The simplest way to manage your blood pressure from home.
This Wi-Fi blood pressure monitor provides medically accurate blood pressure and heart rate measurements with immediate feedback on the device and full history in the app.
With a professional assisting, the Withings BPM Connect could be an extremely useful device, one that can help people monitor their blood pressure — under the care of a medical expert.
Installation
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Even knowing how to put the cuff on is a bit complicated, leaving me with the sense that a professional would be better at demonstrating how to use the device, at least for someone's first try. Even with the results, I wished I had a medical expert who could help me interpret what I was seeing.
Features
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The cuff will show on its LED display that it's working, and if you're doing three readings it will tell you each time that's it's working on the first, second or third. Three readings should take about two to three minutes. You'll also see results right on the tube's LED screen of your blood pressure and heart rate when they're done, and these are also stored in your app. You can share the results with your doctor, and you can also get pinged to send period reminders so you never forget to update the results.
Usability
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If you have mobility, physical dexterity or weakness issues, the BPM Connect may be a bit challenging to use on your own.
Performance
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There were inconsistencies in the readings we discovered over repeated use. For general data points, the band can be helpful.
Design
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The design is clean, a white monitor attached to a simple cuff.
Support
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Withings has a Twitter help account and a customer service team reachable by phone.
Value
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As a device to help monitor health readings when used under a doctor's care, the BPM Connect would be a useful product to have at home.