Garmin Index™ BPM, Smart Blood Pressure Monitor, FDA-Cleared Medical Device, Easy-to-Use with Built-in Display Adjustable

I’m loving it so far
Just got it, it’s easy to use and helps you complete a better tracking of your overall health.It’s small and easy to store away or take with you on trips.I’ll try and update in a couple of months if anything changes.Disclaimer- I don’t know if it’s the best product on the market in terms of overall accuracy and connectivity but the fact that it syncs with my Garmin and the rest of my activities is the reason I bought it.

Really Disappointed. Inaccurate and inconsistent
I’ve used several different home BP monitors over the past decade. When my most recent one fell victim to a high impact incident with the floor, I jumped at the chance to replace it with the Garmin Index BPM. The chance to add my BP metrics to the collection of vitals in the Garmin ecosystem along with the expectation of quality and reliability convinced me to overlook the premium price point and a few negative reviews about accuracy..Oh how I was disappointed! The clever design of the angled face is annoying in practice. Rather than allowing the cuff to be wrapped around the body for a compact travel package, the angled face means that the cuff is bunchy and loose. The design of other cuffs I’ve used have a serious advantage for portability.But most troubling by far was the accuracy of the BP readings themselves. Multiple back to back readings with no other changes produced wildly different results. The readings would consistently vary by 25-30 points! Inconsistency was the only thing consistent about this cuff. Yes, I have also used the feature for 3 readings to average and yes, I’m very familiar with the importance of placement position. Comparing side by side readings at the same time with a different BP cuff, the Garmin BPM was all over the place and even the averages of readings were not in line with the other cuff or manual readings (the old school way). My experience unfortunately echoes that of others reviews that have found the BPM to be consistently inaccurate.After a month of trying to make it work, I have returned the unit. I will not buy another, and I would not recommend to others. I would go even further to recommend several alternatives (all of them cheaper) instead.

This on is accurate
I have tried many devices over the years, ranging from wrist monitors to upper arm monitors. Some over inflated and cause you to think your eyeballs are going to pop out. This one is very well behaved and closely agrees with the doctor’s office. It is also repeatable.. The software is easy to use – some are hard to get to sync.I now have two of the units for convenience. As a low. Vision person a brighter display and spoken blood pressures would be a nice touch.

Think twice before paying top dollar
I have 4 blood pressure devices.Nothing absolutely nothing beats the manual one.That means this one Index BPM, which costs over 150 dollars, is an expensive device that will give wrong readings.Not even mention that it is not rechargeable!!! For 150 bucks!!!The Display is quite low quality and size.I have the one for 60 bucks, the wrist device for 40, and the manual for 25.Even if you change the batteries, make sure you properly use it to get your numbers.My recommendation is to get one, buy brand-new batteries, and check it against the manual one or your nurse one.If the readings are consistently off, it means you properly put it in your arm as the picture and instructions say, go and return it as soon as possible, and get another one until you get the device that actually has no deviation.3 starts because it doesn’t come with a cover. It is severely overpriced, and it doesn’t have the quality and especially the accuracy that you will expect from Garmin.Design 5/5Price. 2/5Quality 4/5Accuracy 3/5Display 2/5Batteries, not rechargeable 1/5Color 5/5Connectivity 5/5This product, based on its design and accuracy, should be around 40 dollars.

Device works well and its spot on.