`My Apple Watch saved my life` says diabetic who was found out cold
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What you need to know Diabetic Joe Plumb says his Apple Watch saved his life after calling emergency services following thanks to fall detection. Plumb`s Apple Watch noticed that he had fallen during a diabetic episode and called paramedics. Fall detection also informs emergency contacts of the fall as well. The man knew nothing of what was going on until he woke surrounded by paramedics. We`ve heard stories of Apple Watches helping to save lives repeatedly in recent years but they always bear repeating — the more people that know about things like fall detection, the more lives can be saved. And it`s Apple Watch`s fall detection that saved the day here, too. According to a Metro report, Joe Plumb was happily going about his day and felt fine — until he woke surrounded by paramedics. Unbeknownst to him, he`d passed out and hit the deck. It`s then that the Apple Watch set about its business. It was a typical lazy Sunday in November, from what I remember. I was doing the ...