PRACTICAL ADVICE TO MAKE ONESELF ITS TENSION

Measure yourself at home, his blood pressure is possible by AUTOTENSIOMETRE that you can now buy just about everywhere, including in pharmacies, possibly also on the Internet. How to choose a unit of BP self and then how to obtain reliable values for good control of his power ?

How to choose a meter will?

The hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factors. Hence the importance of monitoring carefully the figures hypertensive . The measurement of blood pressure in the doctor's office is not always sufficient or reliable enough (white coat) and may be supplemented by self-measurement . One in five French is being treated for hypertension and one third of them to measure their home blood pressure .
For this there are many devices on the market that can be purchased on its own initiative or on the advice of her doctor. This market is closely guarded by the French Agency for the Safety of Health Products (AFSSAPS), which regularly updates the list of devices CE marked and whose operation has been validated.
It is therefore recommended to buy a machine that appears on this list, it is a cuff type device that is affixed to the arm (humerus model) or on the wrist (radial pattern).
To access lists of Afssaps, click here . *

Practical advice

• If you use an armband, put it on your bare arm.
• During the measurement, do not move or talk.
• Must complete a minimum of 18 measures, according to the pattern of rule 3: 3 steps in the morning before breakfast and before taking medication, 3 steps the night before bedtime, repeat for 3 consecutive days.
• Between measurements, wait a minute or two.
• Copy carefully each value obtained is at least 18 values of systolic and diastolic pressure of 18 values.