Here's my attempt at trying to balance out the fast food deals I'm constantly pouncing on here with something that may actually help with general health.
According to the WHO Hypertension is called a "silent killer". Most people with hypertension are unaware of the problem because it may have no warning signs or symptoms. For this reason, it is essential that blood pressure is measured regularly.
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The reviews for these units are atrocious on Amazon, any truth to them for anyone who has one?
Haha same decided not to after reading the reviews. I updated my comment above.
Yeah I had 3, none of them worked, you can see my review on Amazon!
I've since bought the Omron smart monitor and no problems with that at all.
Why’d u go with a 2nd and 3rd if u don’t mind me asking?
Mine seems to work ok but don't use often. I only use when I have reason to and results to date have been pretty much as expected so I haven't bothered using wife's Microlife BP monitor to check - other than when I used to initially check accuracy. The Withings BPM is quite compact and less cumbersome than wife's BPM.
No matter which BPM you use, you need to ensure you follow the directions so that the results are a true reflection of your resting blood pressure. BP can vary significantly depending on how much time you have rested before taking - and what you were doing before resting, especially if you're still recovering from vigorous exercise. If BP is higher/lower than expected, you should wait a few minutes and test again…. and even a third time to see whether the initial result was an aberration. I generally take mine 3 times with the 2nd and 3rd generally noticeably lower than the first when I've taken the 1st too soon after sitting down.
I also have Withings Scanwatch and Withings scales. I like having the results of all of the devices being automatically captured in the same app on my phone. It's a lot easier than manually recording BP, ECG, heart rate, weight, SpO2 etc if/when need to discuss any relevant issues with my GP or cardiologist.
YMMV but I think the Withings BPM is good - and even better because I have Scanwatch and scales.
I bought one from JB last October and do not have any issues at all. Should mention I use this only once a month or so. My only complaint is the micro-usb. Should have had usb-c imo.
Will report back on how I go with it later this evening. JB just confirmed my order is ready for pickup ;-)
Agree most recent reviews on Amazon are pretty lousy, but overall 72% have given it 5 stars???
The thing with accuracy is you have to compare it with something. And most people won’t have access to a second Bp monitor. I hope you do :p
Good point. Will pop in to local pharmacy to compare units and readings. Will provide review later tomorrow though.
Much appreciated :)
@ozchobie: OK my test confirmed it’s a reliable monitor. Not going to broadcast my results for all to see but will let u know that the results were very similar to those received on a another device used within Priceline pharmacy. I’d recommend anyone considering purchasing this unit to perform the same benchmark test.
If you take it in to your GP at your next checkup, you can compare this one with theirs.
You have to read the bad reviews in context though. Does the person givng the review sound like they know what they are doing? Some people give bad reviews when it's just a case of education or adjusting expectations.
I managed to get one during the prime deal (just under $102 price matched by jb). Still haven’t tried it though.
Omron & Welch Allyn are the two most trusted brands to my knowledge.
Unless your GP or a specialist has advised you to take home measurements, this likely isn't necessary. Take your BP for free at a pharmacy or at your next GP consultation. Follow your GP's advice if you have abnormal BP.
I bought one last time from Amazon but returned just because couldn't claim insurance, Omron OK
Which insurance? That’s bizzare they wouldn’t accept the whithings but accepted Omron.
Bupa, they said they need letter from GP and need letter from the pharmacist, also read somewhere you won't be able to claim for those bluetooth kind of model.
Bought when it was $99, works brilliantly.
Bought one at TGG and returned after a week because it was not accurate.
After seeing all these comments still confuse if I should pick up or not 🙁
God, Not.
Its "just not good" enough
Buy it, if you are not satisfied, you can return it.
I would get an Omron if you require to monitor for health reasons.
What other reason would there be for using one?
More for close monitoring if you're diagnosed with something and prescribed medication for it. (eg. Diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases, renal etc) Some people just want to casually check their blood pressure.
For a wireless BP Monitor I'm using the iHealth BP5, although I don't believe it's made anymore.
https://medaval.ie/cgi-bin/mdvl.cgi?prcdrs~device~srch~iHeal…
Quite accurate when compared with Omron HEM-7130.
https://medaval.ie/cgi-bin/mdvl.cgi?prcdrs~device~srch~Omron…
Personally avoided the Withings as Medaval doesn't recommend it.
https://medaval.ie/cgi-bin/mdvl.cgi?prcdrs~device~srch~Withings%20BPM%20Connect%20(WPM05)~EN
A&D UA-651 is quite an accurate BP monitor at a very affordable price, however it does tend to pump high.
https://medaval.ie/cgi-bin/mdvl.cgi?prcdrs~device~srch~A&D%2…
I'm not sure how much I trust medaval seeing that I found inaccuracies in its listing in 2 minutes.
Like "Single measurements only" for Withings. I had this device and it has automatic multiple measurements function.
Sadly I lost the device but was happy with it being "validated " at home with manual measurements by my partner.
Well you can't expect them to constantly be updating their sources, there's a possibility when they reviewed the device that functionality was not in the apps software. I know the I health BP5 did not have a triple check function, however it was later implemented into the software. I care more about the validation.
Yes, we can make excuses for them, but if out of the handful of information I can verify it already has something wrong then how can I trust any of the information that I have no secondcand knowledge about.
It doesn't say when the reviews are made so I don't know as of what date is this information relevant.
It just claims things like "Available Currently" which without the date only makes sense if the reviews are constantly updated to makes this statement true.
Same price on Amazon right now btw
I wanted to get it for convenience, as I’m using their body scale and that syncs nicely to my Apple Health app. But there seems to be a lot of reviews about its inaccuracy. This kind of defeats the purpose of it if you’re monitoring it for your health.
I think I’m gonna stick with my Omron for now.