Watch

[Samantha1987]

So yesterday I ordered a watch that will do my heart rate and blood pressure and so on it’s supposed to be very good so I’m hoping it will keep my mind at rest instead of getting worried

 

[Pumper_Sue]

The only thing you need to do is eat properly, exercise and lose weight. Buying gadgets is not a good idea at all. All it's going to do is worry you when the watch gives you inaccurate results which they mostly do.

 

[Madeline]

This is why asthmatics aren’t given sats monitors. They simply increase any underlying health anxiety. Honestly, cut the carbs right down and walk more. Download the My Fitness Pal app and track your carb consumption on that, you’ll be horrified. A packet of instant noodles has 81g of carbs.

 

[Vicsetter]

just because some people will get anxious, doesn't meen we all will. this is the excuse medical staff give for withholding bg meters.

 

[Docb]

When I was looking at getting a smart watch I did my due dilligence (consulted the internet) and the consensus seemed to be that no matter what the watch, heart rate monitoring was normally reasonable but blood pressure monitoring was not particularly reliable. So I suggest that if you can you test your blood pressure conventionally and compare it with what is shown on the watch. I think that is the only way you can get any any idea of how much faith you can put the readings it gives you.

 

[Madeline]

If it’s a Fitbit, I was so unimpressed with mine. The HR monitor was consistently slower than all 3 (hospital calibrated) sats monitors showed, and the steps function was miles out! If I could walk as much as it thought I could I’d be limbering up for the next marathon.

 

[Docb]

I bought a fitbit which works quite well but I do treat the heart rate and steps readings a bit like I treat the readings on my blood glucose monitor. They tell you which ballpark you are in, but I would not put money on them giving the identical reading to a proper measurement.

 

[grovesy]

I bought my own Stats probe during the pandemic after seeing a number of Doctors from different countries saying they had given them to patients to self monitor at home.

 

[ColinUK]

So yesterday I ordered a watch that will do my heart rate and blood pressure and so on it’s supposed to be very good so I’m hoping it will keep my mind at rest instead of getting worried

Can you link to the device you’ve ordered so we can all have a look 🙂

 

[Samantha1987]

Hello @ColinUK this is the device that I have ordered it’s supposed to be good

 

[Samantha1987]

It hasn’t arrived yet it’s due to come on the 17th of this month

 

[ColinUK]

Let us know if it works OK when you get it.

 

[Samantha1987]

Let us know if it works OK when you get it.

I will

 

[ColinUK]

I will

How are you getting on with everything Sammy?

 

[Samantha1987]

Hello @ColinUK everything is going okay thank you

 

[ColinUK]

Hello @ColinUK everything is going okay thank you

How’s the watch?