Blood pressure Fitbit device with historical tracking

[tbarry27]

It would be great if Fitbit either created a blood pressure monitor and a glucose monitor that would sync with the dashboard or if they would team up with another company (Omron, diabetic community app) to have their product sync with the dashboard instead of having to manually enter it.  

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject and updated label

[RevMoose]

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[gretchenhnelson]

Where am I to click thumbs up?

[jsmith95]

You either clearly do not understand this recommended addition, have an
extremely well hidden capability or simply don't really care what your
community of users' needs and wants. If this capability already exists can
you clearly explain where and how to access it?

[bryandrev]

Marcel is not saying the software developers have added this. Marcel simply
is stating that the "feature SUGGESTION" already exists ie this thread

[RevMoose]

Dear Base Runner,

Parsing the sentence carefully, I can see how what you say can be true.  Sad that it takes diagramming sentences to try to cut through smoke and mirrors to understand the message.  I have been suggesting this for over a year, begging for it since I was diagnosed a diabetic.  And, sad to say, all I have been is patronized with pats on the head and the boilerplate message that the suggestion has been entered.  It would be great if someone said, "this is in the works and should be available within a month" or "this is a stupid suggestion, please don't bother us, we're busy," - anything but responses easily generated by a computer that can read but not understand the dozens, maybe hundreds, of requests for this simple addition.

I don't blame Marcel, if she is a real person.  Fitbit has given her a thankless job trying to pacify frustrated customers with pablum.  I do blame the company for not communicating better with their customer base and for not being sensitive to their needs.

I have probably sold two or three dozen Fitbits by my recommendations.  I am about to quit if someone in the company doesn't do a better job of responding to customer concerns. Again, Marcel, if you indeed exist, I am not attacking you.  In fact, I wish you would pass this on to your superiors circled in red so that they can know the horrible place they have put you in.

[jsmith95]

Okay so why not say that this suggestion has been in the system for 2 years
and we are just ignoring it?

[bryandrev]

they should have

[SunsetRunner]

I feel ya, @RevMoose. Maybe try using social media (e.g., Twitter and Facebook) to mention this idea to the company publicly, making sure to include the link to this thread. You might even be able to create a ticket and send it to the company's help desk as a feature suggestion, making sure to include the link to this thread. See if you could get others to vote on this idea, too. My guess is that only ideas with thousands of votes will tend to drum up attention and percolate to the top of the stack. Currently, the backlog of other ideas in the pipeline may, unfortunately, dwarf this idea in terms of popularity and, therefore, perceived importance to the company's developers, executives, and stakeholders.

[VRSpock]

Yes, the Achu app on my Ionic has the ability to track blood pressure.  And now a friend of mine has the latest iWatch with the blood pressure monitoring built into the watch.  Definitely a feature I am interested in just because I am 47 years old and my BP is only going to increase in needing to be on my daily radar along the blood sugar levels etc.

Also, blood oxygen level. The Ionic and Versa have these sensors but still are not using them to date.

I would upgrade to another $300 or slightly higher Fitbit for these types of features if necessary.

[kwhitw]

It would be very helpful to myself, and I am sure many other users, to have the ability to continually monitor one's blood pressure as well as any atrial fibrillation.  I realize that I could take my blood pressure on a BP monitor but since it fluctuates a lot during the day by the time I think about getting the monitor and sitting down to take it my BP may be a lot different.  BP is a silent killer and would be very helpful to keep your customers/users from dying from a stroke or from having one and if they are able to monitor their BP continually, it would be a great feature.  The same for atrial fibrillation, by the time your customers/users realize they have it, it may be too late.  Thank you for your consideration.  

[MarcelBK]

Hey @Kwhit! Thank you for sharing your idea with the Community. This feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here. Please vote by clicking on the thumbs up button.

[LizFitbit]

Hi everyone, thanks for sharing this suggestion. We're always striving to enhance Fitbit products and services, and we appreciate all of the input we receive from our customers. We do not currently have plans to release this feature. You can learn more about how Fitbit decides what suggestions get released in our FAQs. For now, we will leave this suggestion open for votes (and closed to comments) so that we can continue to track community demand over time. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us and we will let you know if anything changes.

[darrenvox]

I see many fit it's only show bpm in tracker and have never had any other heart tracking info...what about adding blood pressure to the Fitbit, like put it in the trackers menu after the bpm info..,then you have a live check of blood pressure with you...just thought I'd ask...if it's too much or can't do it it's ok..just an idea...

[Joycelilly]

I'm seeing a lot of new products that offer blood pressure capabilities. I would also like to be able to download a report monthly of my highest heart rates for a month at a time. Also like to be able to get a report of my BP. I am manually typing in my heart rate and bringing to my Cardiologist monthly

[AlexandraFitbit]

Hello @Joycelilly ! Thanks for sharing this suggestion, I moved it to this similar post so you can add your vote to it. Please keep sharing your ideas with us!

[Beetopsauce]

New Fitbit have blood pressure feature in colour 
most people have to check every day this information will help nhs show data better and patient
new name for Fitbit  called hazlewood or beetop

Sorry heard to focus on boards due to stroke last year Monday 12th November 2018

just wait Fitbit to be better than the rest i love this gizmo its better than a holter device and cheap gives better information for the doctor and nurses to act with

Will try its hard to focus on boards but getting better every day

most of the time i don't use goggle for spelling.

[HairyMonkey]

Create a Charge 3 watch band which can take blood pressure measurements at the wrist. 

[YojanaFitbit]

Hi @Beetopsauce! Great suggestion. I've moved it into a similar request.  A lot of users are asking for a blood pressure and glucose option, I hope we receive updates soon.

[Joycelilly]

Yes would be great to have the BP. Capability. I'm am seeing several other mtg advertising on FB that have it at a greatly reduced price. I love my fitbit but really want that option

[Sbwimb]

I really want a Charge 3 with continuous Blood Pressure!

[robydublin]

please re-introduce blood pressure logging features in the app

thank you

[Bgnavigate]

I just received a response from fitbit regarding blood pressure monitoring on any fitbit.  The answer was no and to add message on the "community" board for people to vote.

Blood pressure monitoring should be available on every device possible!  Other devices/brands have this tool.  Please get this health check on board.

[LuciaFitbit]

Hi @Bgnavigate, thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us. This feature suggestion already exists so I’ve moved your post here. Don't forget to add your vote!

[jsmith95]

I love it when a moderator says a feature already exists but fails to tell you where or how to get to it does anyone believe that the moderators actually understand the suggestions?

[SunsetRunner]

@jsmith95 Not the feature, the SUGGESTION already exists. There are, undoubtedly, lots of duplicate threads on this topic, so instead of having a bunch of scattered threads here and there, it makes more sense to consolidate them into one on which everyone could vote. It's more likely for a developer to take notice of one thread with a thousand votes versus 100 redundant threads, each with 10 votes.