Technology Quarterly | Killer apps, saving lives
Apps interpreting data from wearable devices are helping people to live better
But too many of the apps are poorly designed
IT IS A TRENDLINE that gives you pause: a spike nearing the top of the blue band that marks your normal blood-sugar range, followed by a sharp dip. The culprit is obvious: the sourdough toast for breakfast half an hour before. A generous piece of banana bread the following morning leaves a completely different trace. The blood-sugar line runs nicely unperturbed right down the middle of the normal zone all the way through to lunchtime.
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “Killer apps, saving lives”
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