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Important Instructions Before Use
1. Do not confuse self-monitoring with self-diagnosis. Blood pressure
measurements should only be interpreted by a health care
professional who is familiar with your medical history.
2. If you are taking medication, consult with your physician to determine
the most appropriate time to measure your blood pressure. NEVER
change a prescribed medication without first consulting with your
physician.
3. For persons with irregular or unstable circulation resulting from
diabetes, liv
er disease, arteriosclerosis or other medical conditions,
there may be variations in blood pressure values measured at the
wrist versus at the upper arm. Monitoring the trends in your blood
pressure taken at either the arm or the wrist is nevertheless useful and
important.
4. Blood pressure can vary based on many f
actors, including age,
gender, weight and physical condition. In general, a person’s blood
pressure is lower during sleep and higher when he or she is active.
Blood pressure can change easily in response to physiological
changes. The setting in which a person’s blood pressure is measured
can also affect the results.
Having one’s blood pressure measured by a healthcare professional in
a hospital or clinic can cause nervousness and may result in a
temporarily elevated reading. Because blood pressure measurements
taken in a clinical setting can vary considerably from those taken at
home, a person’s blood pressure should be measured not only
occasionally in the doctor’s office, but also on a regular basis at home.
Also, if you find that your blood pressure is lower at home, this is not
unusual. To accurately compare with your physician’s reading, take
your Panasonic blood pressure monitor to your doctor’s office and
compare readings in this setting.
5. People suffering from cardiac arrh
ythmia, vascular constriction, liver
disorders or diabetes, people with cardiac pacemakers or a weak
pulse, and women who are pregnant should consult their physician
before measuring their blood pressure themselves. Different values
may be obtained due to their condition.
6. Try to take y
our blood pressure measurements at the same time and
under the same conditions every day.
The ideal time to measure your blood pressure (to obtain your so-
called “base blood pressure”) is in the morning just after waking up,
before having breakfast and before any major activity or exercise. If
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