Fitbit moves deeper into healthcare with LifeScan deal to combine diabetes devices, consumer wearables

" Smartwatch maker Fitbit inked a deal with LifeScan to integrate its health tracking apps with the company's glucose monitoring devices to help patients with diabetes management.

Fitbit executives said the multiyear collaboration will provide people living with diabetes tools and resources that offer a "holistic view of how lifestyle factors like daily activity, nutrition and sleep can impact blood glucose levels."

“Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing health challenges of the 21st century and we believe that equipping people with new and convenient approaches to tracking diet, activity, weight and blood glucose is a critical component in effectively changing the course of the disease,” said Elizabeth Holt, M.D., head of global medical, clinical, and safety at LifeScan, in a statement..." Lire la suite