A&D Medical Premium Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with Wide Range Cuff for Multiple Users (UA-...

I had purchased a $25 BP monitor from Walmart a few months back. It seemed to work fine and had it "calibrated" 3 separate times by local clinics. BTW, "calibrated" is a lie - they want to check your machine against theirs and see if it is close. That is not calibration. Anyway, the $25 was verified 3 different times locally, and when the Mayo Clinic demanded I bring it in for "calibration", they were kind enough to tell me that it was garbage and I needed a new one. They strongly recommended an A&D monitor. After doing my own research, I sent the Mayo a message saying that the Omron monitors were better rated from accuracy, quality, and features at a better price. They still insisted I purchase the A&D model - so I did.After checking this A&D model against the $25 generic one over two days, it wasn't any more accurate than the $25 one I had been told was garbage. Now this doesn't mean this one is not accurate, it just means it won't pass muster at the Mayo Clinic. Take that as you will.Accuracy aside, this monitor is a nightmare to use if your blood pressure is over 180/XXX. It climbs slowly. Then, it drops incredibly slow - 1 pt every 0.5-1 second and often once it has compressed your arm to the point where you are sure it is going to burst, it wants to pump it back up and try again. I have never had a cuff this incredibly painful, and the worst part is that often, when you turn it off to try and save your arm, it won't release the pressure on the cuff! I had to pull the hose out of the side of the unit just to get it to let go of my arm several times! That is NOT ok! I tried to take my BP every 3-4 hours for 2 days with this unit and ended up with 3 usable readings because I had to abandon the rest.At $55, the features on this unit are minimal at best. It doesn't store enough measurements. It doesn't do the averaging the Omron Series 10 units do ($5 less btw), and did I mention it HURTS to use the dang thing? Overall this unit was a dismal failure. I'm sure if your BP is in the 140's on a regular basis you can make this work, but why spend $5 more to get less? I ended up returning this and buying the Omron 10 that I wanted in the first place and saved myself $5. The features are better, the unit is easier to use, and it don't try to see if it can make my arm pop or at least turn purple when I try to use it.Save your money. Buy something better. Don't buy the machine that tries to crush your arm. Pain increases BP. Kinda seems like you would want to cause as little pain as possible if BP is something you are trying to measure, no?

I am a physician. I bought 2 of these because Consumer Reports said they were good for a lot of use. They both consistently read high and I unnecessarily put patients on blood pressure meds. I found out only because their blood pressures were too low. I bought manual ones and fixed the problem. DO NOT BUY this brand.

I am very disappointed with this BP monitor. I spent quite a bit of time reading reviews, not only on Amazon, but on from other sources as well. As with everyone who monitors their BP, my biggest concern was accuracy. I was recently diagnosed with elevated BP and was told to start checking it regularly. I've been checking my BP with this monitor throughout the day. I wish my BP was this low, but I realize it is not. I've had my husband checking his every day so I could test the accuracy of the machine against his normal reading. On this machine his readings are also consistently lower than what his BP normally runs. The systolic is running at least 20 points low, the diastolic 10 points low. I consider this a huge problem. While I can easily adjust the readings in my mind, not everyone is going to be doing that and honestly, I want something accurate. I realize that this is not an expensive machine, but when a company claims excellent accuracy, I expect accuracy.

Purchased this since my husband had a severe bacterial infection in his blood which did some damage to his heart. As a result, his blood pressure is hard to control so I need to take his pressure constantly. The visiting nurses and the physical therapists come in and, also, take his pressure and this machine is at least twenty points off. Right now having accuracy is extremely important and I can no longer trust this machine. I need to purchase another one. And I changed the batteries.

Using this several years now and it seems to be a quality product. It was top rated by a subscription-based consumer rating company, which is why I chose it. Memory function holds over a month of results and it will separately track four people. Very pleased with the product. Knowing one's blood pressure is both easy to get and highly valuable for your doctor to know, especially when taken over time.