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TL;DR
- Huawei unveiled a new diabetes risk assessment feature at the World Health Expo 2026 in Dubai.
- The system analyzes physiological markers over three to 14 days using PPG (photoplethysmography) and other onboard sensors.
- The feature is already rolling out to the Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro via OTA update, with more models set to follow.
Huawei is doubling down on health tech, and its latest move aims to tackle one of the world’s most silent health crises using smartwatches. At the World Health Expo 2026 in Dubai, the company introduced a new blood sugar monitoring feature that can tell you if you’re at risk of developing diabetes, all from your wrist.
To be clear, this feature does not measure your blood glucose levels directly. You won’t see mmol/L or mg/dL readings on your wrist. Instead, it looks at several physiological markers over three to 14 days using a smartwatch’s photoplethysmography (PPG) technology and other sensors (via Emirates247).