26-11-2009, 08:23 PM
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Re: Blood Pressure monitors
Originally Posted by dinahsmum
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InterestingDo you think we should all be monitoring our BP or have all you folk got a history?
Is this connected with taking statins at all?
My reason for this post is because my husband is supposed to get his BP checked every 6 months and more often than not he overlooks it as long as he's feeling well. However, he's been having 'feeling faint' turns lately and went to the Health Centre this morning...... he had to take his own BP there and hand the receipt to the receptionist. I then thought that if he has to take his own reading while he's there, I may just as well buy a home BP monitor and do it for him .......and keep a check on mine as well. I can't remember the last time I had mine read
26-11-2009, 08:35 PM
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Re: Blood Pressure monitors
Mmm - and I think VM's "whitecoatitis" is a definite factor don't you? So doing it yourself is good.But I suppose you'd need some guidance from the practice nurse or Doc as to what the base line was?
Apart from when I concussed myself banging my head on the fireplace whilst stepping back from laying the fire, which was 5 years ago, when Dinah was a pup, I can't remember when I last saw the doc - oops. I think I have been to one wellwoman extravaganza since we moved here (7+ years) and two routine mammograms,
Difficult isn't it? I would hate to get my BP checked and be told I needed continuing medication - changing from a healthy person to a 'medicated person' at a stroke. But ... maybe I do have high BP and don't know it?
At the mo, I think I'll stay in blissful ignorance
27-11-2009, 08:51 PM
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Re: Blood Pressure monitors
Originally Posted by Azz
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I know my sister bought one from the Chemist and it works just like the ones in the docs (pumps up itself) it works off batteries.All of these bar the first one seem ok: http://www.polygondirect.com/vmchk/B...FYmY2AodsUiblA and you get a free thermometer too
Have had BP for 5 years and it does fluctuate.
27-11-2009, 09:40 PM
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Re: Blood Pressure monitors
Originally Posted by suey
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I too suffer from Whitecoatisis (hate them) but I do believe OMRON BP monitors are very good .....I had to have a BP machine about 5 years ago as BP all over the place but there were some good advice on BP on the net I just googled it... Good luck
My Dr. said the white coat syndrome is a good one to measure. It gives them a bit of any idea of what your BP would be like if some crossed you in line at a supermarket etc. They can't always catch you at a time where they can see numbers that could cause a stroke.
I think watching your salt intake and not eating any frozen or processed foods help alot more than taking your BP but that is important if the Dr. is trying to get an idea of what med will work. My Dr. and most feel low BP is harder to work with and a sign of a problem. You feel dizzy and light headed. Only had that problem once for any length of time.
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