AARP January 20, 2022
New devices can take EKGs, measure blood pressure and oxygen levels, monitor glucose
You wear a sensor on the back of your arm that continuously monitors your blood glucose level and dispatches alerts if a reading is too high or low.
You don “smart” socks that may help you avoid diabetic foot ulcers, or perhaps a smart ring on your finger that tells you your heart rate and how well you’re sleeping. And the increasingly intelligent watch on your wrist flags irregular heartbeats and summons help should you fall and become incapacitated.
Activity trackers, smartwatches and other health-related wearables do a lot more these days than count steps or let...
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