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Amazing Heart Machines: Oura and Kardia

🕑 Added 2024-04-28 12:47:19 +0000 UTC

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Gary Oliver

I recently purchased one of the Kardia 6L to monitor some irregular heart stuff, too. Mine was a one-shot VFib that the doctors weren't too excited about, but being a gadget freak, I decided it was an excuse to monitor stuff. Rather impressive signal processing in this unit as well. The 6L does a three-wire measurement to perform a 6 lead EKG and it shows remarkable similarity to that obtained by a 'REAL' multi-K$ machine.

Circuitmike

I also have a CGM from a different company (Dexcom) and it uses an inserted electrode. I don't think it's possible to get glucose readings just from skin contact.

Fran Blanche

These things cost a fortune... I could only afford a teardown if it broke!

Jon M Dhuse

I have the kind that uses an inserted electrode and lasts for 2 weeks - Abbott Freestyle 14-day. It stores a running 8-hour record of readings and can send the data to the app on your phone via an NFC connection.

David Etchells

I'd love to see my glucose levels; not diabetic, but want to control my sugar swings. Does your CGM use an implanted or inserted electrode, or can it do it with just skin contact?

Jon M Dhuse

Very interesting - thanks. It's an indicator of the future of health self-management. I wear a continuous glucose monitor for diabetes... it is incredibly useful and much less bother than sticking fingertips multiple times a day.