The Food and Drug Administration is warning people about certain smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood sugar without piercing the skin.
The warning doesn’t apply to smartwatch devices that show data from glucose monitoring devices that pierce the skin, the FDA said. Instead, it applies to any smartwatch or smart ring that is intended to measure or estimate blood glucose values on its own, none of which have been approved by the agency.
“For people with diabetes, inaccurate blood glucose measurements can lead to errors in diabetes management, including taking the wrong dose of insulin, sulfonylureas, or other medications that can rapidly lower blood glucose. Taking too much of these medications can quickly lead to dangerously low glucose, leading to mental confusion, coma, or death within hours of the error,” the FDA said.








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