5Year DL renewal and blood pressure

[ignis]

Check BS + BP 2x a day

 

it is end of month so just done my monthly figures.....  BP 122/61  is the Average for the month of May..

 

BS = 102 for the month, pulse appears low @ 57 the last few months ? last year every month the average was mid 60"s ...... am 70 so think that is fine

[lgking]

120/80 is the old norm, modern Normal Blood Pressure is 110/70

https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/mcdougalls-moments/high-blood-pressure-a-symptom-not-a-disease/

 

Normal Resting Heart Rate is 50-70 (athletes 30-50)

https://www.drmirkin.com/health/heart/high-resting-heart-rate-unsafe.html

 

For what it's worth

[Saltire]

Looks like thay are using the upper limit of the pre-hi range 140/90.

 

If you sit quietly for 10 mins before a reading it should come down a few points.

 

I use an Omron every morning and I sit somewhere in the yellow most days.

 

Good luck

 

[Henryford]

One thing i do a few minutes before a BP reading is take very deep breaths in, hold it and then breath out. Seems to bring the reading down a fair bit.

[RafPinto]

16 hours ago, Susco said:

 

You don't need a med certificate for license renewal

Yes you do.

[The Fugitive]

16 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

You’re right, its not a danger to your driving unless you have a stroke or a heart attack while driving. 

 

IF your blood pressure is consistently 165/140 its worth getting looked at. 

IF your blood pressure is > 180/110 one time per week (while at rest) get looked at. 

 

But, as you said, your blood pressure is 140-150 / 95 which is high, but not critically high.

 

Perhaps there was something not right with the machine.

 

My blood pressure is reliably 125 / 83 (or close to that figure) - I had a medical in Nov and my blood pressure reach 150 / 100... I refused to accept it was correct, the nurse told me it didn’t matter. I insisted they retake my blood pressure, the tested the other arm with similar results. 

 

I figured I may have a new issue I didn’t know about, so I pushed for a ‘re-check’ using a different machine, my blood pressure was 128 / 86 (or a something such value).

 

The calibration of the Auto Machines drift....  

Also, my blood pressure is higher when I’m lying down or when I’m holding my breath. I can make it go really high by tensing my core muscles and diaphragm. 

 

So, body position, breathing and relaxation play a roll in the value - sit upright, but relax and breathe deeply. 

 

If you are not happy with your blood pressure, ask them to use a different machine. 

 

If its still relatively high it make be time to respond and adjust some habits, diet etc.

 

 

 

 

 

All good tips thanks. The mobile blood donor sessions in my town used to use the large blood pressure/pulse machine where you insert your arm. I always failed on them. Fortunately, one time they offered a re-test using a smaller electronic machine and I passed on this. Subsequent sessions have only used the smaller machine and I've always passed. Never seen anyone use a traditional mercury sphygmomanometer and stethoscope on your arm for ages.