Watch TV? Isn't that counter-productive, if you're trying to lower your blood pressure?
I tried that once, waiting for my HR to go down. It didn't. After shutting off the TV, the HR started to go down.
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Posts: 9353 | Location: Northern Virginia | Registered: November 04, 2005
Check to see if your health insurance company has a hypertension program. My BCBS insurance, once I was enrolled (through a diagnosis by my PCP), sent me a free BP monitor. I now receive a new one every two years.
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
Posts: 9353 | Location: Northern Virginia | Registered: November 04, 2005
Still use a cuff and stethoscope as I was trained over 40 years ago for both myself and my wife. Regardless of how you do it, this video explains some no-nos:
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Posts: 3674 | Location: W. Central NH | Registered: October 05, 2008
I thought you used the VA for at least some health care. If so, they likely will give you one as they did me. Mine's a Life Source, but I don't see the model number or designation. It's been right on point with the VA's BP monitors the couple of times I took it to be confident in the readings.
So far, so good.
Much better than their "Help I've fallen and I can't get up" monitors I've gotten. Had two and both stopped working very quickly. I spent the money on the Medical Guardian device since my wife fairly often travels and my little wonder dog can't get the knack of dialing 911.
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