YHE BP Doctor Med smartwatch ZDNET's key takeaways The YHE BP Doctor Med is available for $199.
Blood pressure results are within 5 mmHG of a blood pressure cuff, the battery lasts a week, and basic health tracking is available.
The watch is extremely sensitive to movement, there's no GPS for accurate activity tracking, and sleep tracking is limited. View now at YHE Technology
The U.S. government estimates that nearly half of adults in the country have hypertension, and only 25% of those have it under control thanks to diet, exercise, and medication. Unfortunately, I have been diagnosed with hypertension and take one pill a day to try to help manage it. I've also dropped my weight back down to my college weight this year, a loss of 20 pounds, and I am trying to keep it under control. Still, some tech couldn't hurt.
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YHE Technology uses inflatable dual cuffs in a watch form factor to measure your blood pressure. The company claims it can provide results within 5 mmHg of an approved blood pressure monitor.
I've been testing the YHE BP Doctor Med smartwatch for a few weeks now. When I've been able to get a measurement, it has indeed matched my Withings and Garmin blood pressure cuffs.
Most people do not track their blood pressure at home like they do other metrics, such as weight, because it just isn't as convenient to find an accurate blood pressure arm monitor and measure your levels regularly. There has been talk online that Apple may add this functionality to the Apple Watch. Given how many people wear an Apple Watch, I think that would be fantastic.
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Samsung provides blood pressure monitoring in other countries since this functionality hasn't been approved for use in the U.S. yet. Samsung's approach is to use a standard arm cuff blood pressure device to baseline the Galaxy Watch and then repeat this calibration on a monthly basis. The company then uses algorithms and the sensors on the back of the watch to measure your blood pressure. This has been shown to be fairly accurate.
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