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no_hypocrisy

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2. Here's the thing:

Reply to global1 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 06:12 AM

Sep 30

1. I took home readings with my monitor from Friday to Monday, all were above 150.
2. When I went to the hospital to see my cardiologist last night, the reading was 156/89.

I agree with you about the supermarket machines aren't necessarily accurate, I welcome the high reading as a wake-up call to monitor myself more closely and to replace the prescription made by another manufacturer.

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Just So You Know - Those Machines In The Supermarkets & Pharmacies Get A Lot Of Abuse And They Are..... global1 Sep 30 #1

Here's the thing: no_hypocrisy Sep 30 #2

Yes. Caution with generics--especially those treating serious conditions. Likewise where you get hlthe2b Sep 30 #3