A Reddit user's experience with the Apple Watch Vitals app highlights its ability to detect early signs of illness, even before symptoms appear.

A Reddit user’s experience with the Apple Watch Vitals app highlights its ability to detect early signs of illness, even before symptoms appear.

  • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1011·
    2 months ago

    You might not like Apple but Apple Watch is a godsend for us aging millennials. It is one of the best products Apple has done in the last 20 years. Not that there were many.

    • Stoposto@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      You made the mistake of commenting positively on a product you like on an lemmy post about that product. People on lemmy post only about companies to hate on them, much of the time without reading, thinking or knowing anything about it. And yes everyone who don’t jump on the bandwagon is downvoted.

      Apple and Tesla seems to be the main targets, yet no valid alternatives or constructive discussions are ever to be had.

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
      84·
      2 months ago

      Sure…too bad you have to be stuck in their shithole ecosystem and can’t have freedom with your own device. That alone, makes none of their products good

      • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        106·
        2 months ago

        I need a device to monitor my vitals. All of them are proprietary. This one is most convenient and offers comprehensive monitoring. I’m not making decisions regarding my health based on ideals. You’ll get there too one day.

        • Meltrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          73·
          2 months ago

          Dude I’m a millennial, why are you talking like a decrepit retiree? We aren’t that old. You shouldn’t be that sick unless you have some niche conditions that don’t really apply to most “aging millennials”.

          • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            24·
            2 months ago

            I had 0 issues, probably like you, but when things start to pop up you really change perspective. I got quite a rude awakening recently and data from Apple Watch was very useful both to me and medical professionals. We’re pushing 40 so it’s a statistical inevitability. You might want to rawdog your health but I have family to think about.

            • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
              61·
              2 months ago

              Careful you don’t fall into an overdiagnosis cycle and start making health issues for yourself by constantly monitoring yourself and causing fear and panic over it.

              • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
                3·
                2 months ago

                Yeah, that’s a nasty trap I fell into for a bit. I had a spine injury and was in such severe pain for a couple of weeks I barely slept and got anxiety attacks. I’m now focused on healing my initial condition and not those I invented while being delirious lol. Genuine thanks for being on a lookout for this, I was really surprised my mind could do it to me.

          • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Bullshit. I’m also on the older end of that demographic and it’s time to pay attention to your health

            • more people my age are starting to have serious health issues that are important to discover early
            • doctors are starting to pay attention to details and order more tests.

            Some of them are a bit late. For example I know several former concert goers my age with hearing issues catching up with them. Now I pay attention when my Apple Watch warns about dangerous noise levels. However hearing issues can be from a lifetime of accumulated damage, so paying attention starting a decade or two ago would have been even better

            Edit: when I lost weight a bunch of years back, my motivation was being better able to play with my kids but the most important tool was tracking: my vitals, my exercise, my intake.

            Currently I’m battling sleep issues, mostly self-inflicted but the tracking is an important tool toward fixing that