I believe a little extra salt may helpI had my first diabetic review yesterday at my Dr's, I had a blood test done so hopefully my sugar level results will come back lower, I also had to do a urine sample which I dropped off at the surgery this morning, all seems well, my Dr wants me to try reversing my T2 with diet first, I'm using an app called food which has helped me lose almost 10kg over a 2 month period, the only thing that was flagged up was when I said I was getting dizzy spells, when my blood pressure was taken it was 98 over 68, this is the lowest I've ever been, I'm now booked in to see my Dr next week, the nurse did say this is a side effect of diabetes, i was wondering if anyone else has been through this and what was done to help, i do my best to keep hydrated throughout the day, any advice would be welcome.
I was at work when I had the 95/66 reading, i work in social care so we have a meter there, my wife has high blood pressure so we have a meter at home too.95/66 is at the lower end of normal/ healthy.
Doctors often aren't that good at taking them, you are supposed to sit for 5 mins before taking it for example, but often doctors rush it, and its sometimes higher when taken in a less relaxed medical setting. And the first reading is often a bit high for some reason, repeating 3 times and averaging is the gold standard. So the GP reading as a single data point is of low value.
If you are uncomfortable on it, don't sit there worrying, get yourself a home blood pressure meter, they don't cost that much.
For example Boots sell an Omron unit with their name on it for just £21.50:
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Read the guidance in the manual, take a reading morning and evening and record. Repeat for a week to get a true picture of your readings and whether you are going low.
OK, then you know how to track this.I was at work when I had the 95/66 reading, i work in social care so we have a meter there, my wife has high blood pressure so we have a meter at home too.
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