Move over, Apple and Samsung – this Huawei smartwatch has a world-first diabetes feature, but there’s a catch

• The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro can now measure your blood sugar levels
• It does this in a non-invasive way using a combination of sensors
• There are some drawbacks and the device isn’t available everywhere

Huawei has just beaten Apple and Samsung to a much-requested smartwatch feature – the ability to check your risk to diabetes. However, the non-invasive feature 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 Watch GT 6 Pro review called it the "best value Huawei sports watch yet", but it hasn't made our list of the best smartwatches.

The watch doesn’t take direct blood sugar readings – it won’t give you mmol/L or mg/dL measurements, for instance. Instead, it uses the device’s photoplethysmography (PPG) tech, which measures blood volume, and other sensors in order to analyze several different metrics over three to 14 days. Once that’s done, you’ll be able to see the results in your device’s Diabetes Risk app.

While the Watch GT 6 Pro is the only Huawei device that offers this feature, the company is reportedly working to bring it to other products in the future. With Apple and Samsung both known to be developing non-invasive diabetes tools for their watches, it might not be long before we see several different devices making major strides in this area.

Catches and drawbacks

Despite the seemingly good news from Huawei, there are some catches. The first is that the Watch GT 6 Pro is not available in the US. If you’re based in the United States, then, you sadly won’t be able to try it out.

As well as that, we have to take Huawei's word for it on 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 want to put it up against an invasive continuous glucose measuring (CGM) product to be sure of its accuracy. Until that happens, Huawei’s claims should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt.

This kind of product also isn't a replacement for high-grade tests performed by your doctor or a hospital’s clinical staff. That said, if Huawei’s assertions prove to be accurate, they might mean a big step forward for diabetes sufferers and people who want to check their own risk.

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