Abbott debuts Lingo glucose biowearable for wellness insights

Abbott has introduced Lingo, a consumer-focused biowearable system that continuously measures glucose and pairs with a smartphone app to provide real-time feedback on how individual bodies respond to food, activity, sleep and stress. The system, marketed for everyday wellness rather than medical diagnosis, uses a small sensor worn on the upper arm and an accompanying app that tracks glucose trends and delivers tailored, data-driven insights to users.

Lingo’s sensor reads interstitial glucose continuously and sends that information to the app, where algorithms highlight spikes and patterns and suggest behavioural adjustments. Abbott says the platform can flag, for example, a midafternoon snack that causes a sharp glucose rise or show how a morning walk moderates post-breakfast fluctuations. Over time the app learns a user’s patterns and offers guidance intended to help reshape eating and activity habits through self-monitoring and experimentation.

The company positions Lingo as an alternative to one-size-fits-all dietary advice, emphasizing biological individuality in metabolic responses. According to Abbott, the product builds on biosensing technology similar to that used in its...