Withings also used CES to launch Cardio Checkup, an in-app service that is now available and compatible with all Withings devices that have ECG capabilities, such as ScanWatch. In addition to alerting you of possible cases of atrial fibrillation, as its name suggests, it will perform quarterly checkups and give you access to specialists through the app.
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And that’s not all: I have several more days of meetings left. It’s a strange time to see CES filled with so much home medical technology. The coronavirus pandemic fueled a surge in digital health innovations, but 2024 has been a reckoning—CNBC analyzed 39 public digital health companies and noted that two-thirds of them were out of business during the year, or even went bankrupt.
The decline could be related to the fact that consumers have decided, quite reasonably, that could I don’t want to know that much. It is much easier to control cortisol levels than to do anything about the conditions that produced them, such as quitting a job or preventing wildfires from starting.
When I spoke with Abbott representatives, I learned I wasn’t the only one who had qualms about inserting filaments under the skin. (I’m still waiting for my apple watch to track my blood sugar level.)
Still, I finally pulled myself together and inserted Lingo into Pepcom. Under the careful direction of Abbott representatives, I rolled up my shirt sleeve, placed the sensor in the dispenser, and gently tapped it on my skin. He continued with a click. The sensation was similar to someone tapping my arm hard with their finger: a slight sting, but not like a thousand needles of fire were passing under my skin.
I connected the sensor to the Lingo app and wore it overnight. When I woke up this morning, I discovered, after one night, that I became hypoglycemic in my dream I’ve been hitting rock bottom from walking too much and not eating enough at CES! So much for not providing practical advice. I’ll eat my words (and a snack before bed).