Just wondering if anyone here uses one and if so , what make and model have you found that are accurate ? I know that it’s hard enough to get a nurse to accurately measure it correctly in an office with a hospital grade machine let alone with one for home use done by yourself.
I also read where tests were done with many of the big name brands only to have them give readings that are way off.
I’m sure no one would spend $7.00 for a Walmart wrist watch if it was ten minutes off so who is taking the chance of getting false blood pressure readings with an Omron or other top company monitor for something as critical as blood pressure ?
Buy a blood pressure machine and take it with you when on your next visit to your doctor. Compare the results of the doctor’s office machine to your machine.
At least you will see the difference between the readings. But precision is still in question. That old saying goes, “A man with two watches never knows what time it is.”
Blood pressure monitoring isn’t THAT critical in that it is within wide ranges, and if you’re using a home monitoring device, relative to that device. If you go from a good range (115/75), to a bad range (160/110) there will also be other indicators of trouble.
I have a BP3AR1-4DRITE from Rite Aid that works sufficiently and matches pretty well with all of the Dr. & Nurse readings I’ve had.
Much like weighing yourself at home consistency in the process is important. Like, sitting upright, arm at side, etc, but there is no perfect condition or position that will yield “the right” result.
I agree it isn’t that critical , especially when they cant get it right in a medical building by people trained to do it. I was in a dermatologist office and the tech got a reading off the charts. I told her it was a mistake and to do it again and she said no that that was the reading. Just then another nurse came in and over heard my request to do it over in a few minutes and looked at me and asked the other nurse what size cuff she used.
She held up the one she used to the second and the second nurse told her I need at large cuff , and then did it her self … with the correct cuff … and the reading were fine.
Also, my BP was considered ‘normal’ 12 years ago but the first number is a little high now since they lowered the guide line numbers. The reason they lowered it in my opinion - and I tell this to doctors all the time - is the since many people have quit smoking, cut back on drinking, more conscious about how they’re eating and many going to the gym , blood pressure readings came down and because if that, prescriptions of BP medication probably came down. With BP medication being a 130 billion dollar a year business , the last thing
Big Pharma wants are less BP prescriptions, so they drop the guide number to make it harder to attain and keep the prescription coming.
Of course this my cynical opinion … but I wouldn’t put it past them.
Like Arthur Jones used to say , " I’m often disappointed but seldom surprised ".
If you get rid of your stress, chances are your blood pressure is fine…whenever i went to the emergency room my blood pressure would skyrocket…stress related…ever since then my new superpower is remaining calm
I have an OMRON wrist monitor, it seems to be accurate + a dr told me while back they are more accurate than the ones you put on your upper arm. I only bought a wrist monitor a number of years back because most affordable UK models don’t fit my arms lol.
Just went through all the scanning thing … everything is fine.
My whole thing about checking BP at home wasn’t a concern for myself, though I thought it might not be a bad idea to check it as the only time I get it checked is my once a year sleep doctor appointment. I was just blown away when checking out ‘top of the line’ units, complaints were constant that they were inaccurate … by a lot. I was surprised that a company like Omron, which is supposed to be the best , often has to be re-calibrated right out of the box and to do so you have to send the thing back to them .
I guess the only accurate way is the old fashioned way with a stethoscope and I doubt you can do that accurately on yourself.
When i get up in the morning, after the bathroom, no coffee or breakfast before…sit in a chair, arm on table, both feet flat on ground and breating easy