Abbott and Google Launch First-of-its-Kind Partnership to Transform Everyday Health Through Glucose Insights and AI

Partnership includes a large-scale research study to better inform artificial intelligence (AI) coaching available in the Google Health app and future Lingo product features. Lingo, Abbott's over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor (CGM), helps people understand the impact of nutrition, activity, sleep, and stress on their glucose so they can make meaningful lifestyle changes.

Abbott announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Google Health to redefine how patients understand and manage their health. By integrating glucose insights from Abbott's Lingo biowearable with Google's expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) and consumer technology, the multi-year partnership makes personalized metabolic insights more actionable, supporting people in taking more proactive strategies for their health.

The collaboration is intended to bring metabolic health insights into patients' daily routines via a seamless, AI-driven experience. Through the Google Health app, Lingo users will be able to view glucose trends alongside other health and wellness metrics in a unified experience, supporting them in better understanding how daily behaviors influence their overall well-being. Google's Health Coach applications apply these insights to deliver targeted, contextual recommendations intended to support consumers in building sustainable habits related to nutrition, activity, sleep, and recovery.

The partnership will focus on three areas:

• Connecting glucose data to a more complete picture of health: Incorporating continuous glucose insights from the Lingo continuous glucose monitor (CGM) in Google Health to support consumer understand their body's response to daily habits and making better lifestyle and nutrition choices in the moment.
• Delivering AI-powered, personalized health guidance: Integrating glucose insights with Google Health Coach to offer tailored recommendations that support patients in building healthier habits.
• Establishing new science about metabolic health: Conducting one of the largest real-world metabolic health research studies to date, integrating continuous glucose, wearable, laboratory, and survey data to uncover connections between activity, sleep, wellbeing, and metabolic health, informing more targeted guidance that supports healthier day-to-day decisions.

Rates of metabolic health challenges continue to rise worldwide. Prediabetes, one of the fastest-growing health crises in the U.S., impacts over 115 million American adults, with more than 2 in 5 adults affected and around 8 in 10 are completely unaware they have it. Furthermore, poor metabolic health leads to other long-term conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. The collaboration between Abbott and Google Health aims to help patients better understand the connection between their daily habits and overall well-being, empowering earlier and more informed action to support slowing the advancement and progression of conditions related to poor metabolic health.

"The biggest challenge in healthcare isn't treating disease it's helping people stay healthier longer," said Olivier Ropars, divisional vice president of Abbott's Lingo business. "Abbott's leadership in biowearables and Google's expertise in AI and consumer technology create a powerful opportunity to make personalized insights available at unprecedented scale. Additionally, we are advancing metabolic health research through one of the largest real-world studies of its kind, generating new insights into the relationship between glucose and everyday behaviors. That research will help shape future AI-powered guidance and metabolic health innovation. Together, we can help people better understand their bodies and take action before health challenges become health conditions."

Lingo is for people 18 years of age or older who are not applying insulin and want to make informed decisions about their health. By showing how food, movement, and stress affect glucose, Lingo can help patients make small, science-backed adjustments that can lead to measurable advancement in overall health and well-being.

"The future of health lies in turning complex health information into personalized guidance that people can use every day," said Rishi Chandra, vice president and general manager of Google Health. "Abbott and Google are creating a more complete picture of health that can help people better understand the connections between their daily habits and overall well-being. We have an opportunity to provide powerful, personalized health insights that can help people live longer, healthier lives."

According to Towards Healthcare, the Consumer Healthcare Market is projected to grow significantly, with estimates indicating the market size will increase from USD 362.17 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 720.97 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 7.95% from 2026 to 2035. Significant advantages of active consumer involvement in health decision-making are believed to accrue to both individuals, such as enhanced health status, increased satisfaction with medical care, and cost savings from better standards, and to purchasers of health insurance and providers, like more productive employees and more satisfied consumers. Consumer-driven information, like this data that has a consumer requirements orientation and is usable for decision-making, can facilitate active involvement of consumers in their own health care and the health care system. Consumer healthcare empowers people to actively manage their wellness via over-the-counter products, digital tools, and preventative care. Major benefits include lower out-of-pocket expenses, faster access to minor treatments, greater personal control over health choices, and a strong focus on preventing long-term illnesses before they need healthcare intervention.

About Lingo

The Lingo Glucose System is intended for users 18 years and older, not on insulin. It is not designed for the diagnosis of diseases involving diabetes. The Lingo program does not guarantee that each achieve the same outputs, as individual responses differ. Consult a healthcare professional before making changes to diet or exercise regimen, or if patients have an eating disorder or a history of eating disorders.

About Abbott

Abbott is a worldwide healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of medical care, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. This company's 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

A recent report by Towards Healthcare highlights that the consumer healthcare market is growing, as consumer health education supports people in choosing goods and services properly and protects the public from unsafe products. It informs consumers of their rights regarding health fraud, which involves promoting unethical medical practices. Health information includes a person's medical history, like symptoms, diagnoses, and results stored in records such as patient histories, lab results, and X-rays. Health data management professionals ensure complete and precise patient records are protected by acquiring, examining, and safeguarding digital and traditional healthcare information.