Apple Health 12+

i mostly use it for cycle tracking and headphone volume and mood check in things, which is cool im actually kinda fascinated by the volume stuff. (just realized i should include im trans lol, i get a period but i'm not a girl :P)

imo there are a couple problems with the cycle tracking. i like the symptoms stuff but i think you should be able to type it in yourself. also i skipped a period and as a result had a 54-day cycle, and it threw off the cycle predictions. it wont let me input that i skipped a period, so my data is off now for idk how much longer. it's frustrating :(

also, with the mood checkins, you should be able to type in how you're feeling in addition to selecting things, like i almost always feel different/more intense things than what's offered. i would greatly appreciate being able to type there.
if you cant do that, at least add some more feelings, and try to be inclusive of trans and neurodivergent people who feel different things than "normal" people. like for trans inclusivity maybe add feelings of Dysphoria or Self-Disliking(not hatred though). idk thats just something that isn't available atm that i would appreciate.

other than that i don't really know what to say but i think it's a helpful app in a lot of ways.
though you could definitely add a section where you could just kinda vent on like a note page or something.

thanks for reading my ted talk lol

Please hire someone who is familiar with how to present data graphically in an appropriate way. Your graphs have no labels on the axis so it’s impossible to actually understand visually at a quick glance. And for the love of god use a simple line graph to represent continuous data over time. I really want to use and like the graphs but it’s so hard to understand when I went to sleep and woke up at a quick glance or understand my heart rate over time without clicking on every data point due to lack of labels. Additionally, let me customize which metrics I want to view on the main dashboard and the particular order. I already know when I’m going to get my period (a lot of women do! If you’d ask us and not assume, you’d know this!) so I don’t need that listed first (also at most it’s only relevant like a week of the month anyway)! I want my daily step count front and center, followed by sleep and heart rate. From each metric I’d like to click into the graphic representation over time, not scroll through a bunch of confusing graphs all on the main page. Take a hint from the Fitbit app! PLEASE improve this so I can justify buying an Apple Watch over my old beloved Fitbit that was sooo much better at displaying my health metrics.

Now that the VA has a new app, SMHD, to share health data. It has improved, but not perfected, sharing of personal health data among healthcare providers. There are still many providers, and multiple patient portal services, that do not easily interface with APPLE HEALTH. The app needs better report functions to permit downloading and printing data and summaries that can be shared with specialist providers. My cardiologist and my nephrologist are pleased to get what related data I can forward to them to help round out their picture of me. It gives them more confidence than a one-off snapshot of my vitals taken during an office appointment. It also allows telehealth consultations to have more basis for presumptive care decisions. With the increasing availability of home health monitoring technologies, tools, and associated apps, we have better data such as O2Sats, BP, AFIB, Blood Glucose; and therefore early warning of health issues. More effort needs to be put into collecting, correlating, and reporting pertinent data to our healthcare providers.