Variations in Blood Pressure Readings

[mommysboy]

If you are at all anxious, then there is little point in taking a reading, other than to make you even more anxious.

[mommysboy]

6 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

A cardiologist I was seeing told me instead of taking a BP reading, simply go for a walk to exercise.

 

 

 

Spot on. It's what I do.

[Jip99]

13 hours ago, BobBKK said:

I take three a day in the morning. I have an Omron and I am 126/88 to 130/90 for last 3 years. If I go to hospital I go to 140/100 but take no notice as it's stress related (obviously).

 

 

If I had your readings Bob I would be satisfied taking a couple of readings a week.....

 

 

Hold on, I do have those sort of readings (actually lower diastolic), so why am I taking daily readings........... perhaps I should take my own advice.

 

 

[offset]

When I am going to go to the hospital I take my blood pressure 3 times and take a picture of them on my phone with a date and time turned on and show that to the doctor and I never let them take my blood pressure

[ignis]

Just got back from the Hospital [my 100 day check up]...........  I have a little work still to do on the blood pressure, as he wants the Max daily Average  120/68 per month... !!  how do you do that ? he says maybe it is the salt intake.. Me no idea try to get everything without salt since 2015, as I have stage 3 Kidney failure. in 2015 was touch and go as had stage 5, cut out salt = stage 3 for near on 4 years...

 

Like I woke up this morning at 1 am with the shakes, Blood Sugar was 58,  Why........ been diabetic since 1991, yet it still surprises me for NO reason..

[Presnock]

Harvard medical facility heart specialists say one should rest sitting for 5 minutes before any bp

is measured.  In addition, there have been several articles written about the home bp monitors

which the articles say are not as accurate as at a hospital (if done correctly with calibrated

equipment of course and tit).  But the articles indicate that as long as the readings do not vary a

lot, and are within 135/90 one should not have to worry.

Also, the Doctors say that many people suffer from white coat bp higher ratings than normal with white coat being hospital nurse/doctor.  Some also say if you have a home bp monitor, you could always

take it with you to the doctor and compare readings to see if your equipment is calibrated the same

as that of the hospital.

[mommysboy]

On 6/28/2019 at 3:40 PM, Presnock said:

Harvard medical facility heart specialists say one should rest sitting for 5 minutes before any bp

is measured.  In addition, there have been several articles written about the home bp monitors

which the articles say are not as accurate as at a hospital (if done correctly with calibrated

equipment of course and tit).  But the articles indicate that as long as the readings do not vary a

lot, and are within 135/90 one should not have to worry.

Also, the Doctors say that many people suffer from white coat bp higher ratings than normal with white coat being hospital nurse/doctor.  Some also say if you have a home bp monitor, you could always

take it with you to the doctor and compare readings to see if your equipment is calibrated the same

as that of the hospital.

I tell you home monitors are much better than the bp monitors in Thai waiting room areas- those are worse than useless.

[wilailuk]

On 6/27/2019 at 1:38 PM, watcharacters said:

 

A cardiologist I was seeing told me instead of taking a BP reading, simply go for a walk to exercise.

 

 

 

Good advise...

 

I had 140/90 when I was 40 - doctor said it was too high, which I didn´t understand, was feeling OK, fit, slim, no chronic diseases, so I went looking for other views:

 

https://www.focusforhealth.org/is-your-hypertension-real-or-a-money-maker-for-pharma/

 

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/70716

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-hypertension/new-blood-pressure-range-means-half-of-americans-have-hypertension-idUSKBN1DD2Q2

 

Big Pharma rules..!

 

 

Edited June 29, 2019 by wilailuk

[Sheryl]

Just got back from the Hospital [my 100 day check up]...........  I have a little work still to do on the blood pressure, as he wants the Max daily Average  120/68 per month... !!  how do you do that ? he says maybe it is the salt intake.. Me no idea try to get everything without salt since 2015, as I have stage 3 Kidney failure. in 2015 was touch and go as had stage 5, cut out salt = stage 3 for near on 4 years...
 
Like I woke up this morning at 1 am with the shakes, Blood Sugar was 58,  Why........ been diabetic since 1991, yet it still surprises me for NO reason..

Are you on hypoglycemic meds? May need a dose adjustment.

Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

[ignis]

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Are you on hypoglycemic meds? May need a dose adjustment.

Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

Metformin 850 mg........... The Dr increased the dosage from 2 a day to 3 a day on Friday. and said to slowly reduce the Insulin

 

A1C has been steady 6.1 - 6.4 for over 3 years...  likewise the BS works out Monthly around 105 - 110 per day, so well controlled

 

Edited June 30, 2019 by ignis

[Sheryl]

2 hours ago, ignis said:

Metformin 850 mg........... The Dr increased the dosage from 2 a day to 3 a day on Friday. and said to slowly reduce the Insulin

 

A1C has been steady 6.1 - 6.4 for over 3 years...  likewise the BS works out Monthly around 105 - 110 per day, so well controlled

 

It is  obvious that you had a hypoglycemic reaction as a result. I would suggest that until things stabilize off the insulin you check your BS twice a day, fasting and then at bedtime, and perhaps step up the tapering of the insulin as long as values stay reasonable.  Also add a bedtime snack - something high in protein with also some fact content (nuts would be good) to help keep your BS steady during the night...at least until you are completely off the insulin and  BS has stabilized.

 

 

[ignis]

11 hours ago, Sheryl said:

It is  obvious that you had a hypoglycemic reaction as a result. I would suggest that until things stabilize off the insulin you check your BS twice a day, fasting and then at bedtime, and perhaps step up the tapering of the insulin as long as values stay reasonable.  Also add a bedtime snack - something high in protein with also some fact content (nuts would be good) to help keep your BS steady during the night...at least until you are completely off the insulin and  BS has stabilized.

 

 

Many thanks