g0ndsman t1_j9nz725 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 9:39 AM

Reply to comment by tmac1997 in Apple's Noninvasive Blood Glucose Technology for Future Apple Watch Reaches 'Proof-of Concept' Stage by chrisdh79

I am somewhat involved in the development of this device and I kind of feel proud reading this comment 😁

DismalButtPirate t1_j9olvgd wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:51 PM

My younger sister (mid 20s) LOVES hers too. She strongly dislikes dexcom products. Practically saved her life one night - around 3am while sleeping her blood sugar was rapidly dropping, triggering her emergency text message alarms to family members.

She was so deeply out of it that her incoming phone calls/app alarms weren’t waking her. Eventually we got her boyfriend to her and he ended up sort of force feeding her. If he had been later in arriving we would’ve had to call 911. He said she was catatonic.

g0ndsman t1_j9on89r wrote on February 23, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Happy to read that it helps people so much. I don't directly work on medical devices, but my company makes stuff which is used for the production of this device (can't get more specific than that, there are NDAs) and it's always a good feeling when I realize that my work has real impact on people's lives.