- The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro can now measure your blood sugar
- It does this non-invasively using a combination of sensors
- There are some drawbacks and the device is not available everywhere
Huawei just beat out Apple and Samsung for a highly requested smartwatch feature: the ability to check your diabetes risk. However, this non-invasive functionality is still far from replacing finger pricks and glucometers.
The feature is available on Huawei’s Watch GT 6 Pro thanks to an official update revealed at the World Health Expo 2026 in Dubai (via Android Authority). Our Watch GT 6 Pro review called it “the best value Huawei sports watch yet,” but it didn’t make our list of the best smartwatches.
The watch doesn’t measure blood sugar directly – it won’t give you readings in mmol/L or mg/dL, for example. Instead, it uses the device’s photoplethysmography (PPG) technology, which measures blood volume, and other sensors to analyze several different measurements over three to 14 days. Once done, you will be able to see the results in the Diabetes Risk app on your device.
Although the Watch GT 6 Pro is the only Huawei device to offer this feature, the company is reportedly working to bring it to other products in the future. With both Apple and Samsung known for developing non-invasive diabetes tools for their watches, it may not be long before several different devices make major advancements in this area.
Catches and disadvantages
Despite the seemingly good news from Huawei, there are some pitfalls. The first is that the Watch GT 6 Pro is not available in the United States. If you live in the United States, unfortunately you won’t be able to try it.
Plus, we’ll have to take Huawei’s word for the feature’s accuracy for now. We haven’t been able to test the Watch GT 6 Pro or its diabetes risk tool, and we would like to compare it to an invasive continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) product to be sure of its accuracy. In the meantime, Huawei’s claims should perhaps be taken with a grain of salt.
This type of product is also not a substitute for high-quality testing performed by your doctor or hospital clinical staff. That said, if Huawei’s claims prove true, they could represent a big step forward for people with diabetes and for people wanting to assess their own risks.
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