diff --git a/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx b/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx
index 972036a3d..91e528e79 100644
--- a/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx
+++ b/src/components/measurements/measurement-form.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/query-keys";
 import { ApiError, apiPost } from "@/lib/api/api-fetch";
 import { MEASUREMENT_NOTES_MAX_LENGTH } from "@/lib/validations/measurement";
+import {
+  getLastUsedMeasurementType,
+  setLastUsedMeasurementType,
+} from "@/lib/measurements/last-used-type";
 
 const MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH = MEASUREMENT_NOTES_MAX_LENGTH;
 
@@ -234,7 +238,16 @@ export function MeasurementForm({
       ? "BLOOD_PRESSURE"
       : defaultType;
 
-  const [type, setType] = useState(normalizedDefault || "BLOOD_PRESSURE");
+  // v1.30.1 M3 — an explicit deep-link default always wins; absent one,
+  // seed from the last type the user actually saved rather than always
+  // landing on BLOOD_PRESSURE. Lazy initializer so the localStorage read
+  // happens once, at mount, not on every render.
+  const [type, setType] = useState(
+    () =>
+      normalizedDefault ||
+      getLastUsedMeasurementType(MEASUREMENT_FORM_TYPE_VALUES) ||
+      "BLOOD_PRESSURE",
+  );
   const [value, setValue] = useState("");
   const [sysBp, setSysBp] = useState("");
   const [diaBp, setDiaBp] = useState("");
@@ -323,6 +336,10 @@ export function MeasurementForm({
         });
       }
 
+      // v1.30.1 M3 — remember this type as the next mount's smart
+      // default (deep links still override it).
+      setLastUsedMeasurementType(type);
+
       // Reset form
       setValue("");
       setSysBp("");
diff --git a/src/lib/measurements/last-used-type.ts b/src/lib/measurements/last-used-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d61e33372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/measurements/last-used-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * v1.30.1 (M3 QoL fix) — remember the last manually-saved measurement
+ * type so the add form doesn't default to BLOOD_PRESSURE for a daily
+ * weight/glucose logger. Client-only convenience persisted in
+ * `localStorage`, mirroring the `mood/recent-tags.ts` MRU pattern: it
+ * never touches the API, and a cleared/disabled store just degrades
+ * to the pre-existing BLOOD_PRESSURE default.
+ *
+ * A `defaultType` deep link (`?add=<TYPE>`, the Vorsorge card, an
+ * Insights empty-state CTA) always wins over this — callers only
+ * consult `getLastUsedMeasurementType()` when no explicit default was
+ * supplied.
+ */
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "healthlog:measurement:last-used-type";
+
+/**
+ * Read the last-saved type, validated against the caller-supplied set
+ * of currently selectable form values so a type retired from the
+ * catalog (or a corrupt/foreign value) never gets selected silently.
+ */
+export function getLastUsedMeasurementType(
+  validValues: readonly string[],
+): string | null {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+  try {
+    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (raw && validValues.includes(raw)) return raw;
+  } catch {
+    /* storage disabled — fall through to no memory */
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** Record a successfully-saved type as the new "last used" value. */
+export function setLastUsedMeasurementType(type: string): void {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+  try {
+    window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, type);
+  } catch {
+    /* storage full / disabled — nothing to remember */
+  }
+}