Best at home blood pressure monitor

[geezerjude]

Good morning
I am looking for recommendations for an at home blood pressure monitor.
Large upper arm so a model with extra large wrap around sleeve would be ideal.
Thanks.

 

[Vince Carter]

Why not a wrist model? Are you set on an upper arm model?

 

[fifty]

I would like to know the answer to this as well. Many devices on amazon with 4.5 stars have a ton of 1 star comments saying they’re not accurate (usually that they read 5-15pts high). This has been my experience in general as well.

 

[geezerjude]

I read the wrist cuffs are horribly inaccurate. The sleeves are more accurate. Question is which one is close to what you get at Doctors office?
By close I am referring to accuracy.

 

[fifty]

The only thing I trust is the old school manual method.

 

[Ronnny]

I read the wrist cuffs are horribly inaccurate. The sleeves are more accurate. Question is which one is close to what you get at Doctors office?
By close I am referring to accuracy.

Omron sleeve. Doctor's office also use it. Very accurate.

 

[fifty]

That’s one of the products. Read Amazon reviews. It has four stars but the first page is littered with one star reviews that say it’s not accurate

 

[geezerjude]

Omron sleeve. Doctor's office also use it. Very accurate.

Decided to purchase this one:
Omron 10 Series Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Cuff, Standard & Large Arms (Model BP785N) - Walmart.com

 

[Nelson Vergel]

That is a good brand.

Remember that if you are muscular or overweight with a large upper arm (bicep area), you need a large cuff.

The most common error in blood pressure measurement

 

[fifty]

My sleep study doctor took my bp the other day. Small cuff over my thick long sleeve shirt with my arm down at my side. Told me I have high bp. I just rolled my eyes because my family doc always uses the manual method and it’s always low normal.

Arm placement, cuff size, device really makes a difference. It’s sad when devices print out a number that people automatically believe it without question.

 

[Vince Carter]

Ive repeatedly said I need the large cuff, told it doesn't matter, then it reads elevated, and I do have some white coat syndrome that drives my BP a bit, it's kind of like when they say let's get your BP my system revs up, some mild anxiety I guess. So they says its high, I say you used the small cuff, they look at me, I just shrug and off we go.

 

[fifty]

I went to donate blood recently and asked their recommendation so I got this one. Unit seems consistent and it also has an extra large cuff available an accessory if needed.

https://www.amazon.com/Welch-Allyn-...ch+allyn+home&qid=1560816937&s=gateway&sr=8-3

 

[mooseman109]

I have a Omron model 786. I have taken it to dr office twice now, one was in hospital in cardiac unit after heart attack,to verify. It was within a few points both times

 

[JohnsonC]

I really like the models from withings. This is the newest and most advanced one: BPM Core | Withings

 

[Ronnny]

I have used Omron Band with different models.I find this brand most accurate. Even most doctor offices use Omron brand Digital Blood pressure machine. I had tried other brands, none of them were accurate.

 

[pmgamer18]

I have white coat fever an when the Dr. takes it it is allwaya high. And them arm gauges are to dam slow putts my arm to sleep and hurts. I now have congestive heart and am on 2 diff. water pills that drive my BP to low so I drink more coffee to get it a little higher.



I use a wrist type digital BP gauge Lumiscope gauge works best for me and is fast.

pmgamer18