When I was reading blood pressure monitors reviews I found that many websites and dealers were really just outlining the different benefits each different ‘model’ has to offer to different people. Not necessarily recommending one make and model above the other. So as long as you go for a UK validated make and model by a leading manufacturer, then you cannot really go wrong. But what you do want to take note from and look into is the different features each one has and the different cuff sizes. If you have larger than normal upper-arms for example, then you’ll want to make sure that you get a one with a larger cuff. Having the correct size cuff on your arm is very important in order to give an accurate reading. I’ve had a great experience with Welch-Allyn blood pressure cuffs. A few months ago, I had to check into the hospital for a few days since I had a serious hypertension attack. I had gone through the motions of how to lower blood pressure quickly and it used to work, but not this time. I went in expecting the same agenda – which the nurse would have to take my BP every few hours to monitor me, waking me up from my drug-induced sleep. I saw the Welch-Allyn blood pressure cuffs being used on all the patients during my stay, and they seemed to be in many different sizes. I liked it that when I was transferred to another department for a physical, the staff just needed to snap in the different machines. That was so much stress off me; I don’t particularly like being moved when I’m not feeling well.