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It sounds cool but I don't think it would change much practically. I have hypertension and a BP monitor is cheap and easy to buy and use. We have plenty of data

It sounds cool but I don't think it would change much practically. I have hypertension and a BP monitor is cheap and easy to buy and use. We have plenty of data on how a measurement taken at rest correlates with CVD risk. For the 45% of people with hypertension without a BP monitor, they probably aren't going to buy something 5-10x more expensive to do the same thing either. Not to mention that it doesn't change any of the lifestyle or medical interventions we have to reduce BP. I've just found the whole biohacking crowd to be generally misinformed and lacking foresight on this stuff. It's very simple - you can measure your BP in the morning as soon as you wake up for one week. If its high, you can get medicines or change lifestyle to reduce it. If you're interested in how BP changes with different activities, you could measure that quite easily too, or just look it up. Physical activity increases BP, weightlifting increases it a lot, and none of these temporary increases mean much for overall health. I don't see how getting some more data or a nice graph in Apple Health is going to change anything.

smolyeet 3y ago
Yeah but if uhh if I could add it to a device that I already wear and it monitors passively that’s a game changer. I’d effectively be able to have it checked more often and while I’m asleep so as someone else said I can see what might be influencing any changes over time. It’s doesn’t have to replace what works if you don’t want to but adding it to tech we already use is a good thing in the long run.
Johnny555 3y ago
It sounds cool but I don't think it would change much practically. I have hypertension and a BP monitor is cheap and easy to buy and use. We have plenty of data on how a measurement taken at rest correlates with CVD risk. I think the big advantage of watch-based health monitors is that they can find problems in people that don't already know they have the problem. You already know you have hypertension so you monitor your blood pressure, many people don't know they have it. The same is true of non-invasive glucose monitoring if that becomes viable to add to smart watches -- you may still need to wear a continuous glucose monitor if you have diabetes to monitor your blood sugar, but the watch may be a good early warning that you have a problem.

smolyeet 3y ago

Yeah but if uhh if I could add it to a device that I already wear and it monitors passively that’s a game changer. I’d effectively be able to have it checked more often and while I’m asleep so as someone else said I can see what might be influencing any changes over time. It’s doesn’t have to replace what works if you don’t want to but adding it to tech we already use is a good thing in the long run.

Johnny555 3y ago

It sounds cool but I don't think it would change much practically. I have hypertension and a BP monitor is cheap and easy to buy and use. We have plenty of data on how a measurement taken at rest correlates with CVD risk. I think the big advantage of watch-based health monitors is that they can find problems in people that don't already know they have the problem. You already know you have hypertension so you monitor your blood pressure, many people don't know they have it. The same is true of non-invasive glucose monitoring if that becomes viable to add to smart watches -- you may still need to wear a continuous glucose monitor if you have diabetes to monitor your blood sugar, but the watch may be a good early warning that you have a problem.