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That's good Swimmy

I struggle to get to 90% some days and my meds pushed my HR (pulse) down in the 30's which was very scary making me feel faint. I cut the meds and can manage 58 BPMs now.

I know if I catch C19 I will be unlikely to survive.
Having a Pulse Oximeter has provided a reliable early warning system and the people in my support group in other countries were advised by their doctors to get one along with taking Vitamin D3 which I have on prescription.

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100% oxygen is the best you could achieve Summer, it's the amount of Oxygen circulating in your blood after being extracted by your lungs from the air you breath and then being pumped around your body by your heart for use in the muscles and brain. 100% suggests that everything is working perfectly. However, it should also be checked under 'Load Conditions' or strenuous exercise, which could highlight a weakness in the system - Inefficient heart, lungs or obstructed arteries.

Pulse should normally be between 60 - 80 bpm, but as Swim points out, the fitter you are, the slower your resting heartbeat will be. Some athletes can have a heart rate in the forties. Fitness can also be measured by how fast the heart returns to normal after exercise.
This was my reading taken this morning.....Oxygen on the left and pulse on the right. My pulse Oxy meter also has a cardiograph along the bottom in yellow....

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I've got a blood pressure monitor that reads BP and pulse readings. I also have a smart watch that gives a pulse reading. I don't have an oxygen level monitor but my friend does, she's got emphysema so she likes to know her oxygen levels. She just sticks it on the end of her finger like they do in hospitals.

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98% is excellent, once you get down to about 84% your internal organs don't get enough oxygen and begin to fail.