Originally Posted by
jcountry
All good advice.
Plus, for some strange reason, my pressure has always read higher with the little automatic machines than when taken by hand. I have no idea why, but it really does.
It's not uncommon. I tend to have the same issue. When the nurse takes it with the automatic machine it tends to be a few points higher than when the Dr. does so manually. The FAA limit is 155/95 and so if you are at that borderline or slightly over it makes a difference.