- The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro can now measure your blood sugar levels
- It does this non-invasively using a combination of sensors.
- There are some drawbacks and the device is not available everywhere.
Huawei just beat Apple and Samsung to a highly sought-after smartwatch feature: the ability to check your diabetes risk. However, non-invasive functionality is still a long way from replacing finger pricks and glucose monitors.
The feature is available on Huawei’s Watch GT 6 Pro thanks to an official update that was unveiled at the World Health Expo 2026 in Dubai (via Android Authority). Our review of the Watch GT 6 Pro called it the “best value Huawei sports watch yet,” but it doesn’t make our list of the best smartwatches.
The watch does not take direct blood sugar readings; for example, it will not give you mmol/L or mg/dL measurements. Instead, it uses the device’s photoplethysmography (PPG) technology, which measures blood volume, and other sensors to analyze several different metrics over three to 14 days. Once this is done, you will be able to see the results in the Diabetes Risk app on your device.
While the Watch GT 6 Pro is the only Huawei device to offer this feature, the company is working to bring it to other products in the future. Given that Apple and Samsung are known to be developing non-invasive diabetes tools for their watches, it may not be long before we see several different devices making big strides in this area.
Catches and drawbacks
Despite the seemingly good news from Huawei, there are some drawbacks. The first is that the Watch GT 6 Pro is not available in the US. If you live in the United States, unfortunately you will not be able to try it out.
Other than that, we have to take Huawei’s word for the feature’s accuracy for the time being. We haven’t been able to test the Watch GT 6 Pro or its diabetes risk tool, and we’d like to compare it to an invasive continuous glucose measurement (CGM) product to be sure of its accuracy. Until that happens, Huawei’s claims should perhaps be taken with a grain of salt.
This type of product is also not a substitute for high-grade testing performed by your doctor or a hospital’s clinical staff. That said, if Huawei’s claims turn out to be true, they could mean a big step forward for diabetics and people who want to check their own risk.
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