Mr. Gauvreau, 72, lives in Sudbury, Ontario, and has type 2 diabetes. Since July of this year, he has been using a type of glucose monitoring technology, the FreeStyle Libre system.

A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology.

She also emphasized that continuous glucose monitoring shouldn’t be used to diagnose prediabetes or diabetes. Her caution about how I might react to seeing my data turned out to be warranted.

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What you need to know about continuous glucose monitors following the FDA's approval of the first over-the-counter device. (Getty Images) Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are about to become more ...

Health monitoring is a key part of technology, from the brilliant Oura Ring to the many health and fitness features on the Apple Watch. Now, Samsung has announced that it is working on a feature ...

Continuous glucose monitors for Alberta children under the age of 18 are now covered under government health benefit plans. The monitors are wearable devices that track blood sugar levels in real ...

What I’m really excited about is our team, as you may have assumed, we are working on a noninvasive optically-based continuous glucose monitor. I can’t tell you the time [of the launch], but I ...