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Started checking my blood pressure and heart rate twice a day, per doctor's suggestion. I'm not sure the device is working ...

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Feb 17 '20, 09:51

Because I'm getting the normalest fucking numbers that ever normaled. 😂

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no news can be good news, but why was your doc worried? fyi, you can stop by the fire department and they'll do a professional BP check (probie's job -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 17, 11:00 1
- In-office tests were higher than one would like, but not high enough to be HBP -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 13:23
My cardiologist has me bring mine to her clinic at appointments and they take my BP then have my machine do it to make sure it's calibrated. -- nm - Bacon Feb 17, 10:49
Home checks are usually more accurate. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 17, 09:56 3
- But it's so bang-on steady, as well, that I wonder if the device isn't functioning right. (But it feels like it's working fine) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 10:23 2
  - It’s not some cheap wrist thing is it? -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Feb 17, 10:31 1
    - No, it's a real thing. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 17, 13:22
Yeh. Good! -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Feb 17, 09:54

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