Minute Insight: Abbott Is Planning To Combine Glucose And Ketone Measurement Into One Wearable

The company announced that it is developing a new biowearable device that will continuously monitor both glucose and ketone levels with one sensor.

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Abbott has secured the US Food and Drug Administration’s breakthrough designation for a wearable device that will continuously monitor users' blood glucose and ketone levels.

The announcement comes just months after the company first announced plans for its Lingo line of consumer biowearables, including ketone, lactate and alcohol monitors, at the CES 2022 convention in...

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