How reliable are these monitors for givin relatie true readings for BP and Pulse readings. Obviously not as accurate as a Drs surgery but do the give a pretty good indication of these readings.
As long as you get an Arm Cuff model (not Wrist cuff) it will give fairly accurate readings. I took mine to the Doctors and the Pharmacy for calibrating and it was very accurate.
I think they are very accurate. I have a Lloyds one for my husband which i use twice a week. Always take 2 readings one after the other & go by the second reading.
My gp regularly tests mine against the one in the surgery. This proves one of two things...either they're both right or they're both wrong. Either way they both give the same, or very similar, readings.
To answer the original question, in my opinion home monitors are reliable and accurate.
The monitor I have is a Boots wrist type. The reason I posed the question is lately, I have found my pulse reading is high. I think what I am to establish is that the monitor gives a good indication, if not a exact one, that you have a high/low BP or PULSE. Thanks for all the replies.