Home blood pressure monitor upper arm

[Valentine]

Has anyone bought in Phuket at Supercheap, Santi, Central or anywhere else. If so recommendations please. I know you can buy through Lazada but generally I like to look & touch when I buy something.

[LivinginKata]

My first one I bought in Boots. Nearest to you might be in HomePro.

When that packed up after good service I bought from Lazada after looking about in Phuket Shops. Big saving !!

[lopburi3]

I suspect all would be in sealed packages - but there can be a difference in cuff (more so than in unit in my experience) so maybe worthwhile having a go at using yourself - even if you have to visit some hospitals that are using the model sold.

[skatewash]

Purchased an Omron Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor Model HEM-7203 at Supercheap. Sorry, I do not remember the price, but I remember thinking it was reasonable. I would recommend this unit. I have large arms (biceps) but the cuff fits. Anyone with even larger arms would have a problem fastening the cuff, I believe.

[LivinginKata]

nearly 3 years ago I bought the Omron HEM-7200 from Lazda - 2,100 baht

Omron is a good reliable brand - I recommend.

http://www.lazada.co.th/omron/?searchredirect=omron

[tonray]

Same...Omron HEM-7117 bought at Big C....2600 baht I think...just about a month ago...works like a charm. My BP is sometimes high in doc's office and dentist when they take it and I was getting worried...but found out it is white coat syndrome....at home it is normal....Omron is same brand recommended by my Doctor back in the states.....had a manual model back then but this is auto everything. came with Ac adapter and also runs on batteries.

[LivinginKata]

Same...Omron HEM-7117 bought at Big C....2600 baht I think...just about a month ago...works like a charm. My BP is sometimes high in doc's office and dentist when they take it and I was getting worried...but found out it is white coat syndrome....at home it is normal....Omron is same brand recommended by my Doctor back in the states.....had a manual model back then but this is auto everything. came with Ac adapter and also runs on batteries.

Same here - when I go to the doc's office and hosptital optician my blood pressure measurement is always sky high. At home it's my expected range ...

'white coat syndrome' .... good one

[skatewash]

I'm guessing I paid somewhere between 2100 and 2600 at Supercheap, but that was at least a year ago.

[Valentine]

Same...Omron HEM-7117 bought at Big C....2600 baht I think...just about a month ago...works like a charm. My BP is sometimes high in doc's office and dentist when they take it and I was getting worried...but found out it is white coat syndrome....at home it is normal....Omron is same brand recommended by my Doctor back in the states.....had a manual model back then but this is auto everything. came with Ac adapter and also runs on batteries.

Same here - when I go to the doc's office and hosptital optician my blood pressure measurement is always sky high. At home it's my expected range ...

'white coat syndrome' .... good one

I reckon it is to do with the drive getting there.

[lopburi3]

No it is actually the white coat and it is well known and documented. Doctor visit is often due to feeling bad so we get used to the white coat as a harbinger of bad news and our blood pressure goes up as a result. Of course we might prefer to tell ourselves it is just a natural reaction to the hot nurse.

[fvw53]

I have an Omron Hem 7130

When I put the cuff at 1 cm above the fold in the arm I have always a systolic number which is 10 points lower than when I put the cuff at 3 cm above the arm fold.

So I always do up to 3 times a check within 5 minutes in the same conditions and I make the average.

In the end Omrom gives me a a reasonable indication and if the readings are regularly outside the acceptable limits at different times of the day I go of course to a doctor.

Good that TVF members draw attention to the fact that constant high blood pressure is a "serial killer"

[Valentine]

No it is actually the white coat and it is well known and documented. Doctor visit is often due to feeling bad so we get used to the white coat as a harbinger of bad news and our blood pressure goes up as a result. Of course we might prefer to tell ourselves it is just a natural reaction to the hot nurse.

I am pretty sure it is the drive for me as normally when I go I am feeling quite OK but do have to go every month for a routine blood test.

Yesterday I bought one at Big C which had a L size cuff, a/c adapter & thermometer included. I quickly browsed through the instructions which stated place the cuff 2cm above the fold in your arm.