{"id":9370,"date":"2016-07-31T11:04:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2016-07-31T18:11:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T01:11:05","slug":"blood-pressure-glucose-and-ecg-devices-for-connected-health-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/blood-pressure-glucose-and-ecg-devices-for-connected-health-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Pressure, Glucose and ECG Devices for Connected Health Monitoring by Pat Dengler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest Post by Pat Dengler of Dengler Consulting<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"IHealth<\/a>I\u2019m going to chat about three devices that I use to monitor my health. What they have in common is that they all report to Apple\u2019s Health app. Each has their own app but with appropriate permissions given, I can see all my readings in one place.<\/p>\n

After I listen to the Nosillacast, one of several podcasts I follow is by Tim Ferris. He\u2019s known for the Four Hour Work Week and Four Hour Body. He\u2019s a big experimenter on himself. I\u2019m not, but with Apple\u2019s Health app and the accessibility of various medical grade measuring devices, I thought it would be fun to try a few. That\u2019s usually my \u2018problem to be solved\u2019 by the way – \u2018what would happen if I tried\u2026\u2019? I\u2019m also a big experimenter with home automation so this just follows!
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Blood Pressure<\/h4>\n

I use the Ease Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor made by iHealth<\/a> for $39.99 to regularly record my blood pressure.<\/p>\n

Adding to my interest in trying new technologies the fact that I have a few pounds to lose and a friend was diagnosed with diabetes. I was curious about my own health status. I\u2019ve been trying various consumer technology that works with Apple Health. I showed the health app to my Dr. at my last visit and he was impressed – it also gave him a picture of trends, in particular my blood pressure, which runs a little high. We\u2019ve all heard of white coat syndrome, right? That\u2019s where a blood pressure measurement is abnormally high due to the stress and anxiety often felt in a doctors office. All those white coats. My doctor was able to see my measurements taken in the calm of my home over a period of several weeks. Much better than over-medicating based on one measurement.<\/p>\n

Mobile ECG<\/h4>\n\n\n