Reddit reviews Omron 7 Series Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor; 100-Reading Memory with Heart Zone Guidance and UltraSilent Inflation by Omron
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Stores upto 100 readings with date and time stamp and advanced averaging automatically displays the averages upto the last three readings taken within the last 10 minutesOur heart zone guidance feature lights up when your wrist is at heart level to help ensure precise readings; The movement error symbol displays if body movement is detected [Remove the cuff and wait 2 3 minutes before taking another measurement]Features irregular heartbeat indicator and shows how your reading compares to the internationally recognized guidelines for normal home blood pressure levels [Note: Models BP 652 and BP 652N include the same features]Omron is the #1 recommended home blood pressure monitor brand by doctors and pharmacists for clinically accurate home monitoring, and the #1 selling manufacturer of home blood pressure monitors for over 40 yearsNote: Blood pressure varies constantly due to many factors including stress, time of day, and how you wrap the cuff, may affect your blood pressure
Get yourself one of these, or similar.
Monitor that shit every morning before you take your coffee or gear or whatever.
Your BP can, most definitely, affect your vision if it gets too high. And if it is affecting your vision, it's way too high and you need to see a doc.
Go and give blood today.
This one is super highly rated. Lots of great features. Omron over all is great, if you want an upper arm cuff instead.
I have this little Omron 7 series wrist cuff. It’s very easy to use by yourself and I find it fast and accurate. Amazon has the best price I’ve seen.
Pharmacies and large superstores like Walmart will have them. Here is an Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Omron-Pressure-Monitor-Reading-Memory/dp/B004D9P1A8/ref=zg_bs_3777151_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9E693YYA44R7DS4D2TFQ
Congrats on -10 lbs!
Don't be scared, that will just heighten your anxiety which will raise your blood pressure right before you test it. Look, it is whatever it is! It's not something you like or dislike. It's not your judge, it's just a condition. If you've got high BP, you have it whether you measure it or not or whether you know it or not. Not knowing is not preventing it. Hope will not affect it.
http://www.amazon.com/Omron-Wrist-Blood-Pressure-Monitor/dp/B004D9P1A8/
This is what we bought. I suggest you test it frequently until you get over your fears of seeing it. It's just data. Knowing your BP and getting used to testing it can only help you. Do it when you're just sitting there calmly for a while, pull it out and test. Keep a pad nearby and write down your results. Ultimately, you'll want to test once a week or so. Being calm about it when it's tested is going to improve the readout. If you still get anxious during a BP test in the doctor's office (resulting in a high false reading), you can show your calm home results to the doctor for comparison.
My spouse was on meds for BP. He was and is a ritual exerciser. He lost about 15 lbs. and was able to cut the dose in half.
I was not a ritual exerciser. I had a very high BMI, much higher than the spouse, but was only on the edge of needing BP meds. I've lost a lot of weight and my BP is even lower and no longer borderline.
We both walk for exercise now. 3-4 times a week, for 30+ minutes usually. Nothing much.
Want to be 99% sure you're healthy during a trip?
http://www.amazon.com/Omron-UltraSilent-Wrist-Pressure-Monitor/dp/B004D9P1A8
$45. Accuracy is very close to what doctors use. Sit down near a table or other flat surface, slip it on, press start, and it does all the work for you.
If your resting blood pressure and heart rate are reasonable (blood pressure below ~140/85, heart rate below 140), then you know you're fine and can carry on safely. Do it about 5 times on a normal sober day to know your usual levels.
It's normal for many drugs to raise blood pressure and heart rate though, so don't be too paranoid about it. You'd only have to really worry about it if blood pressure is starting to rise over 155/100 for more than a few minutes. If that happens and you start feeling very light-headed and unable to think, then you know it's time to get help.
Same goes for if it's less than 90/60, especially if your usual blood pressure is much higher.
Runkeeper and a Google Docs spreadsheet. Using this to monitor heart rate and BP.
The one I've got (Omron BP 652) is supposed to be one of the more accurate ones. It's this one: http://www.amazon.com/Omron-Series-Wrist-Pressure-Monitor/dp/B004D9P1A8
Overall, I would recommend it... but you have to babysit it a bit to get an accurate reading. More on that in a second.
There is a reviewer on that Amazon page who claims that the proper way to use the cuff is to hold your wrist away from your chest, completely unsupported. As far as I can tell (from the manual and from watching some of Omron's promotional material demonstrating how to use the cuff), this is not true, and will in fact elevate a reading. (If you think about it, she's asking you to essentially perform isometric exercise, which would undoubtedly affect BP to some degree.)
Another thing about wrist cuffs: you have to be careful of the protruding wrist bone at the tip of your ulna (same side as your pinky). If you put the cuff over that part, it'll artificially lower the result. So in order to get the proper reading, you need to slide the entire cuff down about an inch.
Oh, one last thing: taking an accurate reading with a wrist cuff also depends on elevation relative to your heart. (the stat is that 1 inch higher than heart level is 8 mmhg lower [diastolic], while 1 inch lower than heart level is 8mmhg higher) Omron's cuff does an okay job of this, but it'll let you cheat a little if you're not paying attention. It gives you a blue light when you're supposedly in range, and an orange light when you're not. But be sure to check independently of that.
Oh, and be sure to check it against your doctor's arm cuff if possible. It's not unheard of for these things to be poorly calibrated straight from the factory.
I knew about the heart rate sensor, but mind blown with the SpO2 sensor. I just wonder how accurate it is. The heart rate censor isn't very accurate.
Source: I wear an actual heart rate monitor