About 75 million Americans—1 in 3 adults—have high blood pressure.1
During normal sleep, your blood pressure goes down. Having sleep problems means your blood pressure stays higher for a longer period of time.2 High blood pressure is one of the leading risks for heart disease and stroke. About 75 million American —1 in 3 adults—have high blood pressure.1 Decreased sleep is a risk factor for increased blood sugar levels. Even partial sleep deprivation over one night increases insulin resistance, which can in turn increase blood sugar levels. As a result, a lack of sleep has been associated with diabetes, a blood sugar disorder. 3 So, sleep is a top priority for chronic disease management especially for people with diabetes as inadequate amounts of sleep can negatively impact blood sugar levels short and long term.
Specialists could provide holistic care to patients in addition to blood glucose levels; if the OSA of the patient is taken care of, it will improve the treatment effectiveness of diabetes.
Belun provides home sleep apnea screening & monitors sleep health through clinically validated AI algorithm.
The Belun® Ring measures
- Oxygen Saturation (SpO2)
- Pulse Rate (PR)
- Apnea Hypopnea Index (bAHI)
- Sleep Stages : Awake, REM, NREM
- Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Response
- Movement
Obesity, a common health problem worldwide, can also be one of the causes of OSA, and weight reduction has a significant effect on reducing OSA severity. Belun has collaborated with a local university to study the relationship between weight management, exercise & sleep. The study, through Belun® Ring & Belun Sleep Platform, showed improvement in people with OSA or sleep problems after weight management and regular exercise program.
Global research collaborations contributing to big data of chronic disease management
Belun is currently in collaborations with different universities studying the relationship of OSA with multiple chronic diseases such as stroke, hypertension, dementia, cardiovascular disease… If you are in a similar research area, please get in touch with us to co-create the history of chronic disease management.
Sample ordering
Belun® Ring is currently used by clinical psychologist and CBT-I studies. If you would like to order the sample for reviewing the performance of the Belun Ring for your organization, please contact us.
Partnering with Belun
Up to now, over 32 organizations partners including HK hospital authority hospitals, medial groups, clinic groups, dentists and elderly centres selected to use Belun Sleep health platform, Belun Ring and Sleep App and Belun remoVital monitoring system. Many doctors read our medical journal papers including: 1) “Belun Ring Platform: a novel home sleep apnea testing system for assessment of obstructive sleep apnea” (https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.8592) and 2) “Detection of obstructive sleep apnea using Belun Sleep Platform wearable with neural network based algorithm and its combined use with STOP Bang questionnaire” (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258040). If you would like to know more about how to adopt Belun’s solution in your organization or home use, pls feel free to contact us to schedule a meeting by filling the form below:
Source :
1/ CDC. High Blood Pressure. Accessed September 8, 2020.
2/ Calhoun DA, Harding SM. Sleep and hypertensionexternal icon. Chest. 2010;138(2):434–443.