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Blood pressure meter recommendation

lucylocket61

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I am in the UK and don't have a lot to spend.

Can people recommend an easy to use blood pressure meter please?
 
I have an Omron (M3 I think). Very similar to the one used by my GP surgery. Omron is a good brand in general.
 
I have an Omron M2 Basic. It does the job
Generally I'm not a fan of Amazon but this will give you the idea.
I should use it more often..... note to self!!!
 
@lucylocket61 - I'm an Omron fan too for many things, but when I was in the market for a BP machine, Which has just tested home BP machines, and the Lloyds Pharmacy own brand came out top, in the basics range. As I wasn't looking for any thing with more than a consistent reading and a memory, I went for it. It's been fine

It was a while ago now, so it may have changed, but it looks very similar to this: https://lloydspharmacy.com/products/lloydspharmacy-blood-pressure-monitor-and-cuff

The machine is clinically validated, meaning it meets certain standards for accurancy.: http://www.bloodpressureuk.org/your...CI-8Q-trk0sJsi1eO3SRiGKeccwj0U9hoCTOIQAvD_BwE
 
I have a Kinetik one, recommended by St John’s Ambulance and a little cheaper but no less accurate than the Omcrom ones in my experience:
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8470687?clickSR=slp:term:blood pressure monitor:2:20:1
Edited to add, “this Blood Pressure monitor as well as being a fully certified medical device is also manufactured to the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the British Hypertension Society (BHS) guidelines.”
 
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I should have added that in the Which piece, they found wrist monitors were not as reliably accurate as the arm cuff versions.
 
Hi I bought one about a month ago from Lloyds pharmacy online. It was delivered quickly and is easy enough to use. It has a cuff and cost £19.99.
Blood pressure Monitor.
 
I have a 1byone blood pressure machine purchased from Amazon cost me £26.00.

I also used it to calibrate my fitness band which I use to keep track of BP and heart rate throughout the day.

Edit to add did check it against the one used in GP's surgery and it is quite accurate.
 
This thread is a bit old now, but thought I’d mention that Lidl has Omron blood pressure meters in the ‘middle of Lidl’ starting today.
 
I bought an iron basic one, it's great.

However, I also had to buy a bigger arm cuff, as mine came with one too small, so people need to be aware of this and check their arm width in CMS
 
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