Advantages: Helps keep a check on your health. Disadvantages: Price maybe, could get a little paranoid about health.
I thought I would have a change from all the heavy stuff I have been writing about lately, and write about a little machine I bought about six months ago.
The Omron MX3. It is a bloodpressuremonitor.
All my life my bloodpressure has been wildly erratic. The highest measured bloodpressure I recorded was 180/100. High yes, but I had just spent 12 minutes on a treadmill having a heart test. Anyway it was back to 140/80 within 5 minutes.
They told me that was great.
Anyway when I go to the doctors it varies between 157/95 being the highest and 117/76 being the lowest. Generally though it is about 140/80-85
I have researched this a little and I have realised that your bloodpressure can vary and change very rapidly. I have confirmed this by visits to the doctor and a medical friend of mine who uses a different machine to the one ...
being totally convinced I needed this medication, and the fact that I was scared witless to begin taking it, I invested in a Pressuremonitor. Okay it set me back nearly £80 (bar 5p). But hey, if it meant I didn’t need this extra tablet it was worth the outlay.
I had white coat syndrome and now I had to prove it!
The meter
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Meters come in various shapes and forms, and probably complexities. However my one was simple (you know me not technical at all). I bought my meter online from www.p2u.co.uk and as stated I paid almost £80. The small box it came in contained just the monitor and an instruction leaflet/BP recording form. The meter is attached to a small cuff, which secures around the wrist.
How to use
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Simply place the cuff around your wrist and fix in place with the Velcro. Next switch ...
Advantages: easy to opperate, small size, Disadvantages: nothing
suitable for you have hypertension, or the sportsman. its small, easy to carry anywhere. even get into the bag. very easy. simply pressing the appropriate button according to the manual book. you do not need to do the pumping for the compressor is supported battery-powered engine that is set digitally. quite a snap. straight on. the wait for a few seconds will display the results of bloodpressure. the lcd really help us, because it was obvious explanation.
This tool is also suitable for a healthy you, as a means of detection of blood circulation disorders ... so you can provide it at home ..
you have to do is to control to the doctor or hospital after the results of abnormal bloodpressure, hypertension or hypotension.
maintenance of equipment should also be routine, because the tool is digital, it must be avoided from the water ...
dolarman 06.09.2009
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Product details
MPN
EBPM2C
Long Name
M2 Compact Digital Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor
Type
Blood Pressure Monitors
Manufacturer
Omron
Manufacturer's product description
The M2 Compact is very easy to be operated and offers everything necessary for comfortable, quick and accurate automatic blood pressure monitoring. FEATURES: One button operation Large 3-line LCD display Detects and displays irregular heart beats Easy-to-wrap medium cuff (22-32 cm) 14 memories Includes: Instruction manual, soft storage case, batteries, blood pressure pass
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