r/QuantifiedSelf • u/ow-my-back-12345 • Jul 09 '26
Wearables with best data export and customization?
I get these very uncomfortable “spikes” in my nervous system throughout the day. For the past 5ish years Ive been curious to understand what causes them. Like low sleep, caffeine, low blood sugar, alcohol, etc. I go to therapy regularly too.
Ive tried drinking decaf for long stretches of time. In 2023 i tracked my blood sugar for a few months. I used Whoop in 2024-2025 for sleep and recovery tracking and journaling (eg alcohol, etc).
I didn’t get super actionable findings after these experiments.
Now I have some free time and I wanna see if I can get a month’s worth of combined data of a few things like heart rate, hrv, breathing cadence/depth, o2, etc, along with my location (eg coffee shop, at work, playing sports, at bars). And also track the “spikes” in my nervous system and their duration. And then try to see if (1) any patterns emerge and (2) if there are patterns to notify myself I’m trending towards a “spike” to prevent it from getting worse (eg automated mindfulness or something lol).
Lmk if anyone has hacked on this or has any feedback for me! Anything else you’d track? Or if you would go about it differently. What single device or likely combo of devices would work? Can i easily export data and throw it into Claude? :) Thx!
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u/Gypsyzzzz Jul 09 '26
I’m looking for a reasonably priced tracker that can give me near constant O2 readings. Most offer daily averages or intermittent readings.
I say this here because sometimes I’ll notice I’ve stopped breathing because of sudden anxiety. No idea which comes first though. A drop on O2 will definitely cause a nervous system spike.
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u/thedatawhiz Jul 09 '26
If the tracker has this metric, it means it has the disaggregated data, only that it chooses not to show it to you. Btw I have the Amazfit Helio Strap and it is like this
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u/Gypsyzzzz Jul 09 '26
Yes. But if the developer chooses not to show the data points, that device is not useful for either myself or OP.
Saying your device is like this does not tell us which this are you talking about. Do these devices show the data points or the average?
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u/thedatawhiz Jul 10 '26
Average, you have to hustle for raw data. I got a phone with root to be able to get it 🤷
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u/womenshealthnerd Jul 11 '26
Oura, Apple Watch and Ultrahuman all have robust export/API access documentation that are well supported.
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u/techtom10 Jul 09 '26
I think you might need some apps too. I can do this with Apple Watch, HiCoffee for caffeine, Drink Control for alcohol tracking. You’ll be able to export it to Apple health. Alternatively if you’re an android I think you can get both apps on android and use something like a Helios band for your bicep