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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 2451015" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>[USER=547295]@Deediabetic[/USER], like others, my blood pressure is higher when recorded at the Drs, they sit there saying 'relax, we'll take it again in a minute' and then start talking about statins or something! I had a private ambulatory test done (a monitor is strapped to your arm for 24hrs and takes readings every 15 minutes). It showed that for 22 of those hours my BP was in normal range and fell even lower at night. That meant if they had prescribed tablets on the strength of one off tests my BP would have gone too low causing all sorts of problems. Like anything else, if they want me to take strong medication, there has to be a tangible reason for it, not a 'just to be on the safe side as far as they are concerned' approach. As mentioned, get yourself a BP machine and record some data yourself. If they insist on meds, then you must insist on an ambulatory test.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 2451015, member: 451727"] [USER=547295]@Deediabetic[/USER], like others, my blood pressure is higher when recorded at the Drs, they sit there saying 'relax, we'll take it again in a minute' and then start talking about statins or something! I had a private ambulatory test done (a monitor is strapped to your arm for 24hrs and takes readings every 15 minutes). It showed that for 22 of those hours my BP was in normal range and fell even lower at night. That meant if they had prescribed tablets on the strength of one off tests my BP would have gone too low causing all sorts of problems. Like anything else, if they want me to take strong medication, there has to be a tangible reason for it, not a 'just to be on the safe side as far as they are concerned' approach. As mentioned, get yourself a BP machine and record some data yourself. If they insist on meds, then you must insist on an ambulatory test. [/QUOTE]
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