Pixel Watch 5 gets insulin resistance tracking and other Health Guardian features

Google is rolling out its new Health Guardian features for free across the Pixel Watch 3, 4, and 5.

Health Guardian includes several health metrics and tracks subtle changes to create trend reports that can help warn users of possible health issues early.

Currently, Health Guardian can monitor blood pressure trends, insulin resistance trends, and sleep breathing quality metrics. Those will go live this week, with users getting their first trend reports in October.

Google first detailed Health Guardian with the Pixel Watch 5 launch, explaining that it passively tracks health metrics to build a broad picture of a person’s health.

With the insulin resistance trend, it’s worth noting that the feature can’t replace formal lab work, but it can pick up on trends that can indicate insulin resistance.

The Health Guardian features will be available for free in the Google Health app. Moreover, owners of the new Fitbit Air will get access to the blood pressure and insulin resistance trends later this year. However, it will require a Google Health Premium subscription for Air owners.

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