1. It's a "Multi-Level Marketing" opportunity. This is as close to a pyramid as legally possible these days: those who get in first gain more than those who get in after them.
2. It
does not monitor blood sugar levels. The claims that it's an "upcoming feature" is merely a cynical way to keep people with diabetes interested by promising them prick-free blood testing.
3. It's wildly expensive for what little it
does do: $320 to buy the device, $12 / month to access the app which is the only way to see your data.
4. You have to be completely still to take any readings - for 40 seconds. If taking your pulse, it's literally faster to do it with your own finger.
5. Very little reliable reviews and information from reliable sources to go on. Many, many of the reviews and information out there is written and published by people who are already knee-deep in this scheme.
6. Features "health stones" to "improve essential vibrations".
7. In situations where people have been able to review this honestly and candidly, it's fared very poorly:
https://www.amazon.com/Helo-Lifestyle-personal-Healthcare-Assorted/dp/B01MYWXJDW
https://www.bbb.org/south-east-flor...d-in-miami-fl-90348887/reviews-and-complaints
8. Previous interviews with the company's founder and CEO strongly suggest profiteering from the chronically ill who are desperately searching for a silver bullet.
9. You don't actually know what it's planning to do with all that data it's apparently collecting:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...-at-ces-las-vegas-5-7-jan-2017-300381878.html
"Helo's success has opened up a significant big data opportunity for us as we will create one of the largest databases in the world where we will store permission based anonymized, international, human vital signs and other biometric parameters gathered from our Helo wearers. This opportunity lays the foundation for our planned stock market up list to a major US exchange in 2018."
Sounds like they're planning to sell it and your permission is inherently assumed at the moment you purchase the device... and then continue to pay for the app.
In conclusion: If this device did what it claims to, our doctors would be telling us about it, it's that simple. You'd also see the company and its products being reviewed and discussed major media, medical and scientific outlets, which isn't happening, either. Between dodgy claims, dodgy business practises and a distinct lack of review and discussion in reliable media outlets, I'd say this one is an obvious avoid, avoid, avoid.
However, what people choose to spend their money on and believe in is completely up to them.
