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Blood pressure e-tattoo promises continuous, mobile monitoring
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#12My personal anecdata, I would like to share: I developed blood pressure problems last year (140-160/85-95). My doc told me I needed to start meds. I didn't want to though. So in January, I started reducing my Caloric intake. I lost 7 kilos, down from 83kg to 76kg (I am 1.70m tall). My blood pressure went down to (110-120/60-75). No meds required. Just ate less.
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#13“The device takes its measurements by shooting an electrical current into the skin and then analyzing the body’s response, which is known as bioimpedance. There is a correlation between bioimpedance and changes in blood pressure that has to do with blood volume changes. However, the correlation is not particularly obvious, so the team had to create a machine learning model to analyze the connection to get accurate bl…
You could probably calibrate it to each person, and maybe recalibrate every couple months. Still leaves you with a bunch of factors, but maybe those can be controlled for (measuring skin conductivity in addition to impedance?).
Sounds prone to errors from moisture, activity, salt, and all kinds of things.
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#14> The device takes its measurements by shooting an electrical current into the skin and then analyzing the body’s response, which is known as bioimpedance. There is a correlation between bioimpedance and changes in blood pressure that has to do with blood volume changes. However, the correlation is not particularly obvious, so the team had to create a machine learning model to analyze the connection to get accurate blood pressure readings.
This makes me curious how accurate, precise, and responsive the readings are. The article didn't mention anything in that regard.
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#15My personal anecdata, I would like to share: I developed blood pressure problems last year (140-160/85-95). My doc told me I needed to start meds. I didn't want to though. So in January, I started reducing my Caloric intake. I lost 7 kilos, down from 83kg to 76kg (I am 1.70m tall). My blood pressure went down to (110-120/60-75). No meds required. Just ate less.
Just to share another data point, I had similar numbers several years ago and tried the same thing, didnt want to take meds so made significant changes to my diet and exercise. My cholesterol was getting to the point of needing medication too. I dropped something like 20-30 lbs, cut out a lot of carbs and most sugar. Felt great, but my bp and cholesterol numbers didnt move at all. started meds for both and theyre both well controlled now. Dont intend to refute your story, im told mine is genetic and hereditary. Always worth a try to see if life changes can make the difference though.
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#16My personal anecdata, I would like to share: I developed blood pressure problems last year (140-160/85-95). My doc told me I needed to start meds. I didn't want to though. So in January, I started reducing my Caloric intake. I lost 7 kilos, down from 83kg to 76kg (I am 1.70m tall). My blood pressure went down to (110-120/60-75). No meds required. Just ate less.
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#17> The device takes its measurements by shooting an electrical current into the skin and then analyzing the body’s response, which is known as bioimpedance. There is a correlation between bioimpedance and changes in blood pressure that has to do with blood volume changes. However, the correlation is not particularly obvious, so the team had to create a machine learning model to analyze the connection to get accurate b…
The article said "researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have developed an electronic tattoo that,..., and deliver continuous blood pressure measurements at an accuracy level exceeding nearly all available options on the market today".
But yeah they didn't dive into specifics.
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#18My personal anecdata, I would like to share: I developed blood pressure problems last year (140-160/85-95). My doc told me I needed to start meds. I didn't want to though. So in January, I started reducing my Caloric intake. I lost 7 kilos, down from 83kg to 76kg (I am 1.70m tall). My blood pressure went down to (110-120/60-75). No meds required. Just ate less.
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#19My personal anecdata, I would like to share: I developed blood pressure problems last year (140-160/85-95). My doc told me I needed to start meds. I didn't want to though. So in January, I started reducing my Caloric intake. I lost 7 kilos, down from 83kg to 76kg (I am 1.70m tall). My blood pressure went down to (110-120/60-75). No meds required. Just ate less.
For the Americans reading, you went from 183 -> 167 pounds and are 5'7".
Congratulations!
Re: Blood pressure e-tattoo promises continuous, mobile monitoring
#20My personal anecdata, I would like to share: I developed blood pressure problems last year (140-160/85-95). My doc told me I needed to start meds. I didn't want to though. So in January, I started reducing my Caloric intake. I lost 7 kilos, down from 83kg to 76kg (I am 1.70m tall). My blood pressure went down to (110-120/60-75). No meds required. Just ate less.
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Many people who are overweight, do not want to be overweight and have tried everything they can to lose weight. IMO, "eat less and exercise" is great advice, but it depends on a very specific set of preconditions to work.
Mental health, affordable and easy access to nutritious and non-poisonous food (such as, vegetables that actually contain the micro-nutrients needed to survive, food that is free from mix-ins that contain your intolerances or allergies, or food that's not been over-processed to oblivion), having time to cook, access to sunlight and a number of other factors all help with getting into shape. If you're unlucky enough to be missing some of them, your journey will be that much harder.
So yes, there is personal responsibility there. But it helps if the odds aren't stacked against you before you begin.