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Bettir (YC W15) Wants to Chat with You About Your Blood Pressure

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Re: Bettir (YC W15) Wants to Chat with You About Your Blood Pressure

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cmikec wrote: post #2

Hi, I'm Mike, one of the founders of Bettir. I'm available to answer questions if you have any.

I'd love to try Bettir, but it's iOS only. I understand that the reasoning for this is probably a combination of standard reasons why startups ship only (or at least initially) on iOS and the usage of HealthKit. Are there plans to ship on Android or any other platform anytime in the near future?

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Impossible wrote: post #3
cmikec wrote: post #2

Hi, I'm Mike, one of the founders of Bettir. I'm available to answer questions if you have any.

I'd love to try Bettir, but it's iOS only. I understand that the reasoning for this is probably a combination of standard reasons why startups ship only (or at least initially) on iOS and the usage of HealthKit. Are there plans to ship on Android or any other platform anytime in the near future?

We currently have a (beta) mobile webapp that works on Android, and we will definitely have an Android app in the future. We also give our service to some people over email and SMS. Visit http://recordbp.com/ from Chrome on your Android to get it going. It supports being added to your home screen.

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I don't know what the business plan here will ultimately be, but there are apps which charge say $40 for a dermatologist to read a photo of your skin lesion. As a physician, at first I thought, what dermatologist would accept $40 (or less if the app gets a cut) to do this. But it's making more sense with time. I can see physicians doing work like this from the comfort of their home environments, on somewhat of their own schedule, than dealing with the hassles of running an office or coding with the nightmarish icd10 schedule. They may lose on some income, but will make up for some of it with volume and for many it will be worth it for the convenience and, hopefully, reduced stress levels. I hope companies like bettir and some of the others, succeed.

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6thSigma wrote: post #7

I've been told I have white coat hypertension. My bp readings are 130-140/85 in doctor offices and usually 110-120/75 outside. High bp runs in my family so I've been considering monitoring on a more consistent basis. I may have to try this out.

Mike here, one of the founders of Bettir. We'd love to have you try it out. White coat hypertension is one of the biggest problems with hypertension diagnosis. For those that don't know, some studies show 20-45% of people diagnosed with hypertension actually only have white coat hypertension, which means they don't actually have hypertension but that their blood pressure is elevated while in the doctor's office.

Home monitoring is one of the best ways to handle this, and it's a really good use case for Bettir.

Feel free to reach out to me at mike@bettir.com, we'll make sure that you get set up to use Bettir ASAP.

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dr_ wrote: post #6

I don't know what the business plan here will ultimately be, but there are apps which charge say $40 for a dermatologist to read a photo of your skin lesion. As a physician, at first I thought, what dermatologist would accept $40 (or less if the app gets a cut) to do this. But it's making more sense with time. I can see physicians doing work like this from the comfort of their home environments, on somewhat of their…

Thanks for your kind comments. :) You're totally right. We believe this is the correct paradigm for the future of medicine. Going to the doctor's office is no fun, and nobody likes to do it. As a result, many preventable causes of death and illness remain untreated. Bettir's goal is to make it possible to manage certain conditions, like high blood pressure, from the comfort of one's home.
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