diabetes in 2009. Steve Jobs died from Pancreatic Cancer, whom was one of the founders and CEO of Apple until he became too ill.

Apple on rare occasions do things for good and no profit e.g, ALAC is now open source (Apple version of MP3).

If your concerned about burning a hole in your pocket the other CGM's are not cheap, insulin pumps and consumables even insulin and test strips. So what if the iWatch+CGM is £1000 and only lasts 3 years. The Libre is ~£60 / fortnight so £1560 PA. The Enlite and Dexcom are much more than £1500 PA.

I'm an IT professional and I was a 100% anti Apple fanboy. I got a small iPod many years ago. When one of my normal phones died (not a smart phone) I got an iPhone (4). My Dell computer failed under extended warranty and they refused to fix it and many of the other PC Laptops were unreliable and bulky so along came the Mac and guess what they just work and seamlessly together. My work phone is a Samsung and it's a nightmare compared to my now iPhone 6. I'm in Australia where customer service does not exist (ask Abbott Libre) I had a problem with my iPhone 12 months after repair, Apple just swapped it for a brand new one. Well I was having a ripper Hypo and I insisted they fix it. After I ate something I realised what I had done. I went back and they swapped it for a new one. I didn't even mention the Hypo.

Unfortunately you pay for quality and reliability, not to mention style and functionality.
 
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Chowie said:
If your concerned about burning a hole in your pocket the other CGM's are not cheap, insulin pumps and consumables even insulin and test strips. So what if the iWatch+CGM is £1000 and only lasts 3 years. The Libre is ~£60 / fortnight so £1560 PA. The Enlite and Dexcom well much more than £1500 PA.
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I'm well aware it's all expensive and I consider myself lucky to get any Libre sensor I'm prescribed right now as I simply couldn't afford to fund the sensors myself. My concern was more the high buy in price just to get an Apple watch which only works with other products in the Apple range. At least WearOS is trying to make strides to be platform agnostic where possible but it's not there as a platform yet.

Chowie said:
I'm an IT professional and I was a 100% anti Apple fanboy. I got a small iPod many years ago. When one of my normal phones died (not a smart phone) I got an iPhone (4). My Dell computer failed under extended warranty and they refused to fix it and many of the other PC Laptops were unreliable and bulky so along came the Mac and guess what they just work and seamlessly together. My work phone is a Samsung and it's a nightmare compared to my now iPhone 6. I'm in Australia where customer service does not exist (ask Abbott Libre) I had a problem with my iPhone 12 months after repair, Apple just swapped it for a brand new one. Well I was having a ripper Hypo and I insisted they fix it. After I ate something I realised what I had done. I went back and they swapped it for a new one. I didn't even mention the Hypo.

Unfortunately you pay for quality and reliability, not to mention style and functionality.
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There's little point in debating Apple vs competitors - it's been hashed out to death and it always comes down to personal preference. I've been back and forth between the brands on both personal and work devices - there is nothing special to Apple's range. It functions within their set vision for the platform, it's of general good quality and usually reliable as other products are and as far as style goes that's highly subjective in the context of their watch.

As far as this subject goes though - whilst this sort of technology is likely to attract a high purchase and ongoing cost, it's something which should be being developed and brought to market by companies in this sector and then made available on various platforms. Of course companies are out to make a profit or they wouldn't exist. However, the businesses that own the OS platforms and produce/licence the devices which run on them are getting too big and starting to eat into other sectors to add exclusives which only ends up limiting the consumer.
 
I have just signed up for a trial from Bioepic.
They are developing an app which uses the rear camera on a smart phone to calculate your BG. They are asking for people on the trial to do 15 bg checks over 48 hours with the app and with a traditional metre.
The app will be available on iOS and Android.I'll let everyone know how accurate and easy to use it is when they send me the app.
 
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