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<blockquote data-quote="zolabud" data-source="post: 416077" data-attributes="member: 10190"><p>I have been recently diagnosed with Type 2 and am low carbing to try to avoid being put on medication.</p><p></p><p>I have my blood pressure taken at my first Diabetic nurse appointment and it was 148 over 80.</p><p></p><p>I freaked as my last BP test was 125 over 80.</p><p></p><p>I asked about it on here and someone said to buy a blood pressure monitor so I did a bit of digging and came up with this one.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/electrical-health/blood-pressure-heart/blood-pressure-monitors/" target="_blank">http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/electr ... -monitors/</a></p><p></p><p>It has been reduced from £19.99 to £14,99 which is amazing value for money.</p><p></p><p>Click to buy it and you have a drop down box where you chose the arm cuff size.</p><p></p><p>When I checked Omron ( think that's what they are called) on Amazon the cheapest monitor was around £50 and you had to pay an extra £10 for whichever cuff you wanted. They come in small,medium or large and I bought the biggest one. The measurements of the cuffs are on the drop down box. (£2.75 odd on top for courier delivery)</p><p></p><p>When I checked the Which website the Lloyds monitor was the best budget buy. It scored top marks for accuracy and price.</p><p></p><p>I was so surprised when it turned up. I was expecting a flimsy monitor and it is so solid...</p><p></p><p>The good news was that I was suffering from 'white collar syndrome' when I had my blood pressure done at the doctors.</p><p></p><p>And the first test I did on my lovely new Lloyds monitor was 124 over 78. I was SO happy about this as I don't want high blood pressure on top of all my other ailments.And I have quite a few....</p><p></p><p>Get one. You won't regret it. And doing your own blood pressure means you have more control. What with the blood glucose monitoring aswell I feel like I am in control of my diabetes rather than it controlling me....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zolabud, post: 416077, member: 10190"] I have been recently diagnosed with Type 2 and am low carbing to try to avoid being put on medication. I have my blood pressure taken at my first Diabetic nurse appointment and it was 148 over 80. I freaked as my last BP test was 125 over 80. I asked about it on here and someone said to buy a blood pressure monitor so I did a bit of digging and came up with this one. [url=http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/electrical-health/blood-pressure-heart/blood-pressure-monitors/]http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/electr ... -monitors/[/url] It has been reduced from £19.99 to £14,99 which is amazing value for money. Click to buy it and you have a drop down box where you chose the arm cuff size. When I checked Omron ( think that's what they are called) on Amazon the cheapest monitor was around £50 and you had to pay an extra £10 for whichever cuff you wanted. They come in small,medium or large and I bought the biggest one. The measurements of the cuffs are on the drop down box. (£2.75 odd on top for courier delivery) When I checked the Which website the Lloyds monitor was the best budget buy. It scored top marks for accuracy and price. I was so surprised when it turned up. I was expecting a flimsy monitor and it is so solid... The good news was that I was suffering from 'white collar syndrome' when I had my blood pressure done at the doctors. And the first test I did on my lovely new Lloyds monitor was 124 over 78. I was SO happy about this as I don't want high blood pressure on top of all my other ailments.And I have quite a few.... Get one. You won't regret it. And doing your own blood pressure means you have more control. What with the blood glucose monitoring aswell I feel like I am in control of my diabetes rather than it controlling me.... [/QUOTE]
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