Multiple blood pressure readings taken at home provide a more accurate picture than a single doctor's office check. But finding and setting up the clunky monitors is aggravating.
These new wrist monitors don't require connection with a smart phone or Wi-Fi. They start by themselves when you put them on. They are available online and in stores such as Walmart and others.
The Omron 7 Series Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor: 353 reviewers give it 4.5 stars. The Omron 7 costs $58.88 at Walmart.
The $22 Advocate Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor is a big seller at Walmart: 328 reviewers give it four stars.
Both monitors wrap around the wrist like a bracelet to give their readings. They are entirely portable and don't take up much room on a kitchen counter or bathroom counter, and they can fit into larger hand bags.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.