OmronM3 Comfort Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor

Simplisticly easy to use… already have one just the same. Purchased quite a few years ago. Purchased this second one, so instead of having to pay, and the logistics problem related to same, to have it calibrated… having this second one is easier. Original one has never really needed calibration, but hey ho, I like a back up of stuff. It is all round easy to use, and I thought to purchase this second one a good investment, at the price. And you don’t need to be a ‘techie’ to use it. The family need to do annual pressure readings, periodically also when needed. To do a range of them (readings) over a few days, yourself, and chart them, average them out, in the peace of own usual surroundings, is the CORRECT WAY. A ‘one off’ reading like that often done in front of a medic, is not an accurate and safe way to do it. You don’t have to be a medic to actually know this.Having researched this on the WWW, THIS IS SO.But don’t take my word for it, do your own research. It is not difficult to see the logic of these facts.I recommend this bit of equipment.RD.

Bought this for my Dad - very easy to use and functions well.

Excellent and provides fast and accurate information

Useful buy. Value for money.

Ok

A good blood pressure monitor to have at home, functions similar to the ones our GP uses so familiar with the machine and easy to read. The cuff is good and comfortable. We've not used the memory function as always have to note on chart for GP. We think it's a good machine and value for money. It uses double A batteries that seem to last forever. Small machine so fits into a drawer for storing.

Really goos produ t as described and it arrived early. Definitely value for money and has all the functions you need

At my last Diabetic review my blood pressure was high and the nurse wanted to put me on tablets for it. I am not keen on the idea and so assured her that the problem was stress and that it would come down (and I was very stressed at the time). She wanted me to return for a second test, but unfortunately (or fortunately) this was prevented by the Coronavirus lockdown.Once I had bought this monitor I could then see exactly what was happening and I loved the fact that I saw this monitor being used on 'GPs Behind Closed Doors' and I watched a programme about Coronavirus during which a medical student also used it. Being of larger proportions, I could have resented the higher price for the larger cuff, but I don't, for two reasons - that it has the additional technology in it to ensure accurate readings and the fact that it is fantastic to be able to see what is going on at home.What I discovered after a few weeks, through a combination of regular readings and trying different things, is that I was dehydrated and although I was drinking around 1.3 litres of plain water most days (although sometimes I would not maintain this), it simply wasn't enough. I was not at all thirsty, although the skin on my calves was dry, which is usually a tell-tale sign. I now drink just over 2 litres of water with infusion bags in it most days and my blood pressure has come down nicely so that it is well within the normal range, with plenty of room to spare. The top reading before I drank more fluid was 156 and now the maximum level reached is around 133.I am so pleased that I bought this monitor - I could not have deduced all this without it.Please do not underestimate that many of us are walking around dehydrated. Our sense of thirst declines with age and many of us simply will not feel thirsty. Caffeine is a diuretic and water consumption needs to be in addition to tea/coffee etc.I have spoken to someone else in the past whose blood pressure reduced when they drank water. Tragically, surgeries will prescribe medication for blood pressure and this will do nothing for the dehydration that may be underneath.