This unreleased, ‘highly-secretive’ Apple app could help you avoid diabetes

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• A new leak states that Apple internally tested a food-logging app with some employees to monitor how their diets impact blood sugar levels.
• While the unreleased application itself will likely never debut to the public, Apple could bake its features into its existing Health app down the road.
• The company has also been working on a noninvasive glucose tracker for its Apple Watch for over a decade, but it seems unlikely to be ready anytime soon.

Every year, Apple typically announces at least one new health-related feature coming to its devices. Just recently, the company shared that its latest smartwatches will start detecting sleep apnea, while the AirPods Pro 2 have gained some software perks revolving around hearing health. Cupertino’s health monitoring journey is far from over, however. A new report reveals that Apple has been internally testing an app that could help certain users avoid diabetes.

According to Bloomberg, trusted Apple employees were temporarily given access to a “highly secretive” food-logging app designed to help them avoid diabetes. The company reportedly picked some employees with prediabetes and had them submit blood sugar measurements and food intake logs. That’s to analyze how specific food types cause glucose spikes in the blood and potentially bring these features to the Apple Health app.




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