For the last 3 years, my health has become very important to me, as I suffered a mild heart attack 7 years ago. It took me a while to get to the point where I didn’t want to be a statistic or be on medication for the rest of my life. Since then I have had a wearable, to track my heart rate, my exercise routine and just my everyday health. LifeQ has taken wearable watches to a new level of tracking your heart rate, fitness, sleep, and general activity. When I contracted Covid-19, my wearable sent out a warning signal that everything wasn’t quite right, as my heart rate and sleep pattern changed from my normal everyday average levels. My test result came back positive and if it wasn’t for the early warning given, I would have put my own life at risk as well everyone I came into contact with.
I am very grateful to have become a part of the LifeQ story and I am excited for the journey ahead!! It will surely be put to good use. I really have been enjoying my time at LifeQ, the people are friendly, supportive, and easy to get along with; the work is engaging and relevant to the professional and academic path I intend to walk at the intersection of healthcare and machine learning. I feel like there are numerous interesting avenues LifeQ is tapping into in this space and I am keen to see how far we take them.
My general health has always been something that I have been acutely aware of as I suffer from type II diabetes and need insulin to control my blood sugar levels. I exercise regularly and have been consistently active through the years, but when my heart rate started to spike with very low levels of physical exertion, as evidenced by the data for the exercise sessions with my wearable tracker, I knew that something was up. After seeing my cardiologist, my heart was imaged and this revealed a narrowed coronary artery that had to be stented. I had the procedure done without hesitation and I am back to my old self, even getting back into mountain and trail biking and keeping a watchful eye on my wearable and lifestyle factors under my control.
This is a very interesting app and learning loads each day. Interesting when you start viewing the graphs to see how lifestyle impacts our body. It is helping me deal more effectively with my depression. Thank you.