Cheers doc! I'm 48, usually ok-ish fitness and recently experienced a random "thunderclap" headache. BP was still 150/104 the next morning. A week ago, still hurts. I've ordered one of those to keep an eye on things...
Thanks for this review, doc. Turning 40 and have been re-evaluating my lifestyle and therefore also want to start seriously monitoring. This has helped me decide on the Core.
I love this device on the 3X setting. I suffer from bradycardia and high blood pressure and use this device (Kardia Mobile 6L)(Withings BPM) (FITBIT Versa 2), all of which detect bradycardia as low as 39 bpm on average 46 bpm. My primary physician referred me to cardiologist who stated I indeed have Bradycardia. This device along with other devices were paramount in detecting what normal visits to my physician did not. As we all know sometimes symptoms do not always occur when you need them to such as during a visit to your physicians office. White coat syndrome.
Have they fixed the 302 error that occurred with the old units which they never were able to explain or fix? I loved my Withings but went elsewhere due to the inability to fix or explain the issue which I and many others experienced.
Tried this unit and got nothing but erroneous readings. This unit always seem to read high. I really, really, wanted this to be the one, but sent this back and ended up with an Omron high end unit. Also, Withings only gives a one year warranty in the USA.
I’d have like to see it compared to the one the doctor uses in his surgery. The common complaint about all the home devices is they can be out by up to 20 points high or low and are therefore basically worthless and can even lead to incorrect prescribing of medication. All the tech doesn’t matter if they’re not accurate.
Great review, I own a Withings Body Cardio and since then i look out for their Products. I want to ask you if you ever considered reviewing the Braun Blood Pressure Monitor iCheck 7, I am considering this one because it’s price point but I don’t know about their app, there isn’t much info on the internet and I’m sure you could do a great review.
Thank you for your very informative review. I agree with you about the importance of aesthetics. My biggest concern in replacing my current cuff is accuracy -- and reviews are all over the map when it comes to reporting on the accuracy of these devices. Can you comment regarding the Withings, perhaps by having compared readings with the device you use in the office?
Hi Fran- you raise an important point about accuracy. In my testing I found it as accurate as my previous home BP cuff (Omron). I'll see if I can run them side by side again and will either post a video or update you with some data points as soon as I can. Hope you're staying safe and well!
Hello, In case the battery is running out in the device WITHINGS CONNECT or CORE, can I use the Power supplier connected while using operating the device ?? Thanks
Looks like its time to upgrade my Omron!!! I had been looking for a smartphone app compatible BP device and this seems to fit the bill. Thank you Doc for an in-depth review. Like you, I too have to get my hands on this device - tired of taking hand notes for morning, afternoon and evening BP reading.
Your not the only one! just ordered one my Omron died and I normally kept nots in a notpad for my GP. No need for that anymore plus this thing wont need to go checked, I can put it in my carry on (I fly a lot). :)
Knowing you are GP and after listening to you, I punched the liked button, that cracked my laptop screen. Why did you want viewers to punch like button rather than click Like Button? Except above, loved your video. First time watched your channel and subscribed as I trust GP for health gadget review than other RUclipsr. I feel that you do not recommend this device for ordinary people, any reason why? Like you said you can get electronic BP Monitor device for less than half price so you don't have to have this one.
Haha, I hope you didn't really break your laptop screen! No more punching like button requests. 😂 I think what I was trying to convey is that although in many respects it is a revolutionary blood pressure cuff, it is still pricey and still has its limits- i.e. as with many healthcare devices today it cannot be relied upon to provide complete reassurance. It is only a useful adjunct, i.e. better than not having it perhaps. For most people it is more important to have a cheap reliable BP cuff than no BP machine at all in my opinion. So hence the balanced opinion at the end of the review. I never want to make my audience feel compelled to purchase anything expensive for their health- you should be able to simply make more informed buying decisions so I hope this review helped in this regard!
@@DigitizeHealth Thank you. Understand your point. I just bought one from Withings. By the way, is Withings Body Cardio and this Withings Core do same thing?
18 дней назад
Complete and utter garbage. Threw it away in less than 7 days of usage, don't bother buying their BP machine. Its measurements are not precise. I tested it while connected to a real hospital vitals monitor and it showed way lower BP than I realistically had which is quite dangerous for someone who checks up their health at home. Ergonomically it is a nightmare. It was obviously designed by DIE hire. If you are at least a bit muscular ie. if you have defined triceps good luck fitting the device on yourself. No matter what you do there will be a pocket of air and device's cannot fill the gap resulting in error. So you will have a quite frustrating time fitting this garbage on your arm. This issue could be easily solvable if the cuff was not made semi-solid, but like I already stated this was not built with health in mind but for the sake of bling and nice application. The stethoscope fell off by itself during the night (the device was on the shelf nobody touched it)... Overall quality wise I felt like I bought 20$ Temu/Aliexpress device, but for 10x of the price.
Cheers doc! I'm 48, usually ok-ish fitness and recently experienced a random "thunderclap" headache.
BP was still 150/104 the next morning.
A week ago, still hurts.
I've ordered one of those to keep an eye on things...
Thanks for this review, doc. Turning 40 and have been re-evaluating my lifestyle and therefore also want to start seriously monitoring. This has helped me decide on the Core.
Been looking something to help me with recent diagnosis of heart failure. Thanks the video. What I've been looking for
Really profesional, detailed and valuable review! And absoloutly well explained. Congrats.
Delighted that you liked it! Thank you so much for taking the time to provide feedback!
