TLC Sessions - Living with Long Covid Episode 48: Harry Leeming - Founder of Visible
Nov 28, 2022
Harry Leeming, founder and CEO of Visible, has created an innovative activity-tracking platform tailored for those suffering from Long COVID and ME/CFS. He shares his personal journey with Long COVID, explaining how it inspired him to help others manage their symptoms. Key topics include the app's unique focus on heart rate variability and dysautonomia tracking, the importance of upper-arm sensors for accuracy, and the development of digital biomarkers for clinical trials. Harry’s insights into pacing, mental load, and future research partnerships reveal a comprehensive approach to managing chronic illness.
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From Extreme Fitness To Housebound
- Harry was very active pre-COVID: climbing mountains and cycling across countries.
- Two years on he is mostly housebound with limited capacity to go far.
Wearables Reveal Dysautonomia Signals
- Wearables can measure dysautonomia by combining heart metrics with posture data.
- Visible uses upper-arm sensors to create illness-specific digital biomarkers for ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Begin With Heart‑Rate Pacing
- Start with heart-rate‑monitored pacing to stay below thresholds linked to PEM.
- Use continuous beat-to-beat data to refine predictors of post-exertional malaise over time.