Withings also used CES to launch Cardio Checkup, an in-app service that is now available and compatible with every Withings device that has ECG capabilities, such as scan watch. Apart from alerting you to possible cases of atrial fibrillation, it will, as the name suggests, check you quarterly and give you access to specialists through the app.
Be better
And that’s not all—I have several more days of meetings to go to. It’s a strange time to see CES peppered with so much homegrown medtech. The coronavirus pandemic sparked a surge in digital health research, but 2024 has been a calculation-CNBC analyzed 39 digital health public companies and noted that two-thirds of them were down for the year, or even out of business.
The pullback may be related to the fact that consumers have decided, quite reasonably, that we it can Don’t want to know that much. Monitoring your cortisol levels is much easier than doing anything about the conditions that cause them, such as quitting your job, or Prevent forest fires from happening.
When I spoke with the Abbott representatives, I learned that I wasn’t the only one who was whining about getting filaments under my skin. (I’m still waiting for mine Apple Watch to track my blood sugar.)
Still, I finally pulled myself together and put in the lingo at Pepcom. Under the supervision of the Abbott representatives, I pulled up my shirt sleeve, inserted the sensor into the dispenser and tapped it against my skin. It continued with one click. The sensation was like someone poking my arm with their finger – a slight sting, but not like a thousand needles of fire under my skin.
I connected the sensor to the Lingo app and wore it overnight. When I woke up this morning, I realized – after a night – this I went hypoglycemic In my sleep I am coming down from walking too much and not eating enough at CES! So much for not giving actionable advice. I’ll eat my words (and a snack before bed).
