Glucose monitoring breakthrough

Apple has secretly been working on blood glucose monitoring for more than 12 years. Steve Jobs reportedly initiated the project after his own health struggles.

The project recently made some major leaps forward, and may be coming to Apple Watch in the near-ish future.

I couldn’t be more excited; it’s the number one feature I’d like to see in the Apple Watch. It’s being hailed as potentially a major breakthrough for diabetics, but I think it’s a technology that would benefit everyone.

Imagine getting a blood-sugar spike alert after eating something you thought was healthy, like yogurt, starchy potatoes or white rice.

It has the potential to change the diet of millions of people by showing how what you eat and drink affects your blood chemistry. I’d buy that in a heartbeat.

Also in today's newsletter:

• Apple is appealing a ruling that might see the Apple Watch banned from import!

• Want to talk to Jon Stewart? Now’s your chance.

• HomePod is getting some competition from Sonos’ new speakers, which likely sound terrific.

• Check out Dashlane’s super-secure password manager.

• Use your iPhone as an Apple TV remote; at least you’ll never lose it in the couch cushions.

• Talking of speakers … today’s Setups post is all about a rare Bose sound system.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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