[gui-talk] Talking blood pressure unit (Will)

[Joel Deutsch]

Will,
In the quick start card, which is probably all you need unless you're 
completely uninformed about related medical issues, they say a snug 
two-finger gap is preferable.

So that's what I'm trying for. I'm just doing this to be prudent, having the 
rig at home to refer to. it wasn't hypertension that caused the situation. 
although keeping blood pressure low is part of the work of the drugs that 
lessen the burden on my weakened heart.

Oh, what fun. Actually, I think the talking blood pressure meter is pretty 
cool.


From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith at iglou.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 3:18 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Talking blood pressure unit (Will)


You are right!  I try to get the cuff snug, not too tight but definitely
not loose either.  It takes a bit of practice, and I think you are getting
the hang of it.  Good luck,

Will
  On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Joel Deutsch wrote:

> Will,
>
> thanks. What I've found so far is that fastening the cuff more loosely 
> than
> the two-fingers-clearance kind of fit will result in weird readings, and 
> so
> what I mean is that learning to get it tight enough but only enough, 
> that's
> what's tricky to do one-handed. But I'm working on it.
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith at iglou.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Talking blood pressure unit (Will)
>
>
> It is a great device for sure!  My main advice is what you have discovered
> on your own.  I might add best readings occur when you are calm, seated,
> with the arm resting palm down on a surface like a table at normal height
> from floor.  I often wait 5 minutes or so and try a second reading.
> Sounds like you have thething figured out pretty well!  Good luck and
> write again if there are questions.
>
> Will
>  On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Joel Deutsch
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Will,
>>
>> I'd have written you off list with this, but maybe there are subscribers
>> here who might find this informative.
>>
>> I received that model of talking blood pressure device  from Amazon, and 
>> a
>> sighted friend helped me by stetting it at the 150 mark to guide it
>> properly.  my blood pressure's regularly been down around 100 over 60
>> lately, thanks to one of the meds I'm taking.
>>
>> I've gotten some pretty wild readings off the thing while learning to use
>> it.pretty high. But I think I've got the cuff adjustment just about 
>> right,
>> which is a little tricky if you're alone, as I am, and doing it
>> one-handed.
>>
>> but when I got 98 over 58 this evening, twice in a row, with a pulse rate
>> just a few beats lower than I've been getting at doctors' offices, I
>> figured
>> I'm getting close. Cuff tightness seems to be the most important thing, 
>> if
>> I've read the quick start instructions correctly.
>>
>> Do you have any tips from a practiced user? It's a pretty cool device, 
>> and
>> I'd like to get a better handle on it and figure out how to estimate its
>> accuracy.
>> .
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>
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