The FDA is warning people with diabetes and the public that noninvasive smartwatches or smart rings that do not pierce the skin should not be used to measure blood glucose, according to a press release.
The FDA issued a new safety communication on Feb. 21 to inform people with diabetes that glucose readings taken with smart devices that do not pierce the skin could be inaccurate. Those inaccurate measurements could lead a person to take the wrong dose of insulin or a diabetes medication and precipitate dangerously low glucose levels, which could result in mental confusion, coma or death within