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Abbott tells CES it’s getting into consumer biowearables

https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/07/abbott-lingo/amp/

The company has been making continuous glucose monitor (CGM) hardware for diabetes management for years (since 2014) — but in a healthtech keynote at CES yesterday, Abbott’s chairman and CEO, Robert B. Ford, announced it’s developing a new line of consumer biowearables — called Lingo — intended for more general fitness and wellness purposes.

“Technology gives us the power to digitize, decentralize and democratize healthcare, create a shared language between you and your doctor — and put more control of your health in your hands,” he said during the keynote. “We’re creating a future that will bring you and your loved ones care that’s more personal and precise. It’s happening right now. And its potential is no less than incredible.”

Ford said the Lingo sensing technology is being designed to track “key signals” in the body — such as glucose, ketones and lactate — adding that it could also be used to track alcohol levels in the future.