Have used daily for about 1 month & am happy with the Index BP monitor. Previously I used a battery operated unit with a separate cuff which worked fine, but was cumbersome with the tubes & harder to pack away - so much so that I never travelled with it. The Index is definitely easy to pack & use anywhere. I've found it accurate with repeatable measurements. Other reviewers report otherwise, but I suspect they may not be using the unit as requested by Garmin. I get the most accurate measurements as follows: 1. Use early in morning after getting up but before any meal or exercise. 2. Place cuff on arm then sit motionless with slow steady breathing for at least 6 minutes before starting unit, feet flat on the floor, sitting up straight, cuffed arm resting on table or arm of chair, cuff at level of heart. I don't have a conversation or try and use a mobile device etc. The idea is to let your heart rate and BP stabilize at a true resting state. If you're into meditation this is a good time! 3. I use the 3 reading average setting and remain motionless breathing deeply for the whole 7 minutes or so that takes. Note that a whole measurement cycle - 6 minutes for stabilizing and 7 minutes for 3 reading average will take about 15 minutes. If I don't have time for that, I don't take a measurement that day. I'd rather have fewer good accurate readings than more inaccurate readings influenced by variable levels of activity. None of those techniques are specific to the Garmin Index. It's simply what is required to get accurate baseline data of blood pressure. Heart rate and BP vary continuously during the day with changes in activity, posture and position so the most accurate measurements keep all of those factors constant. The only improvement I'd like to see would be powering the unit with its own lithium battery pack recharged with a USB 3 connector. I can get around that with Pale Blue USB rechargeable cells, but it would obviously be more convenient if the Index had it's own internal USB chargeable pack.

Excellent compact design that delivers. Once initial fitting is done, you simply slip it on and push the button to start. No need for refitting every time. Love that I can keep a running record of my blood pressure over time. With the compact design, you can even travel with it. Also allows for multiple user tracking.

I have been using the device for 2 weeks now. I really like it. It was simple to set up and works great. It appears that the readings I am getting are nearly spot on to what I get elsewhere so I believe it to be very accurate. I really like the fact that it syncs wirelessly to my Garmin Connect so that I have all of the data in one place and can easily review trends and share with my Medical Providers.

I bought this a few weeks back and used it multiple times per day. I love the compact size and there are two thing I would think that could be done better. Button to switch between single and triple reading - the buttons are kind of weird allocated and that could be done better if you ask me. Rest works great and I will bring the unit to my doc app to cross check what the nurse reads as my BP and what the unit shows. Then I will post an update but so far I am glad I got the unit as it integrates in my other garmin data very nice.

I grabbed this unit a few weeks ago and have been testing my BP daily. It took a very minor amount of learning to use. It's a sleek design and from what I can tell works accurately. I like the fact that you can request it to read three times and report the average. It's also great that it links directly to your garmin connect account for historical reporting and tracking purposes.

Bought this just over a week ago. Pretty easy to use. Pretty easy to set up so that both my wife and I can use it and it reports our readings to our own Garmin Connect accounts, and we can track our individual progress on our phones. Two negatives, neither killer. One, I wish it was on the AMA list of calibrated BPM devices. Two, it often asserts that it has a problem reporting to our Garmin Connect account, but when we check, it's there.

This is the fourth blood pressure cuff I've bought. It is my favorite of them all. The reading are fairly accurate as compared to a manual sphygmomanometer. That being said, you do have to be Very Careful and follow the instructions exactly or you will wind up with a very inaccurate reading. Arm strength out resting at heart level. Give yourself a few minutes to relax before you take a reading. I don't think any of the automatic blood pressure cuffs are exact, but if used correctly gets you in the “ballpark”. I like that it automatically saves the data to Garmin Connect.

I like the easy way to set it up and get it to sync all my health information on Garmin Connect app. But the device isn't easy to put on the arm somehow. It's possible due to the weight of the screen and battery part. I'm still testing the accuracy of the data.

As is typical for Garmin, this can be taken out of the box and used easily. However, many "extra" features require some instructions, which aren't easy to find. Garmin manuals leave a lot to be desired. The information is there, but can require some detective work to find. I like that the BPM is fairly compact and can be folded up to fit in a bag.

I have been waiting for a way to get full blood pressure monitoring into Garmin Connect automatically. Omron and others have good hardware but the digital portion has always been lacking. As syncing only via cable and then the software portion is a let down. Garmin has done it right. And IMHO the hardware is much nicer then anything I have seen for a full size blood pressure monitor.