Blood Pressure Monitor Update

It’s been nearly half a year since I picked up a PC blood pressure monitor. I know I promised to write a review way back when, I have to apologize for the extended delay …

It’s just that I have this horrible habit of misplacing things, and the blood pressure monitor has fallen into a black hole (again).

(Hmmmm … I wonder if there’s a link between high blood pressure and forgetfulness?)

Fear not. I’ll do a proper review once I locate the blood pressure monitor. (The unit is OEMed by Microlife and sold by CVS as the “Digital Advanced Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor with PC Link Software”.) It’ll be a real deal review, complete with screen shots of the software. I just need to get a couple of weeks worth of consistent data into the system. A day here and a day there (at different times of the day) just won’t cut it.

I can say that I’m fairly happy with the technology. This is the easiest blood pressure monitor I’ve ever used. Just slap it around your wrist, fasten the Velcro, push a button, and the unit will take a series of three blood pressure readings. After the third reading is done, it automatically records the average.

When I first envisioned the review, I had hoped to show some long term results, with yours truly starting at my fully bloated winter weight. (Ah the dream of losing 25 pounds each spring.) We’ll end up with a smaller chunk of time, but I’ll still do my darndest to shed some weight over the duration.

Speaking of the software, I initially ran into some difficulties running the blood pressure tracking application that came with the unit. Thankfully, all it took was a phone call to Microlife and I had an updated version of the software within days. I loaded the new software onto my computer, plugged in the USB link between the blood pressure monitor and PC, and it all worked like a charm.

With luck, I’ll locate the unit within the next day or so and start collecting data again … stay tooned …