Monitoring Blood Pressure With A Home Blood Pressure Monitor
Having a home blood pressure monitor makes a lot of sense for those who are on blood pressure medication, or have been told to monitor their blood pressure by their doctor. Sure, you can always visit the local pharmacy or grocery store who provides a public blood pressure monitoring station, but you have no idea about the accuracy of those machines. Besides, if you are supposed to be checking your BP regularly, do you really want to drive to the store all the time?
Some people, like myself, are under doctors direction to take blood pressure readings 2-3 times a day. Having a home blood pressure monitor is the best way to go. These units have made incredible strides over the years. It’s no longer a situation where you only have the manual blood pressure monitor to choose. There are many, many technologically advanced home blood pressure monitor units on the market today. I have an Omron HEM-780 with Intellisense. What a fantastic unit. Tells me if I have Morning Hypertension which could be a sign of a pending stroke. Like most other Omron models, I also get my pulse reading as well. There are many different manufacturers of home blood pressure monitors, with a range of different prices. It’s safe to say that you won’t go wrong with any of them that are on the market today – it’s just that some have more features than others.
Omron HEM-780 Home Blood Pressure Monitor
The Omron HEM-780 delivers accurate, clinically-proven blood pressure readings in the comfort of your own home. To take an accurate reading, first position the green marker directly over the artery on the inside of your arm. Omron HEM-780 is a great blood pressure monitor at a great price. I love the 3 reading averaging feature as this is the most accurate reflection of your blood pressure.
LifeSource UA-767V Home Blood Pressure Monitor
The UA-767V is a One Step Auto-Inflation monitor that makes self-measurement of blood pressure as easy as a push of a button. This particular monitor allows you to set the inflation level that is most comfortable for you, while still giving you an accurate reading.  The UA-767V has been clinically validated for accuracy (+/- 3mmHg and Pulse +/- 5%), so you can be confident that your readings are consistently correct.
The measurement range is 20 mmHg to 280 mmHg and Pulse: 40 to 200 pulses/minute.  The UA-767V can assist in the management of hypertension, improve patient compliance to treatment of high blood pressure, and be used as a tool in a preventative health management program. To obtain an accurate reading, it is important to use the correct cuff size. A cuff that is too small will result in a higher than expected reading and a cuff that is too large will result in a lower than expected reading. The UA-767V includes a medium arm cuff size which has a range of 9.4″ to 14.2″.
SFO Medical SFO-103HPL Home Blood Pressure Monitor
The SFO Medical SFO-103HPL is a fully automatic arm blood pressure monitor. It also has a built in heart rate and pulse monitor that operates when your blood pressure is being taken. This unit also has memory and diagnostic capabilities.  Unlike some home blood pressure monitors, no self adjustment is needed with the SFO-103HPL as the monitor intelligently adjusts to changing conditions throughout the day.
This monitor uses fuzzy logic intelligence to sense both your systolic and diastolic blood pressure values, and the result is personalized inflation with every reading.  As with the Omron Intellesense units, arm discomfort and misreading due to improper cuff inflation are virtually eliminated. The SFO monitor uses the oscillometric method of blood pressure measurement. This means the monitor detects your blood’s movement through your brachial artery and converts the movements into a digital reading. At the push of a button, the monitor automatically fills the cuff with air, starts deflation, then displays your systolic, diastolic, and pulse readings on an extra large display panel. FDA/CE approved Intelligent Inflation and Auto smart deflation after detection of blood pressure Monitor Automatic Fuzzy Logic to detect an irregular pulse rate, should one be present.