Post by Steve on Apr 2, 2017 12:24:14 GMT -8
I started to check my BP with a used digital monitor with an arm band. Then when it gave up, I bought a more convenient wrist band type. I have taken it to the doctor's office to compare results and the usual comment is a polite "pretty close". Well, a recent visit to a different doctor was a surprise. I had checked before I went, but my office results were even better than my home test. I joked about the "white coat syndrome" and the better-than-expected number. She told me that manual monitors are often 10 points lower than the digital cuffs that inflate and squeeze harder.
It continues to amaze me how many little details get left out of the conversation about what we need to do to keep a reign on diabetes! I just ordered a manual monitor; they are surprisingly inexpensive, and after a few days of comparing, I'll post an update.
UPDATE: Well, how silly is it to have had no idea what I was doing! First, it's hard to wrap that cuff around one arm with the other hand. But I did it, pumped up the pressure, then found it hard to also read the dial. But I wrestled with it and saw it at about 100. So where was diastolic? No idea. Later I asked and found out you need a stethoscope for that part. Oh hell, I wasn't going to buy one for this experiment, so I keep using my wrist cuff and it's close enough. Experiment over.
Read about the two types here.. Read about how beets help control blood pressure here!~
It continues to amaze me how many little details get left out of the conversation about what we need to do to keep a reign on diabetes! I just ordered a manual monitor; they are surprisingly inexpensive, and after a few days of comparing, I'll post an update.
UPDATE: Well, how silly is it to have had no idea what I was doing! First, it's hard to wrap that cuff around one arm with the other hand. But I did it, pumped up the pressure, then found it hard to also read the dial. But I wrestled with it and saw it at about 100. So where was diastolic? No idea. Later I asked and found out you need a stethoscope for that part. Oh hell, I wasn't going to buy one for this experiment, so I keep using my wrist cuff and it's close enough. Experiment over.
Read about the two types here.. Read about how beets help control blood pressure here!~