Apple has a super-secret team of biomedical engineers working to develop sensors that can non-invasively and continuously monitor blood sugar levels to better treat diabetes, according to a report from CNBC.
The team is said to be working out of a small office in Palo Alto, Calif., on the initiative of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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The project, which is five years in the making, is reportedly far enough along that Apple has begun to conduct feasibility trials.
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The CNBC report said, Jobs envisioned a device which would operate like a smartwatch, with the ability to test vital signs such as heart rate and oxygen levels.
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