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

[Will Smith]

Indeed the model I have uses velcro fasteners, but the various cuffs cover 
a rage of sizes.  My arm size barely misses the medium range, requiring 
buying the larger cuff.  But medium fits many, not all.

Even with velcro.

Will
  On Mon, 12 Jan 
2009, George and Pamela Dominguez wrote:

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