The Alberta Diabetes Institute (ADI) Clinical Research Unit was part of a multi-site study where over 100 people were recruited throughout 2014 to compare the PharmaSmart Blood Pressure Tracker, kiosks found at local pharmacies, to devices used by professional health care workers. Principal Investigator Dr Raj Padwal, researcher at ADI, presented the findings at the Association of Medical Instrumentation annual meeting in Oct 2014, that routine blood pressure testing on PharmaSmart kiosks are comparable to 'gold standard' ambulatory blood pressure measurements and to those made in clinics.
High blood pressure (hypertension) can lead to and make worse many complications of diabetes. Most people with diabetes develop high blood pressure during their life. The PharmaSmart kiosks give diabetes patients an affordable and accessible way to monitor and maintain their blood pressure without having to visit their doctor. It also supports pharmacists collaborating with a patient's doctor to monitor patient's blood pressure and what medications they are taking.
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