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<blockquote data-quote="phyden" data-source="post: 527971" data-attributes="member: 94999"><p>I was diagnosed in Jan, my Doctor told me not to come back till May, I to have not had a nurse check, I have worried on how do I keep my B/S down if I have no means of checking it, ok I was told to loose weight I was 81kols I am now 74, I was told to drink plenty of water. I wend to Desmonds on Tues it is rather like been at school 9-30 till 4-30, Mind you it is better than when I was at school in 1935 as not answering the questions you got the cane, well yes I did mess up a few times on Tues and I realised I know sod all about all these names and odd letters but I did ask why some need to do blood tests and I was told if you take tablets once about every six months. my feeling are if you have this thing far better to be able to check if you are on the right track and not be in the dark, Now I do a B/P check daily and managed to get the readings down too 28/59/60. When I told them at desmonds they asked why I did it, my answer was well it was a lot higher when I saw the Doctor in January, well they said did I get any satisfaction.?</p><p></p><p> Well as you are told that high blood pressure is bad for you and you manage to reduce it surly you get satisfaction from knowing you are getting it lower.</p><p> as to exercise I cannot walk far but well I have a bike in my bedroom and I am now doing eight miles a day plus free exercise for 15 minutes</p><p>I cannot do crunches as well I cannot lay down on the floor as once down I cannot get up, I can no longer take real baths for the same reason so well I sit on a board put my feet in a bowl of water and bath myself that way, yes it takes for ever but well I suppose it passes the time on.</p><p></p><p> Type 2 Metfornin 500 twice a day, irbesatan 75 mg once a day</p><p> Diagnosesed Jan 2014 aged 83</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phyden, post: 527971, member: 94999"] I was diagnosed in Jan, my Doctor told me not to come back till May, I to have not had a nurse check, I have worried on how do I keep my B/S down if I have no means of checking it, ok I was told to loose weight I was 81kols I am now 74, I was told to drink plenty of water. I wend to Desmonds on Tues it is rather like been at school 9-30 till 4-30, Mind you it is better than when I was at school in 1935 as not answering the questions you got the cane, well yes I did mess up a few times on Tues and I realised I know sod all about all these names and odd letters but I did ask why some need to do blood tests and I was told if you take tablets once about every six months. my feeling are if you have this thing far better to be able to check if you are on the right track and not be in the dark, Now I do a B/P check daily and managed to get the readings down too 28/59/60. When I told them at desmonds they asked why I did it, my answer was well it was a lot higher when I saw the Doctor in January, well they said did I get any satisfaction.? Well as you are told that high blood pressure is bad for you and you manage to reduce it surly you get satisfaction from knowing you are getting it lower. as to exercise I cannot walk far but well I have a bike in my bedroom and I am now doing eight miles a day plus free exercise for 15 minutes I cannot do crunches as well I cannot lay down on the floor as once down I cannot get up, I can no longer take real baths for the same reason so well I sit on a board put my feet in a bowl of water and bath myself that way, yes it takes for ever but well I suppose it passes the time on. Type 2 Metfornin 500 twice a day, irbesatan 75 mg once a day Diagnosesed Jan 2014 aged 83 [/QUOTE]
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