Category: General Health
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Basal Body Temperature Thermometer: How to Take a BBT Reading and What It Can Tell You
A basal body temperature (BBT) thermometer takes your temperature at rest, first thing in the morning, and shows it to two decimal…
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Wrist Heart Rate Accuracy: How Close Your Watch Gets During a Workout
On a steady walk, run or bike ride, a good watch usually lands close to a chest strap. The error grows when…
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Body Fat Scale Accuracy: How Close Your Smart Scale Really Gets
The weight on a smart scale is usually right to within a pound. The body fat number is not. In a 2021…
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Blood Glucose Meter Accuracy: How Far Off Can the Reading Be?
A home blood glucose meter doesn’t have to match the lab exactly. The FDA’s guidance for meters sold over the counter asks…
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Blood Pressure Cuff Size: How to Measure Your Arm and Pick the Right One
Before you buy a blood pressure monitor, wrap a soft tape around the middle of your bare upper arm and write the…
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Forehead vs Ear Thermometer: Which Reads Truer at Home
Short answer: a forehead thermometer reads a little truer than an ear one, as long as you use it the way the…
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Wrist vs Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor: Which Reads Truer at Home
Here’s a question a lot of people with a home monitor end up asking. The wrist cuff at home says one thing,…