Tips To Choose The Right Home Blood Pressure Monitor
When we talk about the high blood pressure, it is a silent killer with no visible/seeing symptoms. As per the latest reports, one in three Pakistani adults has this medical condition. The high blood pressure causes more heart attacks and strokes as compared to any other disease. Latest research shows that it multiplies the loss of life rate all around the globe as compare to diabetes, obesity, and other diseases.
Medical experts say if you diagnosed with high blood pressure or hypertension, you need to monitor your blood pressure regularly. With the help of home blood pressure monitor you can easily monitor your blood pressure at home. But due to wide range of variety available in markets it is quite harder to find out best value for your money. Its easy solution is to first talk to your doctor/pharmacist when you decide to buy blood pressure monitor in Pakistan. He/She will help you to select the best model.
Home Blood Pressure Monitor Types
Today the most popular types of home blood pressure available in markets are automatic arm monitor and automatic wrist monitor.
It simply wraps the cuff around your bicep and when you push the button, it automatically blows up the cuff giving you your blood pressure reading on the display window. Some of the monitors display high readings, as they come with "risk category indicators". Some home blood pressure models give you access to download the readings through your PC, so you can share it with your doctor.
Pros: Some arm monitors are available with multiple user's option, which allows you to more than one person can check and record the BP.
Cons: Sometimes if you are wearing the monitor too loose or too tight, you might get the incorrect results.
Wrist monitor attaches to the wrist and work similar as arm blood monitor. These monitors are smaller in size and more comfortable than arm monitors. But they might show less accurate results.
Pros: They are lightweight, compact and portable.
Cons: Wrist monitors are very sensitive to body circumstance. To get the accurate results, you have to place the cuff at heart level.
To choose the best monitor, there are several things you need to check into.
Check the Fit: Using a wrong size cuff can result in a bad reading. It considers the most important thing when buying home BP monitors. Make sure you are getting an appropriate cuff fittings. It should properly fit the circumference of your upper arm.
Accuracy: Make sure the monitor has verfied for reliability and accuracy.
Easy to use: Make sure the display on the monitor is easy to read and understand. The directions and operating the monitor should be clear and you easily understand them.
Required Features: There are several features that you need to check including the pulse reader, heartbeat reader, risk category indicator, data averaging feature, multiple user memories, and memory download capacity.