When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I resigned myself to a lifetime of watching my diet, avoiding the food I enjoyed most and taking blood sugar readings every morning. I don't know how many years I have suffered the regular pin-prick to draw a drop or two of blood but, when I read somewhere that a smart watch could take a reading by magic, I determined that I would have one.
"We'll get you an Apple Watch," said Jamie, the last of the big spenders, but I reminded him that I didn't have an Apple 'phone so he switched tack and suggested an Android model for $199. It would have been nice but I resisted and found a cheap copy on Temu for $28. I've had it for twelve months now and it works brilliantly. I plug it in each night and take my reading before I have anything to eat or drink in the morning. This morning the reading was 4.6. I suspect it reads a bit lower than reality but have convinced myself that I should worry more about fluctuations than the actual number. It looks just like an Apple watch, too, so I also have the 'show-off' factor.
This morning Marilyn asked me what else the watch did, apart from telling time, I had no idea. I pressed a button on the side and a menu popped up. I chose 'workout' and numbers started to appear under various headings. An hour later, it tells me that my heart rate is 86 bpm, I've expended 327 calories. I've covered 217 steps and 0.16 km. And I haven't even been outside.
What else can it do? Its not a bad looking watch for $28
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