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One Drop's latest iOS (Apple) app
release included Custom Siri Shortcuts
meaning you can use your voice to tell
Siri to log a meal or snack as well as ask
for your daily average blood glucose and
percentage of time-in-range.
Also, One Drop has expanded its
industry leading Apple Watch diabetes
management solution by offering the first
wireless blood glucose monitoring system
to connect directly to Apple Watch. One
Drop users can now seamlessly transfer
blood glucose data from One Drop's
Chrome meter directly to the Apple
Watch companion app, making One Drop
the first and only device to send blood
glucose data directly to Apple Watch.
Livongo
Livongo has made a name for itself in the
US by creating a subscription model for
those managing chronic conditions. For
people with diabetes, it provides a smart
meter that stores readings in the cloud
and connects to an app, the option
for unlimited test strips, and coaching
to help provide support for daily blood
sugar management. Its business model
has relied on having major employers
pick up the tab of the subscription
costs for their employees with chronic
conditions. Livongo tracks blood sugar
readings through a smart meter. Those
readings are stored in the cloud to be
analyzed by AI technology and by live
diabetes response specialists. The
readings and trends can be accessed
through an app, and the information
from that app can now be viewed on the
leading smartwatch brands.
The company has now integrated
its mobile app with Apple Watch, Fitbit,
and Samsung Gear. The move will allow
users and their care team to receive
notifications, health data, and general
blood sugar management advice directly
on those smart watch brands. In addition
to the smartwatch integration, Livongo is
also collaborating with Amazon in order
to be able to offer Livongo members the
ability to check their blood sugar readings
through Amazon Alexa.
One Drop's meter, lancing device
and tub of sensors comes with a
neat little holder.