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Genuine question :-
Is anyone aware of a smart watch that monitors BP and heart rates that give an alarm if they are incorrect?
Most just show or record data, but I cannot see one that gives an actual alarm when/if a problem is happening.
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Gonna be difficult to strap a nurse or GP to your wrist.
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The amount of people I see at work nowadays wearing these things in meetings is ridiculous.
What happened to a nice tag or omega? Much more professional.
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You really shouldn’t need to test your more than BP twice daily unless you are acutely unwell. If you’re that much at risk then you should probably explore medical or surgical intervention - recurrent stroke has a range of surgical and medical treatments. For high BP or cholesterol - beta blockers, statins, gene therapy. Of course traditionally, reduced alcohol, tobacco, fat, salt, weight and increased exercise and mindfulness/relaxation exercises will also help.
In fact, overtesting may lead to false positive, false negatives and the worried we’ll become unwell.
Unless a HOSPITAL doctor has told you you need to monitor it constantly I struggle to see why you’d want to.
They (smart watch BP monitors) do exist though.
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I have a Fitbit but I have to say it’s a slippery slope. I wear the bloody thing all the time, check my quality of sleep in the morning, and my resting heart rate for a person of my age. It’s made me more neurotic- as the post above says, avoid the thing unless you need it.