Lumiscope Blood Pressure MonitorsWhen your blood pressure is measured in a doctor’s office, you may get an inaccurate reading. Many people experience nervousness or stress when in a doctor’s office, thus producing a higher blood pressure measurement. Being able to take your blood pressure at home greatly reduces many outside factors of stress that may have an effect on blood pressure readings. Having a machine at home to monitor your blood pressure is very valuable to you and your doctor as it lets you track your own blood pressure, and keep a log of your readings. The Lumiscope Company has been in business for over 75 years and they are hospital and clinically accurate. They are one of the top blood pressure monitor manufacturers along with ADC, Mabis, Omron, and Welch Allyn. Lumiscope blood pressure monitors will measure both your systolic and diastolic pressures and they offer a variety of conveniences for those who would benefit from home testing. They offer digital blood pressure monitors, which feature automatic inflation, and a one-finger start button. Lumiscope blood pressure monitors come in many different sizes. One is the automatic wrist style, a little larger than a watch. It offers dual memory zones with 50 memories each, one touch operation, date and time stamp, Fuzzy Logic technology that will personalize cuff inflation to your proper level quickly and comfortably to give you the most accurate reading, and it is certified accurate. Along with the wristband style, Lumiscope offers digital upper arm monitors, finger monitors and manual blood pressure monitors. Lumiscope offers several guidelines for home blood pressure monitoring. The first is to relax. You should try to remain as still as possible for 10-15 minutes and avoid exercise, eating, or drinking alcohol, smoking and any other activities that could potentially be a negative influence on your blood pressure. Your positioning is also very important to an accurate measurement. The arm cuff should be wrapped around your upper left arm and the bottom of the cuff should be about 1 inch above the elbow joint. Your left arm should be positioned so that it is level with your heart. It is recommended that you repeat the test to insure accuracy, but you should wait 10 minutes in between the two readings so that your blood flow can return to normal. Your blood pressure also varies throughout the day, so in order to achieve the most accurate readings you need to take measurements at the same times each day.
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