Medicine · Recorded milestone
Continuous glucose monitor
Recorded year1999
A sensor worn in the skin reads blood sugar every few minutes, the first wearable to track a blood chemical nonstop.
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Led to
- Over-the-counter glucose sensorRecorded · 2014enables
- Automated insulin pumpRecorded · 2017enables
- Body-area networksRecorded · 2018enables
- Continuous whole-body monitoringRecorded · 2018enables
- Continuous health wearablesRecorded · 2024enables
- Needle-free glucose watchForecast · ~2030enables
- Nanosensor tattoosForecast · ~2034enables
- Personal medical digital twinForecast · ~2035enables
- Implants powered by the bodyForecast · ~2046enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.