Sorry no recent update from me but a few things have been going on and keeping me busy. I will do an update in the next couple of days but meantime, I just wanted to let folk know that my Fitbit app has popped up with an irregular heart beat monitor.
Bizzarely, for some reason, its apparently for people who haven't had an AF diagnosis 🤷♀️. It asks you when you add it, whether you have been diagnosed with AF so I ticked no ....... as Im not currently in AF, to my knowledge.
Its not a premium feature and I have a Versa 2.
Be interesting to see what happens with it.
Pity it didn't detect the rogue chicken katsu curry which gave me food poisoning 2 days ago.
Best wishes
Ang
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I wasn't the only one who had rice in our group. I pinned it on the chook as I wouldnt have been able to tell if it was cooked properly as it was smoothered in sauce.
However, hubby has been speaking to Hughie and Rolf this morning so Im wondering if its a bug now....... he didn't go to Wagamama.
Think I need to get some more electrolyte replacement sachets.🤔
The Apple Watch is the same, it asks if you’ve been diagnosed with AF, I said no, as I’ve heard that Apple prevent use of that feature if you say yes, which seems daft to me, as that’s why I and no doubt many others, bought the watch - to keep an eye on what my ticker is getting up to!
Hope you’ve recovered from your food poisoning bout, that can leave you feeling totally wrung out from my experience!
3 guesses who has just checked their Fitbit and seen the same message. I’ve also set it up as like you I am interested to see what happens. I have a Versa 3. Good to hear from you Ducky. x
Hi, yes my fitbit had the same message a couple of days ago but I thought it was a premium feature so didn't bother with it 🤣 . I might go back and give it go now!
Hope you are feeling better! I bought a fitbit too, Sense 5, specifically for the ecg function......and was surprised too to see the msg about Afib dx! Annoyingly the ecg on mine has stopped working, so it's off to the repair shop! I did find it very reassuring to use.
I think this just sends you a notification rather than anything more elaborate. I did think of upgrading to the Sense but had read some not so good reviews.
I think there's a legal requirement that stops its use when AF has been diagnosed. All devices seem to be similar in this way (except specific devices such as Kardia). I think most people do the same as you and tick the "not diagnosed" requirement in the software.
Only them. I read somewhere (looking for info on my Apple Watch) that the health authorities in each country would need to approve its use as a specific medical device (i.e. for people with a diagnosis), which it isn't, hence the get-out option for them, which we all ignore.
I’ve discovered in today’s Apple Watch update there is an option for people with AF to track their AF. As I have paroxysmal AF I’m undecided as to use it at the moment
Aha - they keep updating things. I have read that this isn't 100% accurate as it checks at sporadic intervals to save the battery from running down.
Mine is so unusual these days (fingers crossed) that I wait till I feel symptoms then check. It's usually "inconclusive" meaning lots of ectopic beats!
Im not sure how accurate its going to be as my app has just registered a HR of 108, yet my watch showed 54 and my wrist pretty much tallied with the watch.🙄.
I saw that also, but declined the option. I can tell if I go into afib, and can confirm by just checking my pulse. If I can't feel the symptoms, then I don't care. When I first got my Kardia, I was obsessed with it, and had ecg's all over my desk! I don't want some "alert", which may or not be accurate, telling me that I am in afib! Fortunately, my afib is reasonably well controlled right now, so that helps. General rule of thumb-if you don't feel it on your own, don't bother looking for it!
I dont bother looking for it. It was free so I downloaded it and I dont think you can compare this to the Kardia which relies on you choosing to stick your fingers on it. I can usually tell if Im in AF but if, for some strange reason I dont notice, I do care. I would rather be alerted to it as I have other heart problems linked to the AF and would need to get in touch with the hospital straightaway.
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Only them. I read somewhere (looking for info on my Apple Watch) that the health authorities in each country would need to approve its use as a specific medical device (i.e. for people with a diagnosis), which it isn't, hence the get-out option for them, which we all ignore.
Fast heart rate irregular 
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