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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Emilie Lavinia

I tracked my blood pressure for months with the Hilo wearable – here’s my verdict

I spent months tracking my blood pressure with Hilo - (Emilie Lavinia/The Independent)

When a blood pressure tracker landed on my desk for the first time, I was immediately intrigued. I’d recently been testing the Whoop MG, a new version of the fitness tracker that can be paired with a blood pressure cuff, and I’d also seen Apple roll out new blood pressure monitoring features for its watch.

It feels like the home medical testing boom has found a comfortable bedfellow in wearables. But I wondered, as someone whose blood pressure tends to run low, could a device like this actually be useful for me?

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