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<blockquote data-quote="greekqueen" data-source="post: 186615" data-attributes="member: 33474"><p><strong>Re: BLOOD PRESSURE FOR DIABETIC'S</strong></p><p></p><p>My GP likes to disregard the ruling for diabetic bp and normal bp and if mines is 85 it's fine, but the diabetic gp totally disagrees with this and wants to see 70, and I am stuck in the middle sometimes..the trouble I have with bp is their machines don't work, all the nurses and my own gp cannot take my bp with them, they just go down till they switch off, I bought a machine with an extra large cuff and it takes it fine but is apparently too sensitive :? wish they were allowed the mercury ones because my gp has to take my bp with a stethoscope and fingers <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greekqueen, post: 186615, member: 33474"] [b]Re: BLOOD PRESSURE FOR DIABETIC'S[/b] My GP likes to disregard the ruling for diabetic bp and normal bp and if mines is 85 it's fine, but the diabetic gp totally disagrees with this and wants to see 70, and I am stuck in the middle sometimes..the trouble I have with bp is their machines don't work, all the nurses and my own gp cannot take my bp with them, they just go down till they switch off, I bought a machine with an extra large cuff and it takes it fine but is apparently too sensitive :? wish they were allowed the mercury ones because my gp has to take my bp with a stethoscope and fingers :o [/QUOTE]
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