I love this device on the 3X setting. I suffer from bradycardia and high blood pressure and use this device (Kardia Mobile 6L)(Withings BPM) (FITBIT Versa 2), all of which detect bradycardia as low as 39 bpm on average 46 bpm. My primary physician referred me to cardiologist who stated I indeed have Bradycardia. This device along with other devices were paramount in detecting what normal visits to my physician did not. As we all know sometimes symptoms do not always occur when you need them to such as during a visit to your physicians office. White coat syndrome.
Can I ask if you find the Kardia mobile 6L good? I have tachycardia along with extra beats. My doctor recommended Kardia mobile.
why is this channel not marked as a medical professional channel?
Thank you for the info. And you are so calming to listen to!
congrats! i found your review very detailed and profesional.
Thank you for your comment! Means a lot to myself and my brother!
Have they fixed the 302 error that occurred with the old units which they never were able to explain or fix? I loved my Withings but went elsewhere due to the inability to fix or explain the issue which I and many others experienced.
Great video but this device is too expensive for me. Have you tried the Withings BPM Connect or Omron Evolve? Are these devices good?
Hi there- I will put this on the list to review- thank you so much!
Tried this unit and got nothing but erroneous readings. This unit always seem to read high. I really, really, wanted this to be the one, but sent this back and ended up with an Omron high end unit. Also, Withings only gives a one year warranty in the USA.
Very clear review. Thanks!
Love your credible, clear presentations.
Thank you for your kind comment! I’m glad the review was helpful. ☺️
Can I download the recorded data?
Very informative review. Thank you.
I’d have like to see it compared to the one the doctor uses in his surgery. The common complaint about all the home devices is they can be out by up to 20 points high or low and are therefore basically worthless and can even lead to incorrect prescribing of medication. All the tech doesn’t matter if they’re not accurate.
This is so true, glad i got the Omron.
Great review, I own a Withings Body Cardio and since then i look out for their Products. I want to ask you if you ever considered reviewing the Braun Blood Pressure Monitor iCheck 7, I am considering this one because it’s price point but I don’t know about their app, there isn’t much info on the internet and I’m sure you could do a great review.
Thank you for the excellent suggestion. I’ll put it on the list to review!
@@DigitizeHealth thank you! I’ll keep an eye to your channel
Guess they took this off the market. I’m in the US and I can’t find.
Thank you for your very informative review. I agree with you about the importance of aesthetics. My biggest concern in replacing my current cuff is accuracy -- and reviews are all over the map when it comes to reporting on the accuracy of these devices. Can you comment regarding the Withings, perhaps by having compared readings with the device you use in the office?
Hi Fran- you raise an important point about accuracy. In my testing I found it as accurate as my previous home BP cuff (Omron). I'll see if I can run them side by side again and will either post a video or update you with some data points as soon as I can. Hope you're staying safe and well!
@@DigitizeHealth Thanks so much! Sorting through these monitors has been a major headache!
Hello,
In case the battery is running out in the device WITHINGS CONNECT or CORE, can I use the Power supplier connected while using operating the device ?? Thanks
blood pressure is measured during inflate or deflate cycle?
How accurate is this thing? I’d like to see the results compared to a medical device
Other videos point out that this device is not accurate.
How about showing us how to use the thing properly?
Sounds fabulous would love to have one
Looks like its time to upgrade my Omron!!! I had been looking for a smartphone app compatible BP device and this seems to fit the bill. Thank you Doc for an in-depth review. Like you, I too have to get my hands on this device - tired of taking hand notes for morning, afternoon and evening BP reading.
Your not the only one! just ordered one my Omron died and I normally kept nots in a notpad for my GP. No need for that anymore plus this thing wont need to go checked, I can put it in my carry on (I fly a lot). :)
Knowing you are GP and after listening to you, I punched the liked button, that cracked my laptop screen. Why did you want viewers to punch like button rather than click Like Button?
Except above, loved your video. First time watched your channel and subscribed as I trust GP for health gadget review than other RUclipsr.
I feel that you do not recommend this device for ordinary people, any reason why? Like you said you can get electronic BP Monitor device for less than half price so you don't have to have this one.
Haha, I hope you didn't really break your laptop screen! No more punching like button requests. 😂 I think what I was trying to convey is that although in many respects it is a revolutionary blood pressure cuff, it is still pricey and still has its limits- i.e. as with many healthcare devices today it cannot be relied upon to provide complete reassurance. It is only a useful adjunct, i.e. better than not having it perhaps. For most people it is more important to have a cheap reliable BP cuff than no BP machine at all in my opinion. So hence the balanced opinion at the end of the review. I never want to make my audience feel compelled to purchase anything expensive for their health- you should be able to simply make more informed buying decisions so I hope this review helped in this regard!
@@DigitizeHealth Thank you. Understand your point. I just bought one from Withings. By the way, is Withings Body Cardio
and this Withings Core do same thing?
Complete and utter garbage. Threw it away in less than 7 days of usage, don't bother buying their BP machine. Its measurements are not precise. I tested it while connected to a real hospital vitals monitor and it showed way lower BP than I realistically had which is quite dangerous for someone who checks up their health at home.
Ergonomically it is a nightmare. It was obviously designed by DIE hire. If you are at least a bit muscular ie. if you have defined triceps good luck fitting the device on yourself. No matter what you do there will be a pocket of air and device's cannot fill the gap resulting in error. So you will have a quite frustrating time fitting this garbage on your arm. This issue could be easily solvable if the cuff was not made semi-solid, but like I already stated this was not built with health in mind but for the sake of bling and nice application. The stethoscope fell off by itself during the night (the device was on the shelf nobody touched it)...
Overall quality wise I felt like I bought 20$ Temu/Aliexpress device, but for 10x of the price.