View Single Post
  #12   Report Post  
jim
 
Posts: n/a
Default OT- Blood pressure monitors?

Gunner wrote:

I have to purchase a blood pressure monitor for my wife. She has to
be able to use it by herself. There is a wide variety of styles (and
prices)

Im looking for some input as to the best bang for my buck. Ebay is
probably where I will purchase one, but there are so many types I dont
quite know where to start. Ive already done a bit of websearching, and
read the few reviews I could find, but none were particularly helpful,
nor was there a free "consumers report" site with any information
other than sales propaganda.

Anyone have any recommendations? Are the automatic wrist types
accurate enough for home use? While Im comfortable using the old bulb
and stethescope units, she is not, so something either fully automatic
or manually inflated, automatic read is what I have to get.
I do know the finger style is not particularly accurate, and she does
have reduced circulation due to her medical conditions.

Thanks in advance

Gunner

"Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death
of a sparrow in the corner of a barn." -Anouk Aimee, French Actor

i got a Reli-On Digital Blood pressure monitor from Walgreens or K-mart
dont remember... had it about 4 yrs. and it works pretty goo.... its teh
cuff that goes over the arm.. you can use either some batteries or the
a/c adapter... i use the a/c adapter all the time.. friend has a cuff
you put on the wrist with just batteries and always has problems with
the batteries either slipping or not making contact and always getting
bad readings....
hope this helps., just make sure you can plug it in the wall.....