Person answering a call while wearing the Apple watch series 8
Apple's blood glucose monitor could eventually be incorporated into the Apple Watch.
  • Apple had a breakthrough on a revolutionary blood glucose monitor, according to Bloomberg. 
  • The project began under Steve Jobs, and has been underway for more than a decade.
  • The project is now part of Apple's XDG, but operated for some time under a startup called Avolonte.

Apple reportedly had a breakthrough on a secret project that could launch the company into a major force in the healthcare industry, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.