[gui-talk] Blood pressure arm cuff sizes? (was Talking blood pressure and pulse devices?)

[George and Pamela Dominguez]

Don't they have velcro so you can adjust the size??  Pam.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith at iglou.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Blood pressure arm cuff sizes? (was Talking blood 
pressure and pulse devices?)


>I am about 5'11' and a bit over 200 lbs.  I required a large cuff by a 
>bit--about an inch over the top limit for the supplied medium cuff.  I 
>suppose you could see if the supplied medium cuff would work for you.  If 
>not you could order the large one later on.
>
> Will
>  On Sun, 11 Jan 2009, Joel Deutsch wrote:
>
>> will,
>>
>> One thing I noticed. On Amazon, the LifeSource models, including the 
>> talking
>> one, clearly have cuffs that go around the bicep or upper arm, however 
>> you
>> want to put it, but they say nothing about variability in cuff sizes.
>>
>> However, there's another company with a few products like these listed,
>> sounding very much like the LifeSource units, but they come in different 
>> arm
>> or cuff sizes. Is this something consider? I'm not a man with huge, arms,
>> and there never seems to have been any problem at the doctor's office
>> fitting me for a blood pressure reading. but I am aware that, even when I
>> haven't been doing my bicep curls with hand weights so that my biceps are 
>> a
>> bit bigger and harder when I flex my arm, my upper arms still aren't 
>> exactly
>> "thin."  Is this an issue? Again, I'm not a huge man or a big fat man,
>> either, and nurses have never had any problem. but should I go to a 
>> neighbor
>> or the nearest tailor with a tape measure and have my upper arm
>> circumference measured so I see which size group (small, medium or large) 
>> I
>> belong to, as would seem you have to know to order this other brand? Let 
>> me
>> look at the Amazon page to see the name again.
>>
>> I see now. Never mind the other brand (A&D, it's called(. I see that the
>> talking LifeSource comes in at least medium and large sizes, giving size 
>> in
>> inches. So I must have someone measure my upper arm, held only slightly 
>> bent
>> at the elbow as I do during this procedure?
>>
>> thanks.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith at iglou.com>
>> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 6:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Talking blood pressure and pulse devices?
>>
>>
>>
>> I have and recommend a talking blood pressure device I purchased from
>> Amazon online.  It is the LifeSource model ua767t and it is quite 
>> accurate
>> and easy to use.  I bought it a couple years ago to monitor my
>> mypertension, for which I take several medications daily.  I took my unit
>> several times to my doctor's office and my doctor measured my blood
>> pressure with it in comparison with his unit.  It was quite accurate,
>> getting the same number on both my unit and his non-talking doctor's
>> office model.
>>
>> I hope this info will be helpful for you.
>>
>> Will
>> wilsmith at iglou.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 10 Jan 2009, Joel Deutsch wrote:
>>
>>> I've noticed  products in this category in online blind catalogues like
>>> LS&S, Maxi-aids, and I'll bet other companies sell them, too. But last
>>> time
>>> I looked was a long time ago, when the idea of needing such things 
>>> seemed
>>> pretty remote. But I've got serious heart problems now, and not only do 
>>> I
>>> need to be helped finding these units, but I'd really appreciate 
>>> comments
>>> from experienced users about how accessible/usable they are and how
>>> accurate
>>> they are.
>>>
>>> thanks to anyone who can help. I don't want to just go online "window
>>> shopping" but have no guide to what's good and what's dangerously
>>> inaccurate, what's reasonably priced and what's a rip-off, and all that.
>>>
>>> thanks very much.
>>>
>>>
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