Re: Ping: David Cohen - blood pressure cuff advice?

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I need to start monitoring my blood pressure at home. It was 150/100 on friday, my highest ever. If it goes any higher we're going to have to put me on more medication to lower it. Given my platelet count, I'm really not liking having blood pressure this high. My doctors were worried about bleeding with blood pressure increses during exercise before all these treatments when my blood pressure was 100/60, so I'm REALLY not comfortable at this point and I need more than a bi-weekly reading in the doctor's office (I'm in for blood tests twice weekly, but the nurses are often too busy to take my blood pressure). So: what should I look for in buying a blood pressure cuff for home? They have these automatic ones that cost about $100 dollars here, available from most pharmacies. I haven't had very good luck with the digital thermometers sold at pharmacies, though, so I thought I'd ask around a bit before buying the cuff (but only a little bit, I need to get this thing soon if only for psychological relief).

Ari



Seeing as most wrist monitors aren't very good for accuracy (except the Omron R5), I'm probably going to go with an arm monitor. I'm looking at the AND UA-767 and UA-767+ models, the Omron R5, and the Omron T5. The AND's don't have "fuuzzy logic", whatever the heck that is, and they don't have memory of more than one previous reading (if that), but then again the Omron T5 doesn't either. If I can find an Omron R5 here in Western Australia, that's probably what I'll go for, although the Omron M2 is about $45 cheaper because it's a manually inflated one (14 reading memory, no fuzzy logic or carry case).

Ari


I am in South Australia and have had an Omron R5 for over a year, they are great. Still on the original AAA batteries. I am sure that they can be legally sold to Sandgropers :)



I found an Omron M2 for $95AUD delivered. It is a manually inflated cuff, but it rated well in Choice Magazine's review earlier this year. Other ones are about $50AUD more for an automatic one, or $65AUD more for the R5. I think I'll probably save the money and go for the M2, as I spent more than we can afford on my wife's anniversary present.

Ari


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