Why The Pebble/Fitbit Acquisition Worries People With Type 1 Diabetes

Clayton is a father. His 8-year-old daughter, Lily, is missing one of her lower baby teeth, so she has a gap in her toothy smile. Around her small wrist, a white Pebble Classic quietly lays, displaying the time, the date — and her blood glucose levels.

Lily was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 3. Her parents use Pebble watches to…