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Originally posted by phogirl69
How are you guys testing your blood pressure, what tool do u use and where can u buy one?
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You need to get one with a real arm cuff. Costco sells a good one by Omron for about $50. It uses a type of fuzzy logic to filter out inaccurate highs and lows. The wrist/finger ones are very inconsistent.
Alternatively, they have pretty good ones next to most supermarket pharmacies. But they are inconvenient for regular testing.
It's also important to take your BP during different times of the day to get the big picture. BP tends to rise quickly in the morning/early afternoon, and then slowly decline into the evening. That's why most strokes/heart attacks happen in the morning.