BLOOD PRESSURE FOR DIABETICS

One of my wicked pleasures in life is watching a HCP take my blood pressure and go out to find another machine as theirs has to be broken - because they assume I will have high blood pressure and mine is normal despite my diet and not going to the gym.
I am 68 years old.

 

lol ...whilst I actually did break 3 machines at my surgery because my BP was so very high that the cuffs broke (that was 11 years ago)

 

Is it possible for a diabetic blood pressure to be under 130/80? I am 69

 

Hmmmn! Diet without salt, my fear

 

You could become rather ill if you have no salt in your diet.
I add salt to a couple of meals each week.

 

I don't know my current numbers but before t2 diagnosis my BP was always "normal". Since low carbing and losing weight, my BP is more often "low" so I do take extra salt, as and when I remember or feel light headed, whichever comes first

 

Thank you for your advice. Unfortunately, I am severely allergic to antihypertensives; possibly due to interaction with other drugs, they landed me in the ER. I am trying to keep the salt down, and exercise as much as I can.

 

Water is equally responsible for raising blood pressure as salt. When you eat more salt you hold more water and this raises your blood pressure. It probably isn't a big deal for most people. You need sodium for your nervous system.

 

My blood pressure was 120/80 when I was diagnosed as Type 2 (HbA1c = 104!)
I went low carb, lost weight, exercised more and for the last 7 years it has hovered around 110/70. I am 67. If anything I still eat quite a lot of salt, mostly on nuts.

 

Six years ago I posted that my BP tended to be low but years later -Having tried 2 types of antihypertensives encouraged to take when BP ok to reduce likelihood . I had to stop both due to sudden dizziness causing several injury’s. As my bp was fine then/ I refused to take any longer .
I now have high blood pressure now but unsure what to do. Should I try again? Have not informed clinic/ GP as think there’s no other option. I eat healthy diet exercise every day / aerobic / and or walks. Type one since 1966 age 4.( Now 61) Any advice/ experience in this area please would be appreciated.

 

Well done Dr Snoody. Unfortunately mine was like that but no longer.

 

I think I have been lucky so far

 

Looks like I may just have to deal with high BP possible problems. Or dizzy spells accidents. Sad really after working so hard for decades with Diabetes management.

 

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/blood-pressure-for-diabetics. This link holds some relevant information re High BP foods etc.

 

Water raising blood pressure? This is scary. I drink a lot of water and I am hypertensive

 

Interesting not heard this before.

 

Drinking an excess of water would cause an increase in the blood volume which then causes an increase in the pressure on the walls of blood vessels. Healthy arteries are usually flexible enough to respond to this increase in pressure. Healthy kidneys then remove the excess water which is eventually removed from the body as urine.
There are various formulae for calculating the optimum volume of water required per individual per day some which try to account for water present in food (often forgotten), activity level and external temperature as well as the water in beverages. The calculated amounts vary hugely. IMHO we are often told to drink far more water than we actually need, usually by manufacturers of expensive bottled water! Others may disagree!

 

Beetroot is apparently good for naturally lowering blood pressure. I’m no expert though so that may not be correct.