cedros Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Does anyone know the best place to buy a good blood pressure meter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, cedros said: Does anyone know the best place to buy a good blood pressure meter? I would say at the first successful store that can instruct you on how to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 We bought one 2 months ago at Soriana. They had 3 choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 I got my wrist type at Guadalajara Farmacia Chapala beside the Monte Carlo but most farmacias would probably have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Got ours at Costco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 No matter where you buy one, make sure your doctor calibrates it for you, making sure it is accurate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPanda Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Generally speaking, I have not seen a finger or wrist BP monitor that can be calibrated beyond what the instructions suggest. A doctor would have no more inkling on what to do here than he would on setting up a carburetor on a '57 Chevy. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 You can buy upper arm monitors at AMZN MX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 49 minutes ago, ibarra said: We bought one 2 months ago at Soriana. They had 3 choices. amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Perhaps calibrate is the wrong word. The doctor will use a stethoscope and cuff to make sure your home kit has the same results. That is the gold standard, unless you want to learn the stethoscope method? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 1 hour ago, WideSky said: Got ours at Costco What brand was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelsZ4 Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 One of the best if the best on the market for home use is the Omron Series 10. If takes 3 readings and gives you the average. It stores about 200 readings so you look back and compare, It can send the readings to an App on your table or phone that will graph your readings so you see any rise or fall in your BP over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, cedros said: What brand was it. omron elite; model HEM6232T; Costco only had wrist monitors at the Lopez Mateos location; but online there is a bigger selection https://www.costco.com.mx/Salud-y-Belleza/Salud-y-Cuidado-en-Casa/Monitores-de-Salud/c/cos_13.4.2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 15 hours ago, WideSky said: omron elite; model HEM6232T; Costco only had wrist monitors at the Lopez Mateos location; but online there is a bigger selection https://www.costco.com.mx/Salud-y-Belleza/Salud-y-Cuidado-en-Casa/Monitores-de-Salud/c/cos_13.4.2 Thanks. I looked at that site and saw some interesting ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 Such a nag, sorry. Make sure you do go to regular checkups though. Only a skilled doctor can hear arrythmias and potential malfunctions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 The one i bought at Soriana is upper arm. It has bp and pulse. I took it to my appointment with the endocrinologist, same reading on my machine as hers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 When I was looking for a BP monitor, I looked at the brand and model numbers available. Many stores carried the same model. Then I checked with the American Heart Assoc website for which monitors they considered the best and most reliable. There was only one of two that were recommended. That is what I bought. More trouble than picking one willy-nilly but accuracy was important to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 15 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said: You can buy upper arm monitors at AMZN MX Reluctant to use AMZN MX as I never have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Yo1 said: When I was looking for a BP monitor, I looked at the brand and model numbers available. Many stores carried the same model. Then I checked with the American Heart Assoc website for which monitors they considered the best and most reliable. There was only one of two that were recommended. That is what I bought. More trouble than picking one willy-nilly but accuracy was important to me. What were the one or two that were recommended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 The wrist bp monitor I got at Guadalajara Farmacia is a Citizen brand which I have checked with some of my doctors when they do the mechanical and it reads the same. Been using the same brand for several years. Reading right now is 101/61,heart rate 80. I didn't waste my time with what all you people seem to like to do to buy a simple unit available anywhere. My Cardiologist approved what I bought by just going into the farmacia and buying it. Maybe that's why I have such good bp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Ours came from Walmart. It is very accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 14 hours ago, ibarra said: The one i bought at Soriana is upper arm. It has bp and pulse. I took it to my appointment with the endocrinologist, same reading on my machine as hers. What brand was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 59 minutes ago, lcscats said: Ours came from Walmart. It is very accurate. What brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Thanks for all the replies. I am stil waiting to hear from my GP. Then I will go shopping. I have been using a US Panasonic one that a neighbour lent me. I have been taking my BP about 6 times a day-very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibarra Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, cedros said: What brand was it? OMRON It is one of the ones quoted above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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