Samsung Races Apple to Develop Blood Sugar Monitor That Doesn’t Break Skin
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Samsung Electronics Co. is exploring the development of noninvasive blood sugar monitor (glucose monitoring) and continuous blood pressure checking, setting its sights on ambitious health-care goals in a race with Apple Inc. and other tech giants.The work is part of a broader push to put health features in a range of devices, including its just-announced Galaxy Ring, said Samsung executive Hon Pak, who is overseeing the effort. The company aims to eventually give consumers a complete picture of their well-being via sensors on different parts of the body and around the home. Health tracking is already a key selling point of smartphones and watches, with Samsung, Apple and Alphabet Inc.'s Google using the features to attract and retain customers. Creating sensors for continuous bl...