I’m 25 and I have hypertension stage 2 since my mom died when I was 16. Just got this blood pressure monitor and I absolutely love it! It connects right to the Apple health app and I just bought the scale too!
I also have one of these and love it! My family (both sides 🤦🏽♀️) has history of bad heart stuff, and while I'm only in my 30s, I want to make sure I'm keeping an eye on my BP to make sure I'm not in any trouble! Great review!
Thanks! It’s always a good idea to know your blood pressure regardless of age, for example even kids can get high blood pressure. Good for you for staying on top of your health, my family history is similar with a lot of heart issues so I’m right there with you!
Seen good reviews of this device so I am ditching my clunky old battery operated Omron. Love the app support, the connectivity and the iOS support for it. Somethings my Omron just doesn't have. Can't wait to set it up and start using.
Such an informative video, especially for someone like me who only ever thinks about their BP during medical check-ups. During a routine visit to the doctor's over the Covid period, the NHS nurse told my elderly mum that she now had to measure her BP at home. So I bought a BP measuring device for her but had no idea about which one is right for her. This video would have really helped to make a more informed purchase.
Great question! High blood pressure can silently cause damage to your heart and other parts of your body. We don’t always know our pressure is high and can’t usually feel it so it’s good to check periodically and discuss results with a doctor. I made a video on whether it’s worth checking blood pressure if you want to check it out!
Very nice review, one question tough.. is there an option in the app to program the device tot take your blood pressure automatically at a certain time interval? For example once every hour over one night? Thanks!
@@DrZainMD I am it just sucks when all apps have a warning for is hypertension not hypotension, so sometimes when I do have low readings it won’t read it and by the time it does it’s been 5 try’s and my blood pressure is back to a normal reading. I keep a cuff on me at all times and I make sure intake enough salt but sometimes it’s hard to explain to people that hypo exists because they’ve never even heard of it before. Idk sorry for the tangent it’s just a topic I don’t hear a lot of doctors talk about, it effects me daily and makes daily life hard without people realizing it. It makes me have chronic fatigue and is apart of a bigger badder health condition. Anyways again sorry for the tangent love your channel and can’t wait for more content!
If you haven’t already, bring it to their office to check at the same time. You might have to get multiple readings of each because of how much BP can fluctuate. And they can confirm your technique is good. If the machine is that off, then maybe exchange it for the same one, or a different machine altogether. If it’s truly inaccurate it’s possible that it’s just that unit and another one will be ok.
I think there’s a way to do that, if you go to Withings’ website they have an explanation. You can add multiple people to one machine but it requires some work
It should probably still be accurate standing or supine as long as the cuff is level with the heart and it’s checked in the right way. But to verify, you could check it against other machines
One feature I noticed it does not have is detecting irregular heartbeat which most midrange BPM that shares the same price range has. Is this a necessary feature though in a BPM?
@@DrZainMD tTha k you for the reply. In my case, I have borderline hypertension, however don't have any heart conditions. However, I do have a family background (paternal side) of heart diseases, like my late father who suffered hypertension, clog arteries and stroke. I'm contemplating upgrading my 10+ year old Omron monitor that served since late father. I like the fact that Whithings offers ease of portability and mobility, but cautious at the fact that it may be too basic in functionality.
That’s often the case with BP cuffs. You could always take it to a doctor or nurse and see if there’s anything you can change to make it less painful. For me I find taking slow deep breaths help
I loved my old Withings BPM but hate the BPM Connect. The instructions for setting up other users are none existent. personally I’ll stick with the old Bluetooth version. This wi-if one is not at all user friendly unless all you’re going to do is buy it for your own use.
Micro USB in 2023? That says a lot about management/engineering. Plus reading some comments it doesn't support irregular heartbeat detection. And 10 readings use 30% of the battery. I'm pretty sure there are better choices for the price out there.
Thanks for the feedback. Every individual unit has the potential to be inaccurate so it’s always a good idea to check it against one at the doctor’s office
