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I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours

(james.belchamber.com)
327 points jamesbelchamber | 2 comments | 11 Nov 25 21:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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cestith ◴[11 Nov 25 21:45 UTC] No.45893306[source]▶
Regarding white coat hypertension, the shot isn’t always necessary. Some people’s blood pressure just goes up from the stress of the clinical setting.
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SchemaLoad ◴[11 Nov 25 22:16 UTC] No.45893635[source]▶
If you've got one of these machines at home it seems you really want to run it a couple of times. Often I find the first reading I get is quite alarming but then if I sit for a bit longer and run it another 1-2 times I get a very normal reading.
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1. OxO4 ◴[11 Nov 25 23:09 UTC] No.45894182[source]▶
FWIW, some "smarter" machines (e.g., [0, 1]) support taking three readings with a minute pause in-between and then spit out a single reading.

[0] https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/716808/ [1] https://www.withings.com/us/en/bpm-connect

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2. hombre_fatal ◴[12 Nov 25 01:13 UTC] No.45895250[source]▶
The $50 I got from the pharmacy does it too, if the reader doesn't want to spend $100+ on a device.