I need some recommendations for a Blood Pressure Monitor to use at home. Most important to me is accuracy, followed by need to store a large number of readings to be able to show to my doctor.
Looking for recommendations from those that use BP monitor at home.
I bought one from Costco a while ago. It is on sale now,at least online. Don’t buy one that doesn’t self inflate.
It is an older model, but we have an Omron Model HEM-711. Very accurate and stores 60 readings.
Any will do - as long as you bring it into your doctor’s office and let the nurse “calibrate” it by checking it against what the nurse measures. Most BP monitors will be fine; however, occasionally one will be way off.
I have the same model as @sabaray and agree with the recommendation. I’ve taken it with me to my doctor a couple of times over the years and verified that it yields pretty much the same numbers as his professional equipment. Got it from amazon, and it was not very expensive (although it has been 10 years or so, and prices may well have gone up).
The one I purchased at a Costco warehouse was Omron. It was a while ago. The one carried at cost.com is a different brand.
I also have an Omron, but not sure what model #. It self-inflates and will give an error code if it’s not on correctly. It also stores past readings.
My doctor just recommended getting one that goes around your arm, rather than a wrist. She felt they were more accurate.
I also have an Omron from Costco. It is small and accurate (I brought it to my doctor’s office to check it out).
I used to work in cardiac rehab as an RN. When teaching our patients how to do home blood pressure monitoring I tested about six different brands.
Omron came out on top for accuracy and ease of use. It specifically seems to be more useful for people who have atrial fibrillation. Other cheaper machines were not accurate at all.
I’ve yet to find a wrist monitor that is accurate.
Always take your home BP machine with you to your Dr’s office so you can compare your machine to a manual blood pressure (assuming your Dr’s office measures blood pressure manually, the old fashioned way!).
We bought a “Panasonic EW3109W Portable Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor” a few years ago and have been very satisfied. It’s self inflating and holds 90 readings.
Physician here. Have had an Omron model HEM-711DLX for several years now (instruction manual c 2007). My primary care physician’s office has Omron I noticed . The model we got can accommodate very small to large arms- and either right of left. We use it on the upper arm. Easier than getting out my decades old cuff and stethoscope! Error codes if you do not place the sensor as directed- logical for being over an artery.