Apple follows Steve Jobs vision of treating diabetes: Report

Apple Inc has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of a secret initiative to develop sensors to treat diabetes, CNBC reported citing three people familiar with the matter.

The project was initially envisioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

The engineers are expected to work at a nondescript office in Palo Alto, miles (km) away from the corporate headquarters, CNBC said.

Apple was not immediately available for comment.