so I can check my blood pressure in a minute

Only 7 days ago we had the opportunity in EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre to analyze the new Huawei Watch D2 which, in addition to standing out for its ECG (electrocardiogram) function, is also characterized by the real-time blood pressure monitoring.

A unique smart watch to measure vital signs in Europe which has been approved by MDR (European Union Medical Device Regulation) and NMPA (National Medical Products Administration of China), through cooperation with different global approved experts.

The Huawei Watch D2 is available on the Huawei website in Europe at a price of 399 dollars and becomes a watch that not only serves to accurately measure health, but also has a large AMOLED screen, 7 days of battery life and calling functions or even for the measurement of a wide range of sporting practices.

The day Huawei showed the best specifications of its new watch we had the opportunity attend a lecture by Dr. José Antonio Donairepresident of the Spanish Association of Hypertension (SEH-LELHA), in which he cited that one of the greatest difficulties they have always faced is carrying out a complete medical ABPM of the patient.

The system normally used to perform ABPM (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring) is accurate, but it can be quite tedious for the patient to monitor their blood pressure for days. This is where the Huawei Watch D2 comes in, which allows you to measure this vital sign for an entire week, as well as at night thanks to automatic measurements. Thanks to its lightness, similar to the Pixel Watch 3, It does not generate any type of charge so the user can fall asleep peacefully and measurements are taken every 30 minutes.

And in play because it allows the measurement to be carried out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for values ​​that it usually gives which are quite irregular, since they can be high at certain times of the day while at d Other times the tension may decrease due to different factors. With this in mind, you can better understand the value that the Huawei smart watch brings which helps to draw the MAP better for days.

In my particular case, last year my doctor advised me to be vigilant, because during a measurement he gave me a fairly high blood pressure value. It's not that anything significant happened, but he recommended that I measure it from time to time. And that's where the Huawei Watch D2 came in to measure last week that my blood pressure was elevated at certain times of the day.

This reinforces my interest in knowing this measurement and my decision to make some dietary changes reduce salt consumption. It is not within days that these positive changes in blood pressure occur, but this watch allows you to keep up to date with the improvements that are occurring thanks to its graphs.

Measure blood pressure

The Huawei Watch D2 can measure blood pressure effectively based on Take an exact wrist measurement with the strap provided with the watch and thus perfectly adapt the watch strap to correctly track.

In my case it was 17 cm to adjust the strap and so on. let the airbag inflate to perform the measurement. It should be noted that there is little play, and although the coupling system can be adjusted to feel that the strap tightens less.

And thanks to the coupling system, to make it looser, you would have to remove the watch and move the adjustment fork a little, and do this action every day, if you just wanted to measure blood pressure once or twice a day, it can be quite heavy.

Once the watch is properly adjusted, you can take the measurement, which can be done standing, sitting or lying down. At night, it also allows monitoring during sleep, since being in a horizontal position, the watch is at the same height as the heart.

If you are sitting or standing, simply bring the hand where the watch is placed towards the opposite chest, so that the arm is diagonal and the other is used to hold the elbow for the duration of the test. The important thing is that the watch is at the same height as the heart.

I pressed the start button, the airbag that runs along the inside of the watch strap will begin to inflate with a process that takes about a minute. You will notice how it is inflated to create pressure which increases at the end of the test; This is similar to what is done with the manual blood pressure monitor.

Results and graphs

Once finished, gives the PAS score (Systolic Blood Pressure) as the highest number of blood pressure and represents the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts and pumps blood to the rest of the body, and DBP (Diastolic Blood Pressure), the lowest of blood pressure and represents the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest between beats (usually called diastole).

Huawei has not forgotten anything and included a warning that the blood pressure measurement was not performed correctly when we access the measurement history. This information is important to know that the monitoring was carried out correctly.

This watch also has another strong point and that is that features a guest mode that allows a friend or family member Take a specific step to find out if you have high blood pressure.

So far, everything that blood pressure measurement is, but where the Huawei watch also embroiders it is in all the data you collect with the latest measurements, graphs and this valuable experience design an ideal watch for measuring blood pressure, which is currently unique to place Huawei in a very special position compared to competitors like Apple or Samsung.

From the Health app you can access MAP (ambulatory blood pressure monitoring) over a 24 hour period at pre-established intervals so that monitoring is carried out every 30 minutes day or night. This is an advanced monitoring to directly locate the blood pressure status.

Hay otro método más de control rutinario: el plan de mediciones con recordatorios basados según la frecuencia de medición diaria y a las horas que se concrete (una vez por la mañana y otra antes de acostarse). De esta forma, al activar los recordatorios, se alertará con una notificación el momento justo en el que se ha de realizar una medición.

Al igual que me sucedió con el análisis y después de usarlo una semana más, la sensación que deja es la de ser un smartwatch que se convierte en la mejor herramienta para medir las constantes vitales en todo momento.

Un gran valor el que aporta para que los 399 dollars casi queden en algo anecdótico cuando no solamente puede medir la presión arterial de uno mismo, sino la de cualquier amigo o familiar en todo momento. De nuevo Huawei demuestra estar a la altura de los días que tocan con un accesorio útil, preciso y diseñado al milímetro para aportar una experiencia única en el mercado español de wearables.