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Recommendation on a BP monitor?

post #1 of 5
4/17/07 at 12:39am
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I'm looking to replace my current BP monitor, which is the wrist variety, with another one. Anything in particular that's good/bad to have? I'm thinking one that has a cuff around the arm is going to be more accurate than the wrist cuff type. It's going to have to be an automatic one, because I just can't do the manual variety.
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post #2 of 5
4/17/07 at 2:05am
I have two of the manual variety, but they are not automatic. I don't find them hard to use.
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post #3 of 5
4/17/07 at 3:16am
they have a manual that you just pump and it beeps when you need to stop

i have an automatic, and i find it frustrating because i cannot move at all or it has an error. it is a middle of the road monitor
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post #4 of 5
4/18/07 at 8:54pm
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It has to be an automatic mostly because if I'm in the middle of one of my "episodes" I completely lose feeling and muscle control of my left arm, and thus would be unable to operate a manual one on my own, which might be necessary.

Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be up and about enough to check out Wal-Mart, and see what they've got.
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post #5 of 5
4/18/07 at 9:20pm
I would check with the pharmacist and see what he or she recommends. They get tons of opinions on things and I'm sure that should be one of them! Good luck!
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