Boots Blood Pressure Monitor

I bought a blood pressure monitor today from Boots. I have to have six monthly blood checks because I have type 2 diabetes. No great shakes, only today when I went for the results the GP took my blood pressure and it was pretty high, which is unusual for me. I am not going to get into what hypertension is etc. that is for a different review and there is plenty of information on the net. This is a review of the new blood pressure arm monitor by Boots. Price: Reduced from £29.99 to £14.99, I remember these a few years ago at plus £50, so that is the first bonus, plus of course points on the old Advantage card. What is it? Pretty much what is ...  Read the complete review

I suppose those of you who know me are wondering why someone of 24 is writing about a blood pressure monitor. High blood pressure is a problem of middle and old age, surely? Well, I have decided to put this together after receiving a bit of shock recently after using this monitor (and even more of a shock in finding that I can put this information in the right category for once). Before I launch into that though, I think I should first explain a bit about this condition. - What is high blood pressure? The blood in our bodies needs to be kept under pressure from the heart to allow it to circulate properly - without this function, our vital organs ...  Read the complete review

I decided to buy one of these for my partner, who after suffering a few health problems recently, thought it would be a good idea, enabling him to keep a record of his blood pressure on a daily basis, rather than just on a visit to the GP or hospital. I was told by a friend that you can buy a monitor for £9.99 from Lloyd's pharmacy, however, when I went to have a look at them, they were out of stock. I then went to Superdrug where the cheapest was £60.00! And then to Argos where they had one at half-price £15, but guess what? Yes, out of stock too! Boots was the final place I visited and I asked one of the assistants at the pharmacy counter, who explained ...  Read the complete review

It is estimated that 16 million people in the uk alone suffer from high blood pressure which puts them at a great risk of circulatory problems, heart attacks and strokes. Being able to monitor your own blood pressure at home is ideal for anyone who doesnt like to visit the doctor every week and allows you to take controll of your own health problem. This blood pressure monitor is just a basic monitor so at £39.99 it is very expensive compared with the lloyds one at only £15 which is just as good. This blood pressure monitor comes with a black fabric zip up case which you dont get with the cheaper models but you could use a small make up ...  Read the complete review

BOOTS INTELLISENSE BLOOD PRESSURE ARM MONITOR --------------------------------------------------------------------- BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ve included this bit as I hope it may be of interest to those of us (and I include myself in this category) who have had their blood pressure measured by their GP, but at really taken much notice of what the measurements meant – after all, I sure that for many of us, our feelings would be – ‘the Doctor is there to tell you if there is a problem, isn’t he ?’ The simplest explanation that I can find of what Blood Pressure actually is states that it ...  Read the complete review