An Oklahoma woman recently spoke out about how her Apple Watch saved her life two years ago after she first detected a heart problem she thought was nothing.
On a Thursday afternoon in January 2021, Judith Luebke was alerted by her watch that she was suffering from AF, or atrial fibrillation, a condition caused by extremely rapid and irregular beating of the upper chamber of the heart.
Luebke didn’t think much of it because he had since had an abnormal heart rhythm and believed his current situation could be related to the stress caused by the recent loss of his spouse.
As she prepared for her remote job the next day, Luebke thought about seeing a doctor, but figured she was busy that day and could postpone it until the following week.
“I talked to my boss that morning… and I said, ‘You know, I have a meeting this morning.’ Maybe I’ll see the doctor after that, maybe I will, maybe I won’t, maybe I’ll wait until the weekend,” Luebke told KSWO.
Her boss didn’t let her get away with it and urged her to see a doctor immediately.
“She said ‘you have to go now,’” a demand that ended up saving her when she learned she was diabetic when she visited the hospital later that day.
Judith Luebke says her watch alerted her in 2021 that she had atrial fibrillation, but she didn’t think much of it and attributed it to stress. KSWO Apple Watches use green LED lights combined with light-sensitive photodiodes to detect how much blood is flowing through your wrist at any given time and display the heart rate on the screen for the user to see. KSWO
Along with the diabetes diagnosis, doctors discovered that he had critically high blood sugar levels, a combination that could be fatal if not treated immediately.
“If I had waited until the weekend, I probably wouldn’t have survived,” he said. “That’s what I would have done if I hadn’t received the notification on my watch. I just thought with everything that was going on, I just didn’t feel good and I’ll go to the doctor when I get to the doctor.”
With a clear head after his treatment, Luebke realized the seriousness of his situation and concluded that his smartwatch saved his life, so he sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook telling him his story.
Along with the diabetes diagnosis, doctors discovered that he had critically high blood sugar levels, a combination that could be fatal if not treated immediately. KSWO With a clear head after his treatment, Luebke realized the seriousness of his situation and concluded that his smartwatch saved his life, so he sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook telling him his story. .KSWO
Cook responded the same day and said he was happy to hear from Luebke and that the technology helped save his life, according to the outlet.
Luebke’s daughter, Shannon Bowers, was also grateful for the watch as it saved her mother’s life.
“I don’t know what he would do without her… If it hadn’t been for the clock and if it hadn’t been for the people in his life (his boss and his other coworkers) who told him ‘no.’ “You have to go in.” , and if she listened, she wouldn’t be here,” Bowers said.
Luebke says he won’t go anywhere without his watch and the technology that saved his life.KSWO
Luebke added that now his watch will always be on his wrist.
“I will never be without a smartwatch again… it really saved my life.”
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