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<blockquote data-quote="HolySmokes" data-source="post: 578783" data-attributes="member: 5251"><p>I’m a hands on medical professional, and what we were taught in school is to tell the patient to sit for 10-15 minutes before a BP reading, and that manual BPs are the gold standard. I’ve got big upper arms and I have yet to find an automated machine that gets what they get at the doc’s office, with the doctor’s office generally being lower. </p><p></p><p>Some tips on getting an accurate reading:</p><p>1) sit for 10-15 minutes before taking your BP. </p><p>2) try and take it every day at the same time. </p><p>3) try and take your BP meds at the same time every day, and at least an hour before you take your BP. </p><p>4) use the correct cuff size. </p><p>5) use the same arm. </p><p></p><p>As for a BP machine, I bought the mid tier one from Walmart (Omron, $20-30 bucks) and wish I’d gone with the more expensive one. This one is consistent, but reads high. </p><p></p><p>Hope this is helpful!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HolySmokes, post: 578783, member: 5251"] I’m a hands on medical professional, and what we were taught in school is to tell the patient to sit for 10-15 minutes before a BP reading, and that manual BPs are the gold standard. I’ve got big upper arms and I have yet to find an automated machine that gets what they get at the doc’s office, with the doctor’s office generally being lower. Some tips on getting an accurate reading: 1) sit for 10-15 minutes before taking your BP. 2) try and take it every day at the same time. 3) try and take your BP meds at the same time every day, and at least an hour before you take your BP. 4) use the correct cuff size. 5) use the same arm. As for a BP machine, I bought the mid tier one from Walmart (Omron, $20-30 bucks) and wish I’d gone with the more expensive one. This one is consistent, but reads high. Hope this is helpful! [/QUOTE]
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