Abstract: The invention concerns a monitoring system for patients with at least one measuring device for medical and diagnostic values of the patient such as blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, blood sugar and the like, which measuring device is carried and operated by the patient. According to the invention it is proposed that the measuring device feature at least one transmitter for the wireless transmission of the recorded values to at least one local receiver. In this arrangement, it is particularly advantageous if the receiver is integrated into a mobile phone, which sends the recorded values to a central data processing device via a mobile telephone network.