Digipulse MW-300C, Instruction Manual

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Remember to consult your physician prior to beginning an exercise
program, vitamin/mineral, dietary changes or programs and blood
pressure monitoring.
Commonly Asked Questions
Why Should I Monitor My Blood Pressure At Home?
By monitoring at home, you may manage your health in between
doctor visits. Home monitoring also provides you with a record of
blood pressure measurements over time to give to your doctor-a
valuable tool in monitoring hypertension.
Home monitoring may also help alleviate
White Coat Hypertension.
This term refers to the medical phenomena which causes many
individual
’s blood pressure to be higher when taken in a medical
office setting. That
’s because many times the stress of being in the
doctor
’s office may cause blood pressure to rise as much as 20-50
points higher than normal. When monitoring at home, you may get
truer indication of your blood pressure in a normal, relaxed state.