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

Sat Jan 31 05:06:30 UTC 2009

Will,
I'm tolerant of the trials and errors of experimentation until I arrive at a 
consistent technique. thanks a million for the moral support.
joel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith at iglou.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Talking blood pressure unit (Will)

I think you will hit that optimum tightness with a bit of experimentation.
I find the two fingers suggestion was a bit much looseness when one
considers my particular fingers, but others experiences may well vary
considerably I guess.  I do not have the fit tight, but definitely not too
loose either!  Good luck!

Will
  On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Joel Deutsch wrote:

> 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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