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5. Measuring your blood pressure
The 10 golden rules of blood pressure measurement
Many factors play a role in blood pressure measurement. These ten general rules help you to correctly carry out the measurement.
1. Rest for about 5 minutes before measuring your blood pressure.
Even working at your desk increases blood pressure by an
average of about 6 mmHg systolic and 5 mmHg diastolic.
2. Do not consume any nicotine or caeine up to one hour before
measurement.
3. Do not measure when you have a strong urge to urinate. A full
bladder can increase blood pressure by about 10mmHg.
4. Measure your blood pressure on a completely bare wrist and
in a comfortable upright seated position. The blood circulation
must not be constricted by a rolled-up sleeve, for example.
5. If you are using a wrist monitor, hold the cu at heart height
during measurement. The cu of an upper arm monitor is
naturally positioned at the correct height.
6. Please do not talk or move when measuring your blood
pressure. Talking increases values by about 6–7 mmHg.
Date
The display shows the year (a), the month (b) and the day
(c).
• Depending on the display, use the Save buttons / to
select the year, the month or the day and conrm using
the START/STOP button .
If the 12-hour format is selected, the month is
displayed before the day.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Time
The hour (d) and the minutes (e) ash in sequence on the
display.
• Depending on the display, use the Save buttons
/
to
select the current hour or minutes and conrm using the
START / STOP button .
(d)
(e)
Bluetooth
®
The
Bluetooth
® symbol and is shown in the display.
• Use the memory button
or
to select whether automatic
Bluetooth
®
data transfer is activated (
Bluetooth
® symbol and is displayed, is
ashing) or deactivated (
Bluetooth
®
symbol and is displayed,
is ashing) and conrm with the START/STOP button .
The device switches o automatically once all data have been set.
The measured values will remain in the memory when the batteries are
changed. The date and time settings will also be saved.
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