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I really hope this happens (well the blood glucose thing), but this rumor has come around more than once. Admittedly this is the first time I've seen it name a company that is actually working on the tech. I wonder if including this will require FDA approval in the US as a medical device? And will I be able to get my health insurance to pay for it?

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well, one of the existing CGM (continuous glucose monitor) products on the market, Freestyle Libre, offers phone-based NFC monitoring of their sensor everywhere EXCEPT in the U.S., because the FDA hasn't given approval yet. It's been "real soon now" for almost a year.

Not the sensor itself, mind you. That's been approved forever, just the ability to read it with an app instead of their dedicated NFC reader.

They don't have FDA approval as a medical device for the HRM, yet. They have a lower "clearance"(?) standard, I believe, which won't meet insurance or other requirements.

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