Bertie McCulloch’s smartphone has kept him safe in ways he hadn’t imagined.
McCulloch has hypertension and began using his phone to monitor his blood pressure. He would then give that information to his doctor. Based on the data collected, McCulloch’s doctor was able to determine his medication was about 30 milligrams too much.
It was then that McCulloch, 89, realized that other people his age need to understand the nuances of technology and how it can be helpful to their everyday lives. That is why he’ll be teaching other seniors in North Miami about how they can get comfortable using technology. “Right now, I’m down to 10 milligrams, and I don’t have the fluctuations that I experienced before,” he told the Miami Herald. “I would like to explain to them that they can help themselves by monitoring these certain things.”
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