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Blood sugar monitors are 'life savers' for diabetics - but can they help others too?

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Wearable blood sugar monitors have been seen as life-saving for those with diabetes - but their use as part of an effort to control metabolism and overall health for people without the condition has raised concern among some doctors.

Sky News' Arthi Nachiappan spoke to a business owner who has been using the monitor for two years, who said: "Knowing that there's type 2 diabetes in my family, knowing that there's dementia in my family, I don't want to have either of those things long-term."

"So it's what can I do to improve my health now which will also effect longer-term outcomes and prevention of disease," she added.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/video/companies-are-repurposing-the-diabetes-blood-sugar-monitor-as-a-health-tool-for-all-13041506

